Meanwhile, anti-trafficking lawsuits relying on FOSTA-SESTA have appeared more gradually, and their results have been less clear. вЂњRedditвЂ™s internal security has been compromised by its choice to rely on unpaid moderators, which fail to enforce the standards that are supposed to protect Reddit users and others,вЂќ it says.ДЇOSTA-SESTA had immediate and damaging repercussions for sex workers, who - thanks to US laws that conflate consensual sex work with trafficking - faced a broad online crackdown. Reddit banned child sexualization in 2012, saying that interpreting вЂњvague and debated legal guidelinesвЂќ over what counted as illegal child pornography risked pulling Reddit into a вЂњlegal quagmire.вЂќ But the suit alleges that Reddit fails to enforce its guidelines, particularly because it outsources moderation to unpaid volunteers who manage individual subreddits. Reddit banned sexualized images of children in 2012 We also take the steps required under law to report the relevant user(s) and preserve any necessary user data.вЂќ When we find such material, we purge it and permanently ban the user from accessing Reddit. вЂњWe deploy both automated tools and human intelligence to proactively detect and prevent the dissemination of CSAM material. We actively maintain policies and procedures that donвЂ™t just follow the law, but go above and beyond it,вЂќ a Reddit spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. вЂњChild sexual abuse material (CSAM) has no place on the Reddit platform. (That subreddit did not allow nude images, but it encouraged sexually suggestive ones.) Among other questionable content, it lists several now-removed subreddits with titles referencing вЂњjailbait,вЂќ including an infamous forum that was removed in 2011 after media controversy. вЂњReddit has itself admitted that it is aware of the presence of child pornography on its website,вЂќ the complaint reads. The lawsuit argues that Reddit knew its site was a hub for illegal photos and videos, based on news coverage and tips from users themselves, and it should have done more to protect victims. The lawsuit apparently argues Jane DoeвЂ™s case meets that definition because RedditвЂ™s advertising revenue turned the video into a вЂњcommercial sex act.вЂќ But the 2018 FOSTA-SESTA bill removed protections for sex trafficking-related material. Section 230 provides a broad legal shield for вЂњinteractive computer servicesвЂќ like Reddit, limiting their liability if users post illegal content. The complaint cites FOSTA-SESTA, an amendment to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, as a central element of the lawsuit. вЂReddit has itself admitted that it is aware of the presence of child pornographyвЂ™

ItвЂ™s unclear whether the ex-boyfriend - who would be fully liable for posting the images - has been sued or criminally charged. SheвЂ™s accusing Reddit of distributing child pornography, failing to report child sexual abuse material, and violating the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The woman is seeking a class action suit representing anyone who had similar photos or videos posted on Reddit while they were under 18 years of age. вЂњRedditвЂ™s refusal to act has meant that for the past several years Jane Doe has been forced to log on to Reddit and spend hours looking through some of its darkest and most disturbing subreddits so that she can locate the posts of her underage self and then fight with Reddit to have them removed.вЂќ вЂњBecause Reddit refused to help, it fell to Jane Doe to monitor no less than 36 subreddits - that she knows of - which Reddit allowed her ex-boyfriend to repeatedly use to repeatedly post child pornography,вЂќ the complaint reads. Footage allegedly spread on the вЂdarkest and most disturbingвЂ™ corners of Reddit

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