Reason Magazine
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The PROTECT Act doesn't directly declare all existing web porn illegal.
It could still wreak major havoc on sex workers, tech companies, and free speech and internet freedom more widely.
It's mainly about targeting tech platforms and people who post porn online that they don't have a right to post.
The bill's sponsor seems to know that the First Amendment wouldn't allow that.
The PROTECT Act would require platforms to verify the age and identity of anyone in pornographic images.
It would also require companies to collect "a consent form created or approved by the Attorney General" Platforms would have to create a process for people to request removal of pornographic images, prominently display this process, and remove images within 72 hours of an eligible party requesting they be taken down.
The PROTECT Act would also mean a lot of paperwork for people posting content.
The bill states that consent "does not include coerced consent" It defines "coerced consent" to include consent obtained through "fraud, duress, misrepresentation, undue influence, or nondisclosure" The bill might help stop the spread of nonconsensual porn on U.S.-based platforms.
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