Thursday 14 September 2017

Sex trafficking bill is turning into a proxy war over Google

Since the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 was introduced in the Senate in August, tech companies and advocacy groups have been mobilizing in a battle to control its message. Digital rights organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation have called it “disastrous for free speech online,” asking its members to call their representatives in Congress. Meanwhile, supporters of the bill have emerged from unlikely quarters — including tech giant Oracle and Hollywood studio 21st Century Fox — and are using the legislation as an opportunity to take shots at Google.

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from
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/14/16308066/sex-trafficking-bill-sesta-google-cda-230

from
http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/09/sex-trafficking-bill-is-turning-into.html

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