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How a war on porn is endangering US sex workers

Anti-sex-trafficking organisations are imposing their extreme religious views on all Americans

By Hallie Lieberman
How a war on porn is endangering US sex workers
Sex workers and human rights activists protest in London on 4 July 2018, after US FOSTA/SESTA legislation led to the removal of many online advertising platforms used by American sex workers | Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
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An ‘anti-trafficking’ US law that has been accused of endangering sex workers faces a crucial hearing this week.

The Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (FOSTA/SESTA), which became law in 2018, claims to hold websites liable for promoting or facilitating prostitution or sex trafficking.

But critics say it has actually increased trafficking, as well as threatening sex workers and free speech.

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