Craigslist looked exactly like it had in the 1990s: a list of blue links on a white page, city by city, with apartments, jobs, used furniture and missed connections. In September 2010, under pressure from state attorneys general, it replaced its US adult-services section with a black "censored" bar.
- Domain in 2010
- craigslist.org
- Launched
- 1995
- Founders
- Craig Newmark
- Owner in 2010
- Craigslist, Inc.
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Apartment hunting and job listings
- Selling used goods locally
- Missed connections and personals
Interface characteristics
- Text-only blue links on white, no images on the homepage
- Purple peace-sign logo
- City list down the right side
Notable features
- Free listings in almost every category
- Adult services section replaced with "censored" (September 2010)
What happened later
Craigslist still looks nearly the same and shut its personals section in 2018.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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