all possible scenarios under state and federal law (which may be financially unfeasible for smaller companies). Online sex workers argued that the bill would harm their safety, as the platforms they use to offer and discuss their services (as an alternative to street prostitution) had begun to reduce their services or shut down entirely because of the bill's threat of liability. Since FOSTA-SESTA passed, sex workers have reported economic instability and increases in violence, as had been predicted. Failure-to-warn lawsuits In Jane Doe No. 14 v. Internet Brands, Inc., the plaintiff filed an action alleging that Internet Brands, Inc.'s failure to warn users of its modelmayhem.com networking website caused her to be a victim of a rape scheme. On May 31, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Communications Decency Act does not bar the plaintiff's failure to warn claim. See also Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act portion of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which contingently protects online service providers from liability for copyright infringement Stanley v. Georgia United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. References External links Legislative history of the Communications Decency Act before amendment. FCC text of the full act. Section 230 Text of FOSTA-SESTA bill that was Presidentially signed into law as Pub.L. 115-164 (PDF (authoritative)) Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions Court decisions applying section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Center for Democracy and Technology Overview of CDA. This refers only to the portion of the act which was struck down. Cybertelecom :: The Communications Decency Act and Sec. 230 Good Samaritan Defense EFF.org, bloggers on section 230 Acts of the 104th United States Congress Internet censorship in the United States United States federal computing legislation Obscenity law