SESTA/FOSTA: Forcing Internet Users to be Rated G?

Mar 11, 2019

3:30pm – 4:30pm CT

Since the new federal law SESTA/FOSTA threatened internet providers with 10 years in prison, MANY platforms have turned off adult expression.

The powerful forces behind this law want everyone to share their puritan values. This is the greatest threat to online freedom in the last 20 years.

What does it mean if we must be children on the web, a place more vast than our real world? Is being adult part of being human? Are we becoming China? Learn how to stay informed and/or get involved.

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