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Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive

  • Written by Jessa Lingel, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
For years, Craigslist operated out of an old Victorian house in San Francisco, before moving out in 2010.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Fake news. Online surveillance. Phishing scams. Biased algorithms.

It’s easy to be cynical about the internet, and harder to remember a time when being online felt less commercial and more democratic. But there...

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