September 18, 2017
On September 19, 2017, hearings in the US Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation were held on the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficker Act (SESTA), which would allow state attorneys general to prosecute websites that are used to promote sex trafficking - thereby rolling back the Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act, which protects intermediaries from liability for the content hosted on their platforms.
Read more at I&J Retrospect.
Read Daphne Keller's perspective on SESTA.
Country
United States
Topic, claim, or defense
Child Protection (Includes Child Pornography)
Obscenity or Morality
Physical Harm (e.g. Assault, Trespass to Chattels)