WorldWE Legislative Priorities

Victory! The Trafficking Survivors Relief Act is now law!

Survivors of human trafficking are often criminalized for situations stemming from their trafficking experiences. Across the U.S., the majority of states have passed criminal record relief for convictions in the state criminal system.

Before the TSRA was signed into law, survivors with federal records had no pathway to clear these records. Now, for the first time, trafficking survivors can clear their federal criminal records. The TSRA also provides comprehensive relief for trafficking survivors, including legal remedies, financial compensation, and access to vital services. This act ensures that survivors are empowered to rebuild their lives and pursue justice without being further victimized by legal or systemic barriers.

For legal assistance with federal vacatur, please contact info@worldwithoutexploitation.org.

Big tech continues to prioritize profit over our children’s well-being. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is the most comprehensive legislation to protect children online pending before Congress, aiming to shift Big Tech’s profit-driven models to children’s protection. KOSA creates a ‘duty of care’ that requires social media companies to place children’s needs at the center of their design. This ensures minors are not exposed to harmful or exploitative material online by requiring that their accounts default to the safest privacy settings, disable private messaging from strangers, and shield them from addictive algorithms. It is time to give our children the protection they deserve; it is time to pass KOSA!

Click here to view The WorldWE Youth Coalition’s campaign on the harms of social media.

Why WorldWE does not support the House version of KOSA (H.R.7757)

We are incredibly disappointed in the new House version of the Kids Online Safety Act. Every day, children are being negatively impacted by social media—predators have unfettered access to sexually exploit children online, children are exposed to harmful content promoting suicide and eating disorders, and the normalization of the digital sex trade continues to rise.

Yet, Big Tech doesn’t care as long as it fuels their profits, and this version of KOSA allows exactly that. Not only does this version gut the duty of care, but it also adds a preemption clause that prevents states from passing any child safety legislation.

That being said, we do not support this version of KOSA in the House and will continue to advocate for passage of the Senate version. We must hold Big Tech accountable for putting profits over children’s safety.

Victory! The Epstein Files Transparency Act is now law!

The Epstein Files Transparency Act calls on the Attorney General to release all unclassified records involving Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and others who have long been shielded by their power and privilege. This legislation puts survivors first by protecting their identities while ensuring that everyone who enabled, facilitated, or profited from exploitation is held accountable. 

The DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consenual Edits Act) addresses the issue of non-consenual sexually-explicit deepfakes. This bill holds individuals accountable for creating, distributing, or soliciting such content. Victims of non-consenual deepfakes are granted a civil legal right of action against those who are responsible for the proliferation of these harmful and exploitative images. It is time to ensure victims of non-consenual deepfakes are granted the federal protections they deserve. 

The Stop CSAM Act creates a new federal civil right of action to allow victims to sue platforms that knowingly host, promote, or fail to remove their child sexual abuse material (CSAM), ensuring survivors have their day in court. It closes longstanding Section 230 loopholes by narrowing platform immunity for companies that knowingly facilitate the distribution of CSAM, making clear that platforms can no longer hide behind blanket legal protections when they fail to act. The bill also strengthens reporting and transparency requirements by mandating annual transparency reports on CSAM detection and removal and requiring faster reporting to the CyberTipline so law enforcement can act quickly to rescue children. Finally, it supports victims through the legal process by authorizing $25 million for guardians ad litem to represent child victims in federal court and $15 million for restitution trustees to help survivors collect court-ordered compensation.