Government
Mar. 22, 2018
U.S. Senate passes online sex trafficking bill
The bill has been heavily criticized by open internet advocates and sex worker groups.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an anti-sex trafficking bill Wednesday that critics say could endanger the lives it intends to protect and chill internet innovation by making websites liable for criminal content.
The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, a combination of two proposed bills, would allow for criminal and civil prosecution of websites that are “knowingly assisting, supporting, or facilitati...
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