Exclusive: Sex worker says online safety bill has pushed her into working in a brothel where a pimp takes half her money, she has no rights and cannot check clients online to ensure they are safe Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent New laws designed to make the internet safer could put sex workers’ lives at risk […]
As the cost of living crisis spreads, more women are starting to sell sex and many are taking greater risks Alexandra Heal in Sheffield and Anna Gross in LondonTiffany smoothed her hair in the bathroom mirror and took off her wedding ring. Little knots were tightening in her stomach. The former civil servant climbed into the car next to […]
Thank you for writing to your MPs to call for the removal of Clause 16 (Schedule 7 – Priority Offences) of the Online Safety Bill. This clause is a dangerous attempt to criminalise sex workers’ online advertising. Our full briefing is here.Hundreds of letters have been sent, reaching 311 MPs – thank you to those […]
SEVERIJA BIELSKYTEWhen the COVID lockdown hit in 2020, Audrey, a sex worker based in Bristol and campaigner for United Sex Workers, found that her client pool shrank dramatically. This put her livelihood at risk and Audrey found herself having to make choices that she didn’t feel completely comfortable with.”What it meant was that [sex workers] had to see clients who […]
Sex workers: Please tell us how the attempt to criminalise adverts in the Online Safety Bill would affect you. We’re collating responses! All will be kept anonymous. Drop us a DM on social media, or email direct ecp@prostitutescollective.net with the subject line ONLINE SAFETY BILL STATEMENT If you haven’t done so already, please use our […]
Exclusive: ‘They will become street-based sex workers which means you have sex with men on the street, down alleys, or sometimes in cars,’ says campaignerMaya Oppenheim Women’s CorrespondentViolence against sex workers will rise under proposed measures outlined in the government’s new online safety bill, campaigners have warned.The legislation will stop sex workers from advertising their services on the internet, […]
The Online Safety Bill was published on 12 May 2021 with the stated aim of cracking down on “harmful” content online. A clause has now been added to the bill to include the offence of “inciting or controlling prostitution for gain” as one of the priority offences that tech companies have to look out for – […]
Please click here to use our quick online tool and template letter to ask your MP to call for the removal of Clause 16 (Section 7 – Priority Offences) of the Online Safety Bill and urge them to speak out against this dangerous attempt to criminalise sex workers’ online advertising. Online Safety Bill: Criminalising sex […]