WASHINGTON—Top House Republicans have embraced far-reaching legislation aimed at making it easier for underage victims or prosecutors to hold websites and online services accountable for sex trafficking. The House on Tuesday is set to take up the proposed changes, which would give victims a stronger chance of winning civil lawsuits against websites by limiting the broad federal immunity online businesses now enjoy under a 1990s law. Trafficking suits against these businesses have usually been tossed out of court because of...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 27, 2018 12:00 UTC