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Senate Sex Trafficking Bill Has Bipartisan List of 60 co-Sponsors

A bipartisan Senate bill to combat online sex trafficking has 60 co-sponsors, said S-1693 sponsors Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Wednesday. The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) would clarify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act…

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to ensure that websites that knowingly facilitate sex trafficking can be held liable so victims can file civil suits. The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved the bill Nov. 8 (see 1711080042). Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., an original author of Section 230, immediately placed a hold on SESTA. He told us he remains opposed to the bill.