On 11 April 2018, the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) was signed into law in the United States. FOSTA introduced new provisions to amend the Communications Act of 1934 so that websites can be prosecuted if they engage ‘in the promotion or facilitation of prostitution’ or ‘facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims.’ While supporters of the law claim that its aim is to target human traffickers, its text makes no effort to differentiate between trafficking and consensual sex work and it functionally includes websites where workers advertise services or share information, including safety tips.[3] Following the law’s passage—and even before its full implementation—sex workers felt its impact as websites began to eliminate platforms previously used to advertise services. Backpage, an adult advertising website, was pre-emptively seized by the FBI. Other platforms began to censor or remove content related to sex work, including Google, Craigslist, and many online advertising networks. Sex workers in the United States have denounced the passage of FOSTA for reducing workers’ ability to screen clients and ensure safety practices. This paper provides an overview of the findings of a recent survey with sex workers in the United States, details the advent of similar initiatives in other countries, and explores how the legislation conflates trafficking with consensual sex work.

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性工作者权利的新虚拟打击：美国的观点

2018年4月11日，《打击网上性贩运法》（FOSTA）在美国签署成为法律。FOSTA引入了新的条款来修改1934年的《通信法》，这样，如果网站“从事促进或促进卖淫活动”或“协助贩运者宣传与性贩运受害者进行非法性行为的广告”，就会受到起诉。尽管该法律的支持者声称其目标是针对人口贩子，但其文本并未努力区分人口贩运和自愿的性工作，并且其功能上包括工人在其中宣传服务或共享信息的网站，包括安全提示。[3] 法律通过后，甚至在法律完全实施之前，随着网站开始淘汰以前用于广告服务的平台，性工作者感受到了法律的影响。后页 一个成人广告网站被联邦调查局抢占。其他平台开始审查或删除与性工作有关的内容，包括Google，Craigslist和许多在线广告网络。美国的性工作者谴责FOSTA的通过，因为它降低了工作者筛查客户和确保安全行为的能力。本文概述了最近一次针对美国性工作者的调查结果，并详细介绍了其他国家类似举措的出现，并探讨了立法如何通过自愿性工作来遏制人口贩运。美国的性工作者谴责FOSTA的通过，因为它降低了工作者筛查客户和确保安全行为的能力。本文概述了最近一次针对美国性工作者的调查结果，并详细介绍了其他国家类似举措的出现，并探讨了立法如何通过自愿性工作来遏制人口贩运。美国的性工作者谴责FOSTA的通过，因为它降低了工作者筛查客户和确保安全行为的能力。本文概述了最近一次针对美国性工作者的调查结果，并详细介绍了其他国家类似举措的出现，并探讨了立法如何通过自愿性工作来遏制人口贩运。