Enlarge / Still from a promotional video on The Erotic Review website. (credit: The Erotic Review)
A website that hosts customer reviews of sex workers has started blocking Internet users in the United States because of forthcoming changes in US law.
Congress recently passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act bill (SESTA), and President Trump is expected to sign it into law. SESTA will make it easier to prosecute websites that host third-party content that promotes or facilitates prostitution, even in cases when the sex workers aren’t victims of trafficking.
After Congress approved the bill, Craigslist removed its “Personals” section and Reddit removed some sex-related subreddits. The Erotic Review (TER) has followed suit by blocking any user who appears to be visiting the website from the United States.
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Source: Ars Technica – “Erotic Review” blocks US Internet users to prepare for government crackdown