Business Trend. Tech Companies Expand Legislative Interest & Split on Liability Issues. Case in Point:

Oracle repoprtedly broke with other tech companies, to openly back a federal human trafficking bill.

The legislation:Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, sponsored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Robert Portman (R-OH)

What this bill would do:  Amend protections for social networking sites & online platforms such as Google and Facebook from being held legally liable for content shared by those on the site.

What do tech opponents say? These amendments will create endless lawsuits and stifle digital innovation.

Tech Crunch | Oracle breaks with tech industry in backing human trafficking bill