‘Worst of Both Worlds’ FOSTA Signed Into Law, Completing Section 230’s Evisceration – Technology & Marketing Law Blog: "To recap: even before it became law, we had proof that FOSTA wasn’t needed to prosecute Backpage or ensure victims’ abilities to sue Backpage. This proof was entirely foreseeable, and FOSTA opponents repeatedly told Congress that these developments were likely to occur soon and that slowing down the process would reveal that.
(Here are the predictions I directly presented to Congress: Sex Trafficking Exceptions to Section 230, Balancing Section 230 and Anti-Sex Trafficking Initiatives, and Answers to Questions for the Record). Incredibly, Congress quickly pushed forward despite the failure of its key justifications.
Development #3: FOSTA opponents warned Congress that the law would chill legal speech. Even before the law was signed, this prediction materialized–the Internet has already started shrinking in three major ways:
* sites that catered to sex workers have shuttered. For example, Reddit shut down various subreddits used by sex workers. This has thrown the sex worker community into turmoil and disarray, and many sex workers have raised substantial fears about increased physical safety risks.
* online personals have shrunk, including most prominently Craigslist’s personals section.
* major services, including Google and Microsoft, have taken new steps to ban legal but unwanted content." 'via Blog this'
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