President Trump signs FOSTA-SESTA, narrowing Section 230 immunity; several platforms closed personals sections afterward.
FOSTA-SESTA signed into law
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115th Congress. Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017, Pub. L. No. 115-164, 132 Stat. 1253. (2018). Enrolled text as signed on 11 April 2018. Section 4 adds 47 U.S.C. 230(e)(5), carving prostitution and sex-trafficking claims out of Section 230 immunity.
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Congress.gov, Library of Congress. H.R. 1865 — Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. (2018). Legislative history and the 11 April 2018 'Became Public Law No: 115-164' action.
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U.S. Government Accountability Office. Sex Trafficking: Online Platforms and Federal Prosecutions (GAO-21-385). (2021). Source for the statement that federal prosecutors had charged under FOSTA once as of 2020; used instead of the broader claim that the law caused widespread platform changes.
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April 11, 2018
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