partnership with Rentseeker.ca in Canada. In April and May 2015, Kijiji Hong Kong and Kijiji Taiwan closed, with the homepages providing a list of links to other eBay-owned classifieds sites in other countries. In June 2016, Kijiji introduced Admarkt, branded as Kijiji For Business. During this time, Kijiji put restrictions on the number of free ads users can have in certain categories. This was intended to push heavy users of the site to sign up for Admarkt. In January 2017, Kijiji introduced eBay ads that appear in search results, which are identified by an eBay logo. In July 2017, Kijiji made it mandatory to register with the site to post ads. Previously, registration had been optional. In December 2017, Kijiji introduced “My Messages”, a messaging system which allows users to communicate with each other directly on the site. By 2018, Kijiji was facing competition from social media sites such as Facebook Marketplace, and other classified ad sites such as VarageSale and LetGo. In October 2018, Kijiji unveiled an updated logo, replacing the one that had been in use since the site started in 2005. In November 2018, Kijiji launched Kijiji Autos, a new car shopping platform separate from the main site. In July 2019, Kijiji announced the closure of the Tickets category, citing a shift from paper to digital tickets and the resulting problems with making sure the codes are authentic and functioning as the reason. Users were encouraged to buy and sell tickets on Kijiji’s partner StubHub, which is also owned by eBay. Kijiji disabled the option to post or repost ads in the Tickets category on July 29. By September 29, 2019, all Ticket ads expired and the category was closed. In November 2019, Kijiji introduced the ability to leave user reviews. In June 2020, Adevinta announced their intent to buy eBay Classifieds Group. The deal was completed on June 25, 2021. Legal conflict with Craigslist Kijiji's owner (eBay) was also a minority shareholder in Craigslist. In April 2008, eBay launched a lawsuit against Craigslist claiming that their executives were attempting to weaken eBay's investment, while in May of the same year, Craigslist filed a counter suit claiming Kijiji had stolen trade secrets and that eBay used misleading tactics to promote the service. To end the lawsuit, eBay agreed to sell back its 28.4% ownership stake in Craigslist in 2015. References External links EBay Employment websites Online marketplaces