SESTA Bill Will Not Prevent Sex Trafficking But Will Silence Online Speech

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The vote on Senate Bill 1639, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, is expected this week.

While the sponsors of these bills contend that they are aimed at stopping sex trafficking, neither bill actually helps sex trafficking victims confront their abusers and instead both focus on curtailing online speech.

Even sex workers oppose the bills, which are likely to make consensual sex work more dangerous.

The National Coalition Against Censorship joins with our allies in the free speech community to oppose this bill.

The bill centers on internet communications and applies overly broad restrictions that will chill protected free speech online.

This bill will be far more effective in censorship online speech than in stopping a single case of sex trafficking.

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