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Craigslist mysteriously shut down in Canada
Canadian Craigslist visitors were greeted by a terms of use violation message on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (Craigslist)
Canadian Craigslist visitors were greeted by a terms of use violation message on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (Craigslist)
Updated: Tue Nov. 29 2011 12:45:07 PM
CTVNews.ca Staff
All the Canadian pages for the popular online classified ads website, Craigslist, have been suddenly shut down, for alleged but unspecified violations of the service's policies.
Other Craigslist sites, including in the U.S., Europe and Asia, appear to be functioning normally. But as of late Monday night, users trying to visit any of the 55 local Canadian sites are being redirected to a rather cryptic message from the company.
"The website formerly operating at this domain violated craigslist's Terms of Use and/or enabled or facilitated others in violating the TOU, and/or infringed craigslist's trademark(s) or other intellectual property," the message reads.
"Craigslist does not permit automated posting or the employment of posting agents (software or human)," continues the notice.
"Users who post non-local or irrelevant content, repeatedly post the same or similar content, or otherwise misuse craigslist's services detract from the user experience for all craigslist users."
If there was a single or repeated incident that prompted the shutdown, the notice provides no explanation of it.
The notice points out that Craigslist reserves the right to take action against those "jeopardizing the website or its user experience," and that it has secured "multi-million dollar judgments" in a number of lawsuits on such matters.
A number of media outlets have attempted to contact the company seeking more information on what led to the shutdown, but it appears the company has not replied to any such requests.
There is no word on whether there are plans to revive the Canadian pages.