Sex workers organize globally to fight for online privacy and digital rights
By
Raksha Muthukumar
Summary
Sex workers globally are organizing to fight against online privacy threats, drawing from their experience as early targets of digital rights restrictions. The article highlights how laws like FOSTA/SESTA have negatively impacted sex workers' safety and online access, and how adult workers are now leading broader privacy advocacy efforts. It features perspectives from organizations like the European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance (ESWA) and examples from Nevada and Australia.
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Sex workers around the world are organizing to push back against threats to our freedom of speech and data ownership
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