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Craigslist shutters world adult services section: report

The popular classified ad website Craigslist has pulled the adult services section from its websites around the world, Wired reported today.

The section has been removed from international Craigslist sites in Canada, Asia, Europe, South America and Africa.

The adult services section was removed from US Craigslist sites in September after complaints from 17 states that it facilitated prostitution. The section was replaced on US sites with the word “censored,” but its removal from international sites came without announcement or comment from Craigslist.

A spokeswoman for the site declined to comment on the removal of the section to Wired.