DC Circuit Hears Oral Argument In The Constitutional Challenge Of FOSTA
Much of the discussion ultimately hinged on the significance of the statutory language referencing the prostitution “of another person,” and whether the “of another person” bit truly limited the scope of the statute. The court also spent time analyzing what the term “facilitating” meant, but no consensus was ever reached. Not only is there the general semantic question of whether the word “facilitating” can really be read as “aiding and abetting,” but there is also the substantive question of what kind of behavior this “facilitating” language could still target. If there is a website where people teach sex workers how to use PayPal, thus buttressing their own agency and making them less likely to be exploited by pimps, is that still “facilitating” prostitution? https://www.techdirt.com/…/dc-circuit-hears-oral-argument-c…
