21-03-2018 21:23 via theverge.com

Senate passes controversial anti-sex trafficking bill

The Senate has voted 97–2 to advance the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, a controversial initiative meant to crack down on sex trafficking on the internet.The Senate approved the legislation 97 to 2
The bill would hold websites liable for hosting sex trafficking content by making a change to a key part of the Communications Decency Act. Some free-internet activists — as well as some tech company representatives — have argued that the bill places an unrealistic burden on sma
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