{"id":285952,"date":"2021-06-28T21:55:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-must-face-sex-trafficking-suit-texas-judge-rules\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T21:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:55:25","slug":"facebook-must-face-sex-trafficking-suit-texas-judge-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-must-face-sex-trafficking-suit-texas-judge-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook must face sex-trafficking suit, Texas judge rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Facebook<\/a> must face sex-trafficking suit, Texas judge rules<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Facebook may be held accountable for knowingly benefitting from sex traffickers who have used the social network to ensnare victims, a Texas court has ruled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Three women who say they were forced as teenagers into prostitution by abusers on the site will be allowed to go forward with a suit against the company, Texas Supreme Court Justice James Blacklock ruled<\/a> Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Facebook had moved to dismiss the women\u2019s claims\u00a0under section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act, which holds that websites are not liable for users\u2019 posts, arguing that the company could not be blamed for the actions of its users.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Blacklock was not having Facebook\u2019s argument.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The decision aims to prevent victims from being lured by online solicitations for fake jobs.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cWe do not understand section 230 to \u2018create a lawless no-man\u2019s-land on the Internet\u2019 in which states are powerless to impose liability on websites that knowingly or intentionally participate in the evil of online human trafficking,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Blacklock also noted that Congress amended section 230 in 2018 to allow websites to be held liable for violating state and federal human trafficking laws.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the suit, originally filed in 2018, the three unnamed women accused the company of running \u201can unrestricted platform to stalk, exploit, recruit, groom, and extort children into the sex trade.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Texas State Capitol in Austin was the venue for the sex-trafficking suit.<\/figcaption>
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One of the young women said she was recruited for a \u201cmodeling\u201d job on Facebook at age 15, then raped, beaten and forced into prostitution. Two others were allegedly \u201cgroomed\u201d as underage teens and then forced to become prostitutes by men who contacted them through Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Judge Blacklock ruled that if the three women can prove in further litigation that Facebook was knowingly or intentionally benefitting from their abuse, the company can be held liable under a Texas state code called Chapter 98.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe statutory claim for knowingly or intentionally benefiting from participation in a human-trafficking venture is not barred by section 230 and may proceed to further litigation,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Facebook told The Post that the company was \u201creviewing the decision and considering potential next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSex trafficking is abhorrent and not allowed on Facebook,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cWe will continue our fight against the spread of this content and the predators who engage in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawyers for the three women praised Friday\u2019s decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we have a long road ahead, we are grateful that the Texas Supreme Court will allow these courageous trafficking survivors to have their day in court against Facebook,\u201d attorney Annie McAdams, who is representing the women, said in a statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Texas Supreme Court Justice James Blacklock noted that the law shouldn\u2019t \u2018create a lawless no-man\u2019s-land on the Internet.\u2019<\/figcaption>
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David E. Harris, another attorney representing the women, said, \u201cWe believe Facebook has an obligation to safeguard its users, both through its online platform and otherwise, of the dangers of human traffickers using Facebook as a tool to entrap and enslave children into sex trafficking.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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