Study Mandated on SESTA/FOSTA Law's Unintended Safety, Health, and Trafficking Impacts.
This bill requires the federal government to conduct two major studies assessing the unintended consequences of closing online platforms following the SESTA/FOSTA law. The Department of Health will investigate how the loss of these sites affected the safety, health, and housing stability of individuals engaged in transactional sex. Concurrently, the Attorney General will report on whether these legal changes helped or hindered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions, providing crucial data for future internet regulation.
Key points
Federal health agencies will investigate if the loss of online platforms increased violence, homelessness, and health risks for individuals in transactional sex.
The Attorney General must report on whether changes in internet liability laws helped or hindered the prosecution of human traffickers.
Both reports will be made public within one year, providing citizens and policymakers with data on the real-world consequences of internet regulation.
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