The upcoming Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, in addition to making Microsoft move to reduce obscenity on its platform, has hit erotica authors on Amazon. After many authors saw their rankings stripped on the Kindle store, essentially reducing their availability and visibility, while forcing others in the romance category to recategorize or get dinged as […]
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The best (and weirdest) of Craigslist’s missed connections
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Craigslist’s missed connections section is perhaps the premier destination for weird shit online. The bizarre, the fart-related, the genuinely touching — you never know quite what you’ll read on there, and that’s what makes it such a delight.
In March, MC devotees feared the page would be lost forever. Craigslist shut down its personal section in response to the Senate passing the controversial bill H.R.1865, or FOSTA. Fortunately, though, Craigslist simply relocated the section under its Community header. And thank god.
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Craigslist kills personal ads after Senate sex trafficking vote
Craigslist has put the kibosh on one of its most iconic sections this week, following the passage of the Senate’s Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. The controversial bill, which passed with a 97-2 vote, essentially holds sites accountable for hosting content related to sex trafficking. While Craigslist has maintained the links to sections on its […]
View More Craigslist kills personal ads after Senate sex trafficking voteCraigslist ends the era of missed connections by pulling personal ads
We regret to inform you beautiful people of the internet that time has come to say goodbye to Craigslist’s personal sections.
The online classifieds site made the decision to eliminate all personal ads on Thursday in response to the Senate passing H….
People trying to sell mirrors accidentally take the best selfies
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Taking pictures in front of mirrors in this day and age of selfies is nothing new. But is there a way to take a picture of just the mirror?
There’s not really a neat way to take a picture of a mirror without awkwardly capturing your reflection or using an extreme angle. But, as pointed out by @SilviuMajor on Twitter, when the object of your photograph is actually the mirror itself—like in a sales posting on craigslist—the results can be a bit awkward and a bit hilarious.
Looking at posts from people trying to sell mirrors is my new favourite thing pic.twitter.com/TnWpTbwFZY
— Siv (@SilviuMajor) March 21, 2018 Read more…
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View More People trying to sell mirrors accidentally take the best selfiesLetgo takes on Craigslist with addition of housing listings
Everyone wants to be the Craigslist killer. In November, Facebook expanded its Marketplace section to include partners’ housing rentals alongside secondhand merchandise, and today the number three shopping app letgo is doing the same. The company says that, starting today, its tens of millions of users can now quickly snap a few photos and add a description to list a housing rental or… Read More