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Will FOSTA affect other dating sites, internet companies? Craigslist just shut down personals out of fear that new law puts their business at risk. It seems that the laws that have traditionally protected online publishers from questionable content posted by users has been eroded.

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While Craigslist wasn't always the most clean source of dating fun, lots of people have used it and only a small minority seems to have used it for prostitution.....so I'm kinda concerned how this law might affect other online companies.

Scoobs 6 Mar 23
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I would never use Craigslist for anything! To used for dating us really scary.

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So now let's think about this. We all know how there are bots and/or paid trolls infiltrating websites with tons of propaganda. Who is to say if the authorities, enemies of the company, or competition don't send in a few dozen or so people on certain sites to act like prostitutes or traffickers to shut down sites they want to?

Good point.

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I depend on Craigslist for finding places to live or for people with whom to share apartment costs, so I hope people don't stop using the site.

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You know when people falsely say that something is a slippery slope? Well in this case I think it's true lol

If I remember correctly from reading about it, only 5 instances on a website have to occur for this enforcement to take effect.

Here's the actual text of the bill:

[congress.gov]

@MarvelAnn It is amazing.

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Didn't they have rape and murder victims from Craigs List? Never considered it for anything. Too many scammers.

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I'm kind of bummed about it. Now where am I going to read weird kinky ads?

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