Government,
Criminal
Apr. 12, 2018
Trump signs anti-sex trafficking bill into law
The law, intended to address sex trafficking online, is not without its critics.
Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald J. Trump (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
President Donald J. Trump signed into law Wednesday a bill removing immunities that have prevented states from bringing lawsuits against websites that facilitate sex trafficking.
The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act limits the applicability of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides that “no interactive service” should be treated “as the publisher or speaker” of content posted on its...
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