SAN FRANCISCO -- Craigslist is shutting down its personals section, a portion of its site with ads seeking romance or sexual connections. It comes after the U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed an anti-sex ...

The fight to end sex trafficking may not immediately call Craigslist to mind, but the online advertising site reacted immediately to newly passed legislation aimed at curbing sex trafficking online.

They’re a victim of the Senate’s overwhelming 97-2 vote on Thursday to pass the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. The bill makes a change to a key part of the Communications Decency Act that makes it ...

(CNN Money)-- Craigslist is shutting down its personals section. The service announced on Friday it will no longer operate the portion of its website that allows individuals to seek encounters with ...

Craigslist is saying goodbye to personal ads, which allowed users to seek romantic or sexual connections, after the government passed a new law aimed to stop sex trafficking. » RELATED: Craigslist ...

Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark outside of their office in San Francisco. The classified ads site on Friday has taken its personals section offline in the United ...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Under the watchful eye of law enforcement in 40 states, Craigslist pledged Thursday to crack down on ads for prostitution on its Web sites. As part of Craigslist's agreement with ...