Thread by @evan_greer

Today is the anniversary of SESTA/FOSTA being signed into law.

It remains the only time that Congress has amended Section 230.

And it got people killed.

Today, we’re organizing a call-in day to pass the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

RT & take action here fightforthefuture.org/actions/sesta-…

It's unacceptable for lawmakers to treat sex workers, LGBTQ+ folks, people of color, and other marginalized communities as "acceptable collateral damage" in tech regulation. Congress must learn from the deadly mistakes of the past before they repeat them
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In the immediate wake of SESTA/FOSTA’s passage, sex workers—particularly queer and trans folks of color—were cut off from online platforms and tools they used to make a living and keep themselves safe.

Call 202-972-4259 to tell Congress to pass #SSWSA

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"Sex workers and advocates reported an increase in attacks, arrests, self-harm, and suicide. “We can’t screen clients like we used to, which is what was keeping us safe,” Lexi, an escort from Florida, explained in an interview with HuffPost. “This bill is killing us.”

Four years later, after all the havoc it has wreaked and all the lives it has destroyed, we also know that SESTA/FOSTA utterly failed to accomplish its stated goal of cracking down on online sex trafficking. Read @melissagira on this here: newrepublic.com/article/162823…

Despite the mountain of evidence that SESTA/FOSTA was a failure that got people killed, Congress seems eager to repeat their mistakes.

Earlier this year lawmakers reintroduced the EARN IT Act, another carveout to Section 230 that mimics all the worst aspects of SESTA/FOSTA...

... and then takes an extra bonus attack on end-to-end encryption, which millions and millions of people depend on to stay safe online.

More than half a million people have spoken out to say #NoEarnItAct at NoEarnItAct.org

We can (and must!) stop the EARN IT Act.

But the reality is that we are going to have to keep swatting down these types of terrible bills until we force some meaningful change in Congress.

That starts with passing the SAFE SEX Worker Study Act.

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The SAFE SEX Worker Study Act has broad support from prominent LGBTQ+ orgs like @HRC @TransEquality, anti-trafficking groups like @FreedomNetUSA, health advocates @blackaids, and civil rights groups like @ColorOfChange @mediajustice @ACLU & lots more static1.squarespace.com/static/5c1bfc7…

@HRC @TransEquality @FreedomNetUSA @blackaids @ColorOfChange @mediajustice @ACLU Today on this 4th anniversary of SESTA/FOSTA @fightfortheftr is helping support a call-in day in support of SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, led by @UJCSexWorkers and @ReframeHJ.

Call 202-972-4259 and we'll give you short script and connect you to your reps! fightforthefuture.org/actions/sesta-…