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 ...

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.