New Sex Ad Bills Before Congress

[Gregsand 6116]

You got to take this with a grain of salt. Most of these bills are only turned into law for political gain and rarely enforced. Websites and social media platforms won't change the way they monitor users and will continue responding to complaints. They will only contact law enforcement in extreme cases.

 

The U.S. is already more severe/hypocrite on the matter. Another law created to pad a resume won't do much impact there and even less here. They should be a bit more concerned with the application of current laws and keep sex offenders out of Congress, the Senate and the White House.

[Phaedrus 209521]

You got to take this with a grain of salt. Most of these bills are only turned into law for political gain and rarely enforced.

 

Do you honestly believe Jeff Sessions will decline to use this enormously powerful tool to persecute people he doesn't like? He will. Any US-based site where sex work is advertised or discussed will be gone in a heartbeat. So will a lot of other things he doesn't like, as the mere accusation will result in very expensive lawsuits against the might of the US government.

 

Between this and net neutrality, I'm wondering how long the Internet as we know it can continue to exist in the US.

[Gregsand 6116]

Do you honestly believe Jeff Sessions will decline to use this enormously powerful tool to persecute people he doesn't like?

 

It may be used once or twice in high profile cases to make an example out of someone. But don't expect a massive takedown that could put some of his colleagues in an uncomfortable position.

[Phaedrus 209521]

It may be used once or twice in high profile cases to make an example out of someone. But don't expect a massive takedown that could put some of his colleagues in an uncomfortable position.

 

Of course he won't use it against his colleagues. He'll use it against companies he wants to shut down, and people who don't have the resources to fight back. There's a lot of those.

[Gregsand 6116]

Of course he won't use it against his colleagues. He'll use it against companies he wants to shut down, and people who don't have the resources to fight back. There's a lot of those.

 

That not what I meant. Politicians are hypocrites and many of them see SP's. If they crackdown hard on ladies abilities to advertise, many lawmakers will open themselves to blackmail. Also, it's the type of law that cost a lot to enforce. And with Alabama turning blue and the #MeToo movement, Republicans will have to do some soul searching if they don't want to lose their reign in the midterm elections.

[Phaedrus 209521]

That not what I meant. Politicians are hypocrites and many of them see SP's. If they crackdown hard on ladies abilities to advertise, many lawmakers will open themselves to blackmail.

 

I don't think that would happen. First, escorts have far better ethics that politicians. Second, a lot of politicians already support and vote for policies that are immensely harmful to sex workers of all kinds, and they haven't been blackmailed as a result yet. Finally, any escort who blackmails a client is done with the industry if it gets out, and I suspect most of them aren't in a position to give up their livelihoods no matter now morally repugnant their clients may be.

 

Also, it's the type of law that cost a lot to enforce. And with Alabama turning blue and the #MeToo movement, Republicans will have to do some soul searching if they don't want to lose their reign in the midterm elections.

 

Money is no object when you're giving it to your wealthy friends or making life miserable for people you disagree with. Or so it seems.

 

Sex work is not an industry that the general public regards particularly fondly or knows much about. There's a huge amount of misinformation out there. They'll dress this up as anti-trafficking, and they'll be aided in this by the folks who insist that all sex workers are being coerced, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. We've got a long way to go before this sort of thing becomes a serious electoral issue that actually swings votes, I think.

[Gregsand 6116]

Finally, any escort who blackmails a client is done with the industry if it gets out, and I suspect most of them aren't in a position to give up their livelihoods no matter now morally repugnant their clients may be.

 

Considering the bill could jeopardize the livelihood of those ladies, it opens the door to throwing some lawmakers under the bus.

 

 

Money is no object when you're giving it to your wealthy friends or making life miserable for people you disagree with. Or so it seems.

 

Money is always an object and we seen it with Trump's big crackdown on illegal immigrants. So far, most illegals deported were law abiding, tax paying citizens and very few of the terrorists, rapists and murderers Trump was talking about. In the same vein, few low casualties crimes by legal immigrants will generate radical immigration reform , but mass shootings from white men are completely ignored because of massive revenues from the NRA.

 

Sex work is not an industry that the general public regards particularly fondly or knows much about.

 

As we seen in Alabama(and last year presidential election) many people will dismiss hard evidence of immoral behavior. They rather ignore the problem than allow it to interfere with their lives and personal beliefs.