The U.S. Senate Just Passed a Bill That Puts Sex Workers In Danger
The SESTA-FOSTA bill makes website platforms liable for their users’ speech.
The internet just became a more hostile place for sex workers, victims of sex trafficking, and fans of internet freedom.
The U.S. Senate voted 97-2 to pass SESTA - FOSTA on Wednesday, making websites liable for what their users say and do on their platforms.
The bill is a mashup of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA).
This bill punishes website platforms for users’ behavior—specifically, discussions of prostitution and sex trade—internet freedom groups have vocally opposed the language of the bill.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation called it a “win for censorship.”
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