According to the polls conducted by Mashable and Washington Post many users are against censorship introduced by Craigslist on its Adult Section. A survey at Mashable shows 71 percent of the respondents voted no to the question "Should Craigslist's Adult Services be censored?" Meanwhile, the Washington Post asked its readers, "Do you agree with Craigslist's decision?" to block access to its Adult Services section. Fifty-two percent of them said no.

Mashable study polled 1989 respondents and 33% of them said Adult Services shouldn't be censored because prostitution is illegal; 22% expressed their opposition to the censorship because they believed existing policies at the service were sufficient in dealing with prostitution; and 16% voted no "for another reason."

Meantime, those respondents who supported the censorship believed it should be done because Craigslist is indirectly profiteering from prostitution. The service charges $10 for an ad in the section and $5 for a renewal. This year, it's estimated Craigslist will earn $44 million from the section, or a third of all its revenues. Another 10 percent endorsed censorship "for other reasons."

As for the Washington Post survey, it polled 2089 respondents. 36% of the polled agreed with the decision to block off the section because the ads were inappropriate. Another 12 percent "sort of" supported the decision because they felt the company should have taken better steps to police the ads.