FILE PHOTO - The U.S. Capitol Building is lit at sunset in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to make it easier to penalise operators of websites that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry.
The bill's passage marks one of the most concrete actions in recent years from the US Congress to tighten regulation of internet firms, which have drawn heavy scrutiny from lawmakers in both parties over the past year due to an array of concerns regarding the size and influence of their platforms.
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