Craigslist: The evidence just keeps coming

A few weeks ago I wrote about how Craigslist is involved with child trafficking: 

Dear Craig: Quit selling sex with kids

Craig himself (Craigslist president Craig Newmark) read my post and immediately tweeted me to "please stick with honest info."

CNN's special investigation unit has a story on this connection: 

Sold on Craigslist: Critics say sex ad crackdown inadequate
By Steve Turnham and Amber Lyon, CNN Special Investigations Unit
August 4, 2010

This video of Craig squirming silently in the face Amber Lyon's questions--and then finally walking away--is priceless. And it says more than any words could say:

Not surprisingly, Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster also denies any connection:

Craigslist vigilant in barring child sex ads
By Jim Buckmaster, Special to CNN
August 4, 2010

So what do you think? Share your comments here.

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UPDATE #1:  Took only 30 minutes after I posted this to get a Twitter response from @craignewmark himself:  "Folks, get honest, help stop traffickers!" with a link to Jim Buckmaster's article above. 

Uhh, gee, Craig, I think that's what we're trying to do.

UPDATE #2: Another tweet from Craig Newmark to me:  "Folks, please check facts & honestly help children!"

Uhh, you mean like you're doing? Help them by selling them on your site?

Comments

[Wilhelm]

Small victories are better than no victories. Read on the BBC Newspage today that Graig List is shutting down its adult services section. Thanx for your part in this.

[Gailtiv]

According to the Craigslist terms of use "craigslist does not control, and is not responsible for Content made available through the Service". Reading further down under the heading "Conduct" it seems quite clear that such postings are prohibited. So it's really up to Craigslist to block or deactivate such accounts to prevent this happening. To read the types of content Craigslist claim they will act upon check out the Craigslist terms of use here: http://www.craigslist.org/about/terms.of.use

[st]

I put an ad on Craigslist asking them to shut down their adult services section in order to stop child trafficking and within twenty minutes the ad was flagged and deleted. But at least one person responded to my post before it was deleted and said they were not aware of this and they were a bit shocked.