<P> In January 2006, the San Francisco Bay Guardian published an editorial claiming that Craigslist could threaten the business of local alternative newspapers . </P> <P> L. Gordon Crovitz, writing for The Wall Street Journal, criticized the company for using lawsuits "to prevent anyone from doing to it what it did to newspapers", contrary to the spirit of the website, which bills itself in a "noncommercial nature, public service mission, and noncorporate culture". This article was a reaction to lawsuits from Craigslist to prevent competition . The Swedish luxury marketplace website Jameslist.com received a hefty lawsuit filed on July 11, 2012 which among unspecified damages also asked for a complete shutdown of Jameslist.com As a consequence, the young company was forced to rename to JamesEdition . </P> <P> In 2012, Craigslist sued PadMapper, a site that hoped to improve the user interface for browsing housing ads, and 3Taps, a company that helped PadMapper obtain data from Craigslist, in Craigslist v. 3Taps . This led users to criticize Craigslist for trying to shut down a service that was useful to them . </P> <P> In 2001, the company started the Craigslist Foundation, a § 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that offers free and low - cost events and online resources to promote community building at all levels . It accepts charitable donations, and rather than directly funding organizations, it produces "face - to - face events and offers online resources to help grassroots organizations get off the ground and contribute real value to the community". </P>

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