Art Mann said:
Because the politicians don't know or care about SP ads in Now or Eye. They only discovered Craigslist thanks to media stories about CL being pressured to kill the erotic services section in the U.S.
And since Craigslist derived no revenue from the free ads placed there by SPs, there was no incentive to fight self-righteous right-wingers in the U.S., let alone Canada. Why does CL need that headache?
This is mere posturing. CL caved to the politicians and can claim to be a good upright American corporate citizen. All mom and apple pie. And the politicians can trumpet their righteous success.
If politicians do decide to pressure Now or Eye to eliminate SP ads, expect great resistance, possibly a court battle, from main stream media. Even though the Globe, Star and Post don't have the same cash flow from SP ads, they will definitely be concerned about fundamental issues of freedom of expression and will support any protest by Now or Eye or LisaOfToronto.
Unfortunately for Lisa, however, those big players won't be bringing out their shotguns for individual entrepreneurs. They'd be just as happy to see Craigslist shut down completely, and Kijiji too. All the free classifieds online are killing the bottom line for media operators that rely on paid ads.
my guess is the big boys with the big toys shut it down pressure from now/eye/sun etc who pay taxes on every 2 line ad which is like wht $200 a week (talk bout government pimpin lol)
craigslist u can just log on confirm a phone number and make a gnote tax free lol
well sorta not really
i write half of it off, taxi, panties, stockings, furs, condoms, ad cost, ROGERS BLEEDING ME DRY ($800 just 1 month internet usage laptop & cell phones) seriously its not cheap running a hoe biz, thats just me alone expenses
i wash my sheets like all the time ...laundry soap, new sheets r like a gnote a set i look for half price it still costs me $500 a bed sheet spread
seriously
who the fuck is government think they r messing with
i m accustomed to a certain life style, i m legally entitled to so wht is the problem why rock the boatÉ
(my keys r messed up thats a question mark)
r these politicians trying to make a name for themselvesÉ
is the pressure too much
craigslist can implement an age check just like many of the other sites, anything is possible but i dont think the cronies ask for dat they just pressure them to shut it rite down ...craigslist is a pussy
fuck dem den:666: