Craigslist Personals taken offline...

[breadisfunny]

So when do they shut down Tinder, PoF, etc?

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Prostitution is legal in certain portions of Nevada.

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And lawmakers decided that there's no effective way to actually fully stop it, much like prostitution itself.

nevada is the exception not the rule.

[Drusin]

All this shit is so boring and a waste of tax payer money.
You guys should be mad not because of the implications of what they are attempting to do but the fact that they are wasting resources on a battle that can't be won.
Circumventing rules is internet bushido.
Don't let this bother you everything will return to normal on another site.
Which will get shutdown.
Then another site will come, and so on and so forth.
It's pointless and I feel like bills like this were done without consulting anyone from the I.T sector because obviously no one on congress has ever played whack a mole.

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[theSloth]

With dating sites, the sooner the better. If it isn't hard to get that they're playing, they're waffling over going through what they themselves started. Online dating, as far as the majority is concerned, is a waste of time. There is no taking people aerious when they will not meet you. Bunch of catfishing and lies. I meet in person or I friendzone. A very effective system.

[Bryntrollian]

All this shit is so boring and a waste of tax payer money.
You guys should be mad not because of the implications of what they are attempting to do but the fact that they are wasting resources on a battle that can't be won.
Circumventing rules is internet bushido.
Don't let this bother you everything will return to normal on another site.
Which will get shutdown.
Then another site will come, and so on and so forth.
It's pointless and I feel like bills like this were done without consulting anyone from the I.T sector because obviously no one on congress has ever played whack a mole.

Dread Pirate Roberts says hi
Piratebay says hi too

The prison industry needs to be stimulated

[Mistame]

Some brilliant, beautiful motherfucker managed to establish artistic merit in porn.

It's more about freedom of expression than art, really.

nevada is the exception not the rule.

To be clear, the states control the legality of prostitution. And "escorts" aren't necessarily illegal, only the explicit exchange of money for sex.

[Machismo]

It isn't. There has always been the potential to be liable for a third-party's activities if you provide a forum for those activities or inducement of those activities; however, Congress specifically protected websites from that liability so long as they followed a handful of steps. This bill simply removes that protection, re-exposing them to the liability that always existed. You're still welcome to say or host whatever speech you choose, but it's at your risk.

And no, I don't support the bill. It's a ham-fisted reaction to an infrequent problem that is likely to do quite a bit of harm for very little good.

That harm comes in the form of a restriction of a businesses freedom to operate. They are providing that speech platform, and they are threatened with punishment by the government. Yes, it is a restriction of their speech.

[Deleted]

The temptation to say FREEDOM and 1984 since that's something Americans like saying about Europe

[Aggrophobic]

What? Freedom is being limited in the US? No way!
But at least you can train your dog to do nazi greetings without being jailed. Focus is on the important stuff.

[Deleted]

What? Freedom is being limited in the US? No way!
But at least you can train your dog to do nazi greetings without being jailed. Focus is on the important stuff.

I was under the impression you can do anything in the US without interference are you telling me I am wrong?

[Najnaj]

Reddit also just shutdown a bunch of their communites too. The end of the internet is upon us.

https://gizmodo.com/reddit-bans-slew...ing-1823961868

Nazis and bestiality enthusiasts mostly... Not a great loss to the world even though I question the motives for the bestiality part. Sure it is a little strange but if the animal isn't hurt this becomes an issue of personal taste.

[Aggrophobic]

I was under the impression you can do anything in the US without interference are you telling me I am wrong?

I belive thats only true if it involves guns.

[Lochton]

This is all they show
"
US Congress just passed HR 1865, "FOSTA", seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully.

Any tool or service can be misused. We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day.

To the millions of spouses, partners, and couples who met through craigslist, we wish you every happiness!"

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-...ouse-bill/1865

This really sucks...

Another case of some people are being idiots and it ends up affecting everyone else.

[Deleted]

So basically the movie industry buying legislation to nail torrent sites, and also fucking entire web industries in the process.
Edit: nm, missed the "personals " bit. Changes things hehe.

[theSloth]

In the case of craigslist, most are idiots.

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Nice troll.

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People *do* have that one right. Europeistan IS doggedly constructing an Orwellian s***hole.

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Shall we then ignore the double standard of social media (a privately owned/controlled business cabal) versus standard businesses?

[Wickedevil]

But can i make a website looking for amateur pornstars....cause prostitution is still legal if you film it...

[zenkai]

This is all they show
"
US Congress just passed HR 1865, "FOSTA", seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully.

Any tool or service can be misused. We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day.

To the millions of spouses, partners, and couples who met through craigslist, we wish you every happiness!"

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-...ouse-bill/1865

This really sucks...

Great, now ham I suppose to find my fellow furries for a romantic hookup.

[theSloth]

I feel you are a tad broad and flippant there. Also involved in porn are foems of consent, etc.

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Good question. I never learned how in the first place.

[ShimmerSwirl]

Welcome to the world of conservatives. Better break out a nice pair of clothes and learn to game at your local bars.

The GOP is almost always pro deregulation. Liberals are the ones who think behavior can be changed and problems disappear by passing laws.

[lockedout]

I find it interesting that the GoP can't accept this logic when it comes to guns, but they can for everything else.

The Constitution is why.

[Unholyground]

Good, makes it harder for people to sell guns illegally, if this is not indicative of the beginnings of gun control I do not know what is.

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The GOP is almost always pro deregulation. Liberals are the ones who think behavior can be changed and problems disappear by passing laws.

If everyone had a pool in their back yard filled with man eating sharks, and they banned people from owning sharks, how many shark deaths would there be in peoples pools? I would imagine the occurrence would go waaaayyyyy down.