ask yvonne ambrose. here's my plea, be thorough but courageous like the kids that overcome their trauma in 1693, however we can, we're here to get a bill that gets the votes. second, don't let sex trafficking or our children believe we will allow people who traffic in sex with our kids hide in plain sight on the internet. let's not let ignorance of the law be anyone's excuse. three, don't be dissuaded. regardless what anyone says, prosecution for sex trafficking requires criminal intent. no one can be convicted for acting in good faith. amending the 20-year-old decency act is not a sin. even the constitution was amended within 14 years of its adoption. that's, of course, when we accept it the first amendment and the remainder of the bill of rights to the constitution. i must also mention, having served in this body for 24 years here in the senate and house you have the power of the congress's legislative record to budget the underlying purpose of any changes you choose to make to the cda. remember that t

enabling sex traffickers act not only for my baby but for the protection of yours and others yvonne ambrose says her sixteen year old daughter was killed after she was advertised for sex on back page an online classified ad service ambrose wants to hold the website responsible but back page denies this saying they did not advertise their child for years however the company has been accused of allowing its users to post classified ads of prostitutes some even under age according to the national center for missing and exploited children the majority of its child sex trafficking cases involve back page so why not just close the site well under u.s. law internet providers are not liable for user content provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speak of any information provided by another information content provider now tech giants still want to change the law and don't. hundreds of people around the world to be able to go look into those claims and follow the guidelines to take down the content. that we still as hate speech or according to those

pkgyvonne ambrose mother: she was the light of my life yvonne ambrose is a mom from chicago.daughter, desiree, was murdered after being sold for sex on backpage.com. yvonne ambrose mother: if there were stricter rules in place, my child would be alive today. the national center for exploited and missing children says more than 80% of reported child trafficking happens online. senator rob portman says that's why he introduced the "stop enabling sex traffickers act -- or sesta. sen. rob portman (r-oh): as a dad of three kids, you can't believe it's happening in this country. it's a stain on our national character as far as i'm concerned. portman wants to update the communications decency act, which protects websites from being liable for their users' content. the california attorney general told congress the 1996 law needs to allow states to prosecute sites that knowingly facilitate trafficking. california ag: we need the tools to go after these folks. we're fighting with two hands behind our backs. but not everyone is on board with this bill. the internet association -- which

pkgyvonne ambrose mother: she was the light of my life yvonne ambrose is a mom from chicago.her 16- year-old daughter, desiree, was murdered after being sold for sex on backpage.com. yvonne ambrose mother: if there were stricter rules in place, my child would be alive today. the national center for exploited and missing children says more than 80% of reported child trafficking happens online. senator rob portman says that's why he introduced the "stop enabling sex traffickers act -- or sesta. sen. rob portman (r-oh): as a dad of three kids, you can't believe it's happening in this country. it's a stain on our national character as far as i'm concerned. portman wants to update the communications decency act, which protects websites from being liable for their users' content. the california attorney general told congress the 1996 law needs to allow states to prosecute sites that knowingly facilitate trafficking. california ag: we need the tools to go after these folks. we're fighting with two hands behind our backs. but not everyone is on board with this bill. the internet asso

one of the witnesses yvonne ambrose said her daughter was a sex trafficking victim recruited on line and later brutally murdered. this is about two and a half hours. >>> good morning. thank you for