Change FOSTA/SESTA, make sex work safer in USA

The Issue

With the introduction of FOSTA/SESTA, this badly written law made the profession of prostitution more dangerous. Among other things, it made websites which provide a place for escorts (sex workers) to advertise, potentially criminally responsible in case they are found "facilitating prostitution" or "contributing to sex trafficking".

While sex trafficking prevention is very important, legal prostitution is proven to have beneficial effects on society.

Previously websites like craigslist.org​, massagerepublic.com or lovehub.com provided a good place to find vetted, verified sex workers and escort clients and they allowed escorts and their customers to safely contact each other. Now such websites either withdrew from USA or are in the process of pulling out.

Let's make the government change the law, so its focus moves to the actual problem, sex trafficking.

 

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The Issue

With the introduction of FOSTA/SESTA, this badly written law made the profession of prostitution more dangerous. Among other things, it made websites which provide a place for escorts (sex workers) to advertise, potentially criminally responsible in case they are found "facilitating prostitution" or "contributing to sex trafficking".

While sex trafficking prevention is very important, legal prostitution is proven to have beneficial effects on society.

Previously websites like craigslist.org​, massagerepublic.com or lovehub.com provided a good place to find vetted, verified sex workers and escort clients and they allowed escorts and their customers to safely contact each other. Now such websites either withdrew from USA or are in the process of pulling out.

Let's make the government change the law, so its focus moves to the actual problem, sex trafficking.

 

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Petition created on July 24, 2020