Sex Workers Lobby Congress Against a Terrible Internet Law
From Radio Motherboard by VICE
June 7, 2018 · 38 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the lobbying efforts of sex workers against harmful internet legislation.
Radio Motherboard talks to Liara Roux, a sex worker who was part of the first ever organized effort by her industry to lobby Congress. We talk about SESTA/FOSTA, a law that puts sex workers in danger and has fundamentally changed the internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Radio Motherboard
Guest: Liara Roux
Topics covered
- sex work
- internet law
- lobbying
- SESTA/FOSTA
- safety
- advocacy
Keywords
- sex workers
- Congress
- SESTA
- FOSTA
- internet safety
- lobbying
- advocacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Congress, SESTA/FOSTA
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