Speier sent a letter Thursday to Craigslist Chief Executive Officer Jim Buckmaster urging the San Francisco company to eliminate the adult services section. She also said she will ask U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello to help San Francisco’s Craigslist in “identifying additional methods that you may use to avoid the facilitation of prostitution and human trafficking.”
“Now is a time to set a renewed example of zero tolerance and 100 percent vigilance,” the letter said.
Buckmaster quickly replied, saying in a letter to Speier that he is willing to discuss the issue with her.
“I’m confident you will soon realize shutting down portions of Craigslist is no answer, and in fact would be a big step in the wrong direction with respect to the very issues you have raised,” Buckmaster wrote. “Trafficking and child exploitation are despicable, and while exceedingly rare on Craigslist, any ad facilitating crime is utterly unacceptable, and we work tirelessly with law enforcement to ensure any such victim receives the assistance they deserve and anyone responsible is prosecuted.”
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The ad, purchased by the Rebecca Project for Human Rights of Washington, D.C., described the experiences of two teenage prostitutes who claimed Craigslist was used to recruit their customers.
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