The history of SESTA/FOSTA-a bad bill that turned into a worse bill and then was rushed through votes in both houses of Congress-is a story about Congress’ failure to see that its good intentions can result in bad law. ![]() ![]() The version of FOSTA that just passed the Senate combined an earlier version of FOSTA (what we call FOSTA 2.0) with the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA, S. As lobbyists and members of Congress applaud themselves for enacting a law tackling the problem of trafficking, let’s be clear: Congress just made trafficking victims less safe, not more. 1865), a bill that silences online speech by forcing Internet platforms to censor their users. ![]() Senate just voted 97-2 to pass the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, H.R. In Passing SESTA/FOSTA, Lawmakers Failed to Separate Their Good Intentions from Bad Law
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