FOSTA/SESTA Becomes Law Despite Strong Opposition –

FOSTA/SESTA Becomes Law Despite Strong Opposition –: "FOSTA/SESTA was the response to a 2016 sex trafficking case involving Backpage.com that was dismissed under Section 230.

The First Circuit concluded that Backpage’s choices about “what content can appear on the website and in what form,” did not amount to content creation, but were instead editorial choices protected under Section 230.

Many viewed this result as an affront to victims of sex trafficking and a loophole for companies like Backpage to profit from trafficking.

Nothing in Section 230 protects online forums from being charged under criminal law. Federal criminal law prohibits knowingly facilitating prostitution, and knowingly selling, soliciting, or advertising the sexual services of victims of sex trafficking." 'via Blog this'