By Tess Joseph Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects freedom of speech online. Advocates call it the “First Amendment of the Internet.” In the words of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Section 230 is “perhaps the most influential law to protect…
After living with the fallout of FOSTA for over a year, online platforms continue to sanitize the internet of any sexually-oriented expression. Sex workers have especially felt the brunt of the new law, as their safety and harm reduction tools…
Join us to come away inspired by our 2018 Vicki Sexual Freedom Summit award recipient, Caroline (Carrie) Bettinger-Lopez. We heard about violence against women, violence against sex workers, gender and race discrimination, and immigrants' rights and how we can work…
Sexual rights are being rolled back on a regular basis by a juggernaut of right-wing (and a few bipartisan) attacks on our most fundamental human rights. The Trump administration and this congress have made policy changes that harm refugees and…
FOSTA greatly expands the legal risks involved in hosting individuals' speech online and creates a new federal crime prohibiting online promotion or facilitation of prostitution. It does little to reduce human trafficking and puts sex workers in danger. The law…
