Ads promoting prostitution and child sexual abuse have previously been posted in the "personals" section of Craigslist. The company said keeping the section open in the US was too much of a risk.

A Craigslist ad seeking a wedding date for a future bride's mother-in-law offered a whopping $1,000. The ad, titled "Wedding Date Wanted for Mother-in-Law," was posted on July 11 to the Hudson ...