
Lessons Learned from FOSTA-SESTA: Narrow Reforms to Section 230 Aren’t Enough
In 2018, Congress passed FOSTA-SESTA to allow websites to be held accountable for facilitating sex trafficking. So why do these websites still act with impunity?

In 2018, Congress passed FOSTA-SESTA to allow websites to be held accountable for facilitating sex trafficking. So why do these websites still act with impunity?

WASHINGTON, DC (January 2, 2026) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has called out X (formerly Twitter) for normalizing the sexual exploitation of
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