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Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads (Reuters)
published on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:17:30 +1000
 
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution.
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Craigslist 'censors' adult services listings in US (AFP)
published on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:31:34 +1000
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its "adult services" listings, replacing the section tab with a "censored" label after criticism it was facilitating prostitution.
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Over one million join Apple's music social network Ping (AFP)
published on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:09:55 +1000
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - More than one million users joined Apple's new music-focused social network Ping in the 48 hours following its launch, the company said.
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Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)
published on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:37:25 +1000
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.
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Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit (Reuters)
published on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:57:45 +1000
 
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.
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