FOSTA-SESTA

U.S. federal legislation (2018) that amended Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make online platforms liable for user content that facilitates sex trafficking. While intended to combat trafficking, the laws have had significant negative consequences for disabled sex workers by causing platforms to remove content, ban users, and restrict communication tools that people relied on for safety, income, and community connection. In accessibility terms, FOSTA-SESTA demonstrates how legislation can create cascading access barriers by destabilizing the online platforms that marginalized disabled people depend on for employment and safety.