A subpoenas issued to Craig list Inc over personals
On Monday, the Craiglist. com was subpoenaed by Connecticut’s attorney General, who is investigating whether the popular online was classified ad service is doing enough to quash prostitution on its site and whether it may be profiting from it. It may be noted that last year , “erotic services ad” posted by Craig list was promptly replaced with its new “adult” category and said that it would be closely screened.
Jim Buck master, Craig list Chief Executive, wrote in a blog posted on the site , “once again indulging in self-serving publicity at the expense of the truth and his constituents... As AG Blumenthal knows full well, Craig list has gone beyond fulfilling its legal obligations, far beyond classifieds industry norms, has more than lived up to any promises it made, and working together with its partners is in fact a leader in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation”.
While Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, said that “A subpoena was issued in coordination with the Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. He said, “The Craig list brothel business seems booming -- belying its promise to fight prostitution. We are asking Craig list for specific answers about steps to screen and stop sex-for-money offers -- and whether the company is actually profiting from prostitution ads that it promised the states and public that it would try to block.”
He said, “The private company could be earning $36.3 million or more a year from prostitution and human trafficking. Most ads on Craig list are free except for jobs, New York brokered apartments, and U. S. adult and therapeutic services”.
