Essence asks Maddie to discuss if TikTok is a great new social media or the bane of our existence. Maddie asks Essence to discuss the misnomers of sex trafficking and sex work more broadly.

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Episode’s resources and bonus material:

• TikTok
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2020/01/31/tiktok-why-the-enormous-success/?sh=4594b9b365d1
• https://brandastic.com/blog/what-is-tiktok-and-why-is-it-so-popular/
• Sex Trafficking
• https://www.theverge.com/21273768/section-230-explained-internet-speech-law-definition-guide-free-moderation
• https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/
• https://theconversation.com/sex-trafficking-isnt-what-you-think-4-myths-debunked-and-1-real-world-way-to-prevent-sexual-exploitation-158852\
• https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/13/17172762/fosta-sesta-backpage-230-internet-freedom
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/03/04/why-laws-fight-sex-trafficking-often-backfire/
• https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/07/why-sex-work-should-be-decriminalized
• https://www.aclu.org/news/topic/its-time-to-decriminalize-sex-work/
• https://www.vox.com/2019/8/2/20692327/sex-work-decriminalization-prostitution-new-york-dc
• https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1358&context=mjlr
• https://www.thenation.com/article/society/sex-workers-coronavirus/