Craigslist was started in 1995 as a hobby by founder Craig Newmark The online marketplace Craigslist has closed the controversial "adult services" listing in the US. The company has not said why it ...

State attorneys general from across the United States are stepping up pressure on Craigslist to shutter what they call the nation’s busiest virtual street corner, where prostitution runs rampant.

SAN FRANCISCO — Craigslist, the famed pioneer of free online classified advertising, announced Thursday that one type of advertising will soon no longer be free: those for erotic services. Instead, ...

A Boston woman who runs an escort referral business is cheering the suspension of Craigslist’s adult services ads, saying prostitutes will be safer without them and her business likely will improve.

Lawsuit claims Craigslist is the largest source of prostitution in the country. CHICAGO, March 5, 2009— -- Craigslist may be best known for online classified ads that 40 million Americans use ...

CHICAGO (CN) - Craigslist won a free-speech victory with a 7th Circuit ruling that granted immunity to the online classified advertising site, dismissing a discrimination claim brought two years ago ...

Following-up on its cease-and-desist letter sent last month, Craigslist has now filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement against PadMapper, a website that plots Craigslist apartment listings on ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- You can own the house in San Francisco where the online ad service Craigslist was launched. RELATED: 'Full House' creator buys iconic SF home The home was built in the early ...