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… Censoring’ of Craigslist’s adult services section only drives online prostitution underground
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Users of the website and its CEO grouse that the Internet and other media are still full of outlets where people can find prostitutes. As for the massive online classifieds site itself, many of the personal ads that remain on the site appear to be thinly veiled solicitations of sex for sale.
State attorneys general had pressed Craigslist to do more to block potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution, and hailed the company’s decision to take down its adult services section on Saturday. But like other illegal online activities targeted with prosecution or lawsuits, including gambling, child pornography and unauthorized music downloads, shutting down one outlet simply sends many users running to others.
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Craigslist had tried to police the postings on its adult services page by requiring all the ads to be vetted and approved. The section carried ads for a variety of erotic services, including personal massages and a night’s companionship, which critics say veered into prostitution.

See the full article from “The Canadian Press”

Craigslist Adult Services Now Censored
September 5, 2010 7:51 AM
Craigslist (credit: CBS 2)
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — One of the Internet’s most popular and controversial websites has shut down one of its sections after months of pressure from law enforcement officials and lawmakers.
Craigslist closed the adult services section of its site and replaced the link with a black bar that simply says censored.
Last month, the attorneys general from 17 states sent a letter to Craigslist’s chief executive, asking him to remove the controversial listing.
“It’s done the right thing, voluntarily shutting down the adult services section because it apparently it lacks either the will or the wherewithal to screen out these prostitutes ads on its own,” said Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General.
It’s not clear if the closure is permanent, and it appears to only affect ads in the United States.

See the full article from “CBS New York”

Craigslist took the decision after law-enforcement officials and groups that oppose human trafficking slammed the website, saying that the adult ads helped facilitate prostitution and the selling of women against their will.
Craigslist, which is based in San Francisco, did not respond to requests for comment.
It is, however, unclear whether the block represented a permanent shift in policy or a temporary protest against the outside pressure on the company, which has lasted several years.
Last month, the attorneys general from 17 states sent a letter to Craigslist’s chief executive, Jim Buckmaster, and its founder, Craig Newmark, asking the company to immediately remove the adult services section.
Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut attorney general who helped lead the effort against Craigslist, said: “These prostitution ads did not promote a victimless crime. There is human trafficking in children, assaults on women.”

See the full article from “Oneindia”

Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:58 p.m.
To The Editor: I am alarmed by the recent Times-News poll results regarding the proposed mosque in lower Manhattan. More than three-quarters of the responders claim to not agree that Muslims have the right to build it so near Ground Zero.
There is an existing mosque, The Masjid Manhattan, founded in 1970, four blocks from Ground Zero that has been there for many years without comment. According to the Wall Street Journal, there are also two strip clubs within three blocks of the World Trade Center site, and the Christian Science Monitor has reported that there is a lingerie shop and peep show in the neighborhood, along with a string of bars and betting parlors.

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After Sept. 11, President George W. Bush took great pains to distinguish between Islam in general and terrorists who are Muslim. Initially, polls found the U.S. public made that distinction. A Pew survey soon after Sept. 11 asked whether Islam encourages violence more than other faiths, and Americans were twice as likely to say no than yes. Within a couple of years, however, that distinction was gone. Most Americans thought that Islam did encourage violence more.
“Events are filtered through the media and the reaction by others” as well as people’s pre-existing views, said Alan Cooperman, of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Leaders’ reactions to the planned Islamic center two blocks from the World Trade Center site offer the latest example. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama supported the project’s developers’ right to proceed, and Obama spoke out against religious discrimination. However, the president sent a mixed message when he said the next day that he wasn’t commenting on the wisdom of the project’s location — a neighborhood filled with bars, restaurants, a strip club and an off-track betting parlor.

See the full article from “American Chronicle”

The hilariously crusty Stritch was less persuasive as Desiree’s ex-courtesan mother than the elegant Lansbury, but the character has always seemed a bogus construction anyway, so you can enjoy Stritch’s zesty comic performance without guilt.
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Sometimes, a friend will tell me that he (or she) disliked a production I loved, or vice-versa.
Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie have taken over the lead roles in ‘Next to Normal.’ How do they compare to the hit show’s original stars?
There’s individual taste, of course, but I also wonder if he literally saw the same show I did. Replacement actors can make for very different experiences.
In the spirit of inquiry, I went back to several Broadway musicals in the last month or so, curious to see how my feelings might change with a change in performers.
“Next to Normal,” which I’d seen with great pleasure several times since it opened in April 2009, has new leads, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley.
Experienced and reliable Broadway performer …

See the full article from “NorthJersey.com”

Craigslist took the decision after law-enforcement officials and groups that oppose human trafficking slammed the website, saying that the adult ads helped facilitate prostitution and the selling of women against their will.
Craigslist, which is based in San Francisco, did not respond to requests for comment.
It is, however, unclear whether the block represented a permanent shift in policy or a temporary protest against the outside pressure on the company, which has lasted several years.
Last month, the attorneys general from 17 states sent a letter to Craigslist’s chief executive, Jim Buckmaster, and its founder, Craig Newmark, asking the company to immediately remove the adult services section.
Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut attorney general who helped lead the effort against Craigslist, said: “These prostitution ads did not promote a victimless crime. There is human trafficking in children, assaults on women.”

See the full article from “Thaindian.com”