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April 11, 2023
Megan Burbank
The Brand New Anti-Abortion Law That’s Steeped in an Old Moral Panic
Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law is paranoia masquerading as public policy, and there’s more on the way.
June 23, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
The Real Story of the Bipartisan Anti–Sex Trafficking Bill That Failed Miserably on Its Own Terms
SESTA/FOSTA was never about trafficking victims. It was just a convenient lie its supporters liked to tell.
January 19, 2021
Jo Livingstone
Rashida Jones’s Battle With Sex Workers Reveals a New Era of Internet Censorship
A years-old controversy surrounding the Jones documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” exemplifies the widening gulf between who gets heard online and who doesn’t.
October 7, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Imagining the Post-Trump Internet
The idea that social media platforms need to be made civilly or even criminally liable for harmful content appears to be gaining ground in Congress.
June 25, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Justice Department’s Fake Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Newspapers love a good “Feds take down sex trafficking” story, even if there are no sex traffickers actually taken down.
May 12, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Congress May Hand Bill Barr the Keys to Your Online Life
Against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis, our unaccountable surveillance state is set to expand.
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