House Passes 'Online Sex Trafficking' Bill That Critics Say Actually Silences Survivors

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A bipartisan coalition of U.S. representatives has voted to pass the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), as well as an amendment introduced by Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) aimed at holding websites like Backpage.com accountable if third parties use them to traffic sex. The problem, say…

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