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> "questionable" court cases until they find where the line is. Until this law actually gets tested in the courts, it is basically impossible to tell what the
by cirgue 9y ago
> "questionable" court cases until they find where the line is.
Until this law actually gets tested in the courts, it is basically impossible to tell what the long-term impact will be. My suspicion is that Reddit et al want to do everything possible to keep a low profile while Facebook is occupying the spotlight. After that has run its course, I would bet there would be a challenge in some form, whether via PR or directly.
- AFNobody 9y agohttps://www.thecut.com/2018/03/sesta-anti-sex-trafficking-bill-fosta.html https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/sesta-anti-sex-trafficking-bi... Please read that instead of pretending this is some academic debate that won't result in women being abused as a result. People will suffer long term consequences.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoI wish I lived in a world where the opinions of actual sex workers (and similar advocates) had the most sway regarding legislation intended to protect them. Though I am tempted to say nominally intended to protect them. In this case, I suspect that actually protecting them is not the goal. The actual goal appears to be expressing weird puritan guilt or something. Geez.
- AFNobody 9y agoSo do I. Sadly, we are not living in that world.
- cirgue 9y ago> People will suffer long term consequences. I don't disagree. I also stand by my comment. Organizarions are acting out of an abundance of caution. That may persist or it may change depending on what happens when a company actually gets prosecuted under SESTA/FOSTA.