Jones Day Talks®: Jones Day Partners with Clients to Advance Anti-Human Trafficking
A pair of recent rulings—one in the U.S. and another in Australia—hint at a future in which internet companies may not enjoy the immunity they currently hold for content created by others that appears on their sites....more
Today, the President signed H.R. 1865, the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017” (commonly known as “FOSTA”). The law is intended to limit the immunity provided under Section 230 of the...more
Discussing the pervasiveness and impact of online sex trafficking and how to fight it, Proskauer hosted a seminar titled “Combating Online Sex Trafficking: Confronting Challenges, Forging Cooperation.” It is estimated that...more
On March 21, by a vote of 97 to 2, the Senate approved H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (“FOSTA”). This bipartisan legislation, which makes targeted amendments to Section 230 of the...more
By removing immunity for illegal content, the recently passed bill emphasizes the need for anti-human trafficking compliance and online account monitoring. The recently passed bill creates civil liability for social media...more
In affirming the dismissal of an action seeking damages under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected "end run" arguments from the...more