Heat from state attorney generals forces Craigslist to cut 'erotic services'
Under siege from attorney generals from several states, Craigslist promised to shut down its erotic service section. The officials had claimed that the site supported trade in prostitution. -DB San Francisco Chronicle May 14, 2009 By Verne Kopytoff Craigslist promised Wednesday to shutter its erotic services section, eliciting mixed reviews from government officials who had accused the online classifieds site of allowing prostitution ads to proliferate. The San Francisco company instead opened a new section