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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by walterbell on Friday March 23, 2018 @05:11AM (#16656274)
Some people became "rich and powerful" because of the relatively-free internet of the 90s and 00s. Why aren't they objecting?
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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by iamnothere on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:04AM (#16657089)
Charitable reading: because they don't want to end up hauled before Congress and raked over the coals like Bill Gates was.

Less charitable: they already made their money and are fine with pulling up the ladder.

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