The Communications Decency Act: Immunity for Internet-Facilitated Commercial Sexual Exploitation

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dc.contributor.authorHalverson, H. C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T14:10:10Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T14:10:10Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the original intent and historical application of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), most notably Section 230, with special regard to cases of Internet-facilitated commercial sexual exploitation. Although the CDA was originally created to protect children online, Section 230 of the CDA has been interpreted by the courts to grant broad immunities to websites facilitating the sexual exploitation of children and adults alike. Through analyzing the genesis and evolution of the CDA, it becomes clear that court interpretations of Section 230 are starkly inconsistent with original Congressional intent, and that the primary way to avoid de facto decriminalization of Internet-facilitated commercial sexual exploitation is to amend the Communications Decency Act.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHalverson, H. C. (2018). The Communications Decency Act: Immunity for Internet-Facilitated Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence, 3(1), 12.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=dignity
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3767
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violenceen_US
dc.subjectinternet facilitated exploitationen_US
dc.subjectlawen_US
dc.subjectcommunications decency act (CDA)en_US
dc.subjectlegislative historyen_US
dc.subjecttraffickingen_US
dc.subjectCSECen_US
dc.subjectcraigslisten_US
dc.subjectbackpageen_US
dc.titleThe Communications Decency Act: Immunity for Internet-Facilitated Commercial Sexual Exploitationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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