9/27/20 survey of proposed Sec 230 changes in September of 2020

Here is the link to my September 27, 2020, Twitter thread about some of the then-recent proposed updates to Sec. 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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1/25/20 review of the PROTECT Kids Act

Here is the link to my January 25, 2020, review of the PROTECT Kids Act, another act aiming to change the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by raising the "internet age of consent" to 16 from 13.

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10/7/19 discussion about rhetoric in FTC's 2019 COPPA workshop

Here is the link to my October 7, 2019, discussion about some rhetoric, based on the paranoia of youth sex, that came out of the FTC's workshop on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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10/2/19 discussion of why I don't like COPPA 2.0

Here is the link to my October 2, 2019, Twitter thread discussion about why I do not like COPPA 2.0, one of the many proposed updates to Section 230 and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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9/7/19 discussion about sex work and age of consent laws

Here is the link to my September 7, 2019, Twitter thread discussion -- essentially about how I felt sex work theorists and activists were ignoring the role age of consent laws have played in the history of sex work laws.

This thread is horribly written. And, honestly, I'm not a fan of my opinion pieces, the threads that are all opinion, with no new research. However I wanted to include this thread in this table of contents because I definitely still believe a lot of what I'm saying here.

There are some sex worker rights groups who include youth sex workers as part of their discussion. And plenty of folks who are involved in the fight to decriminalize sex work also talk about some really important aspects of the lives of LGBTQ youth -- such as rejection by parents, homelessness, and unemployment.

However, even in 2021, there remains an absolute refusal among sex worker rights activists to recognize the very close historical connection between age of consent laws and sex work laws.

It's hard for me to stress how important I feel it is to recognize the connection between age of consent laws and sex work laws. And, as I've continued to talk about sex work over the years, I've tried to keep my focus on this one aspect of the issue.

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7/12/19 discussion on why I talk about sex work

Here is the link to my July 12, 2019, Twitter thread discussion about why my own life experiences inspired me to study sex work law, and what the history of sex laws have taught me.

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6/26/19 thread about COPPA 2.0

Here is the link to my June 26, 2019, Twitter thread discussion about COPPA 2.0 -- legislation which proposed a number of different restrictions to youth access to the internet, including raising the "internet age of consent" from 13 to 16 years.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still moderately coherent. My apologies.

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