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  Wikipedia, Craigslist, other sites black out against SOPA at midnight

  Wikipedia and some other Internet companies blacked out their websites in one way or the other early Wednesday in protest against controversial legislation in the U.S.

  By John Ribeiro | 18 January, 2012 18:58

  Tags: Cheezburger, Craigslist, Google, government, internet, Internet service providers, legislation, search engines, wikipedia

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  Opponents step up pressure against SOPA, PIPA

  The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act being debated in the U.S. Congress still have major problems, opponents said Monday, even after the bills' lead sponsors promised to take out some much-criticized portions of the legislation.

  By Grant Gross | 18 January, 2012 07:28

  Tags: advertising, Barack Obama, Cheezburger, copyright, Craig Newmark, Craigslist, Eric Cantor, Erik Martin, Google, government, intellectual property, internet, Internet service providers, Lamar Smith, legal, legislation, MoveOn.org, Mozilla.org, Patrick Leahy, Public Knowledge, reddit, Sandra Aistars, search engines, security, Sherwin Siy, U.S. Department of Justice, wikipedia

• iPhone aftermarket emerges as updates loom

  Yearning for the next iPhone but unsure what to do with your current, soon-to-be-outdated model? Not to worry -- plenty of gadget buyback options are available to give you enough cash to pay an early termination fee or snatch up that new, shiny iPhone you desire.

  By Paul Suarez | 31 July, 2011 10:49

  Tags: Apple, apple iphone, consumer electronics, Craigslist, ebay, iPhone, Phones, shopping, smartphones, upgrading

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  Judge throws out Craigslist lawsuit

  An Illinois judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Cook County Sheriff's Office charging Craigslist with facilitating prostitution.

  By Nancy Gohring | 26 October, 2009 08:39

  Tags: Craigslist, EFF, lawsuits, legal

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  Alleged Craigslist killer pleads not guilty

  Philip Markoff, who has come to be known as the alleged Craigslist killer, today pleaded innocent to first-degree murder and six other charges in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 23 June, 2009 08:08

  Tags: Craigslist

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  Seven charged with using Craigslist to run prostitution ring

  Seven people were indicted this week on charges that they were operating a prostitution ring that advertised exclusively on Craigslist. The indictments are the latest in a series of blows to the Craigslist classified advertising Web site.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 22 May, 2009 03:48

  Tags: Craigslist, porn

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  Craigslist demands apology in battle of racy ads

  After South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster said efforts by Craigslist to eliminate racy ads aren't enough to halt his crimininal investigation, the head of the classified advertising Web site demanded an apology.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 20 May, 2009 08:32

  Tags: Craigslist, online advertising

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  Craigslist discontinues erotic services advertisements

  Online-classifieds site Craigslist said on Wednesday that it will remove the "erotic services" category of advertisements from its U.S. Web site in a week, after the site was criticized by law enforcement agencies as providing a forum for prostitution and other illegal activities.

  By John Ribeiro | 15 May, 2009 05:50

  Tags: advertising, Craigslist, online advertising, porn

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  Craigslist execs, State AGs meet to discuss questionable ads

  Less than two weeks after the CEO of Craigslist Inc. said the company keeps ads for prostitution off its Web site, Attorneys General from Missouri, Connecticut and Illinois are holding a meeting with company executives Tuesday in New York to wrestle with that very issue.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 06 May, 2009 04:16

  Tags: advertising, Craigslist, legal

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  Craigslist killer, racy ads may get site in more hot water

  With the so-called Craigslist killer making daily headlines, experts are debating whether the online classified advertising firm could face legal trouble for allegedly allowing the site to promote prostitution. The American online classified advertising firm is already facing a lawsuit in an Illinois federal court accusing it of facilitating prostitution.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 27 April, 2009 08:03

  Tags: Craigslist, online advertising, security

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  Alleged Craigslist killer gets friends' support on Facebook

  The man arrested for allegedly targeting women who advertised massage and other exotic services on Craigslist is getting some support - on Facebook anyway.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 24 April, 2009 05:38

  Tags: Craigslist, Facebook

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  Twitter's ecosystem builds with job search app

  The social media phenomenon that is Twitter continues to attract third-party developers with the London-based WorkDigital developing TwitterJobSearch, a job search engine for the microblogging service now available online (in beta, of course).

  By Rodney Gedda | 14 April, 2009 09:27

  Tags: Craigslist, jobs, job search, LinkedIn, search engines, twitter