New ask Hacker News story: Why does Craigslist censor rental postings containing gender keywords
Why does Craigslist censor rental postings containing gender keywords
3 by hui-zheng | 3 comments on Hacker News.
One my friend wanted to post a rental listing last week on craigslist. In it, there is a description like this: "One of the rooms is rented to a 4th-year male student, and we look for a respectful tenant to rent the other room." however, the system doesn't allow the posting to be published, citing the reason that the keyword "male" is used. It's an automatic block. No human review or flagging. It seems craigslist blocks rental posting with gender keyword regardless of the intention of the word's usage. Why does Craigslist does that? Is it to comply with some law? or is it because of some potential legal liability as the host of classified advertisements? Is it a technical reason?
3 by hui-zheng | 3 comments on Hacker News.
One my friend wanted to post a rental listing last week on craigslist. In it, there is a description like this: "One of the rooms is rented to a 4th-year male student, and we look for a respectful tenant to rent the other room." however, the system doesn't allow the posting to be published, citing the reason that the keyword "male" is used. It's an automatic block. No human review or flagging. It seems craigslist blocks rental posting with gender keyword regardless of the intention of the word's usage. Why does Craigslist does that? Is it to comply with some law? or is it because of some potential legal liability as the host of classified advertisements? Is it a technical reason?
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