Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."

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(AP) - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight about erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section yesterday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says “censored.”