SESTA/FOSTA and AdultWork.com

[Miss Deviant]

Oh I can see that there are much wider ramifications than are visible on the surface. And yes, it is very worrying. I can't see what can be done unless it's at a govenmental level, and that would need to include at the very least the entire EU (as it currently exists) and any other independant country who doesn't want their citizens spied upon.
Proof it is already happening (which it probably is) would help, but it would have to be irrefutable and come from a non-political/governmental well respected source. Those are bit thin on the ground as the Cambridge Analytica debacle has shown, and how many more of those are there out there - grabbing data and influencing the way we think? I don't know, but it's frightening.

Petitions are fine in principle, but the one you linked earlier is a US government run one (similar to the ones we have here) - anyone responding is handing them their details on a plate and just begging to be put on a "watch list". I'm not overly surprised that the 100K "signatures" hasn't yet been reached. How many sex workers (just to get back on topic-ish ) are there in the UK, EU and NA combined? More than 100K I'd wager, so why so few respondents?

Too many questions and not enough answers, as is often the case - I'll be watching this thread (and any others I find) with interest - thanks for all the info and a certain amount of eye-opening

Well having just listened to @DoctorSueStorm's weekly podcast; I can tell you that the petition is absolutely pointless. Prostitution is illegal in the US and there isn't a congressman in the land who's going to stand up and say "this needs to be repealed to help the sex workers."

The answer is to play the game and be wise. If you're using clouds; back up everything and get it off the cloud. Use an encrypted email service like protonmail. Don't advertise escort services on US affiliated or based sites. Don't use vanilla platforms like paypal. If you use vanilla social media platforms like Facebook, don't post nudes. Save the nudes for switter, but make sure ALL your toots are marked as sensitive media and NSFW. DON'T post nudes on instagram. If you post nudes or porn on twitter; make sure you mark your media as sensitive; to avoid shadowbans and suspensions. 

In short; any site that children can access; don't treat it as a sexual free for all. Be responsible. The industry will continue. Right now; folks are panicking because the new law really is very obscure. But play the game, obey the rules and you'll be okay.

As much as it goes against the grain; you have to play the game and play within the rules. I hate to say it; but in essence we've had free reign of the internet for a long time and now we're being smacked down. If we toe the line; we won't get smacked down. It's possible to continue if you are wise and careful.