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Amid calls to curb ads for illegal sex, Craigslist CEO defends status quo

Craigslist's Jim Buckmaster put erotic ads at 1 percent of listings. Craigslist's Jim Buckmaster put erotic ads at 1 percent of listings. (Jeff Carlick/ Bloomberg/ File 2007)
By Megan Woolhouse
Globe Staff / April 23, 2009

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Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster denied yesterday that the website offered sex-related advertising, even as Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called on the company to take stronger actions to combat pornography, prostitution, and child trafficking in its online classifieds. (Full article: 982 words)

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