H.R.1865 FOSTA Just passed the senate yesterday with... Staggering bipartisan support, It had passed the house a month ago
Here is the text of the bill https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1865/text
and here https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/fosta-would-be-disaster-online-communities
I suggest every one read this, though it is a bit lengthy.
The TDLR: is a bill written under the guise of stopping sex trafficking, has stripped away the protection of section 230 of the Communications act of 1934 which means companies that run web services will soon be responsible for the actions of their users, even if they are unaware of them, to the point of criminal charges that could result in up to 25 years in prison. This seems possibly to apply retroactively, meaning websites could be punished for stuff their users did, before this became a law.
Reddit started a massive purge of communities that revolve around pretty much anything that can end up being criminal. Guns, drugs, tobacco and alcohol advice on these topics, subreddits dedicated to talking about criminal activities (real or not) etc. Details can be seen here
https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/863xcj/new_addition_to_sitewide_rules_regarding_the_use/
The outrage in the community is extensive.
Craigslist has shut down its personals section and now redirects here
https://www.craigslist.org/about/FOSTA
when you click it. Their statement is short, and succinct.
"US Congress just passed HR 1865, "FOSTA", seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully.
Any tool or service can be misused. We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day.
To the millions of spouses, partners, and couples who met through craigslist, we wish you every happiness!"
I encourage every one to read the first and second link as it is the actual text of the bill, and a much better write up than I could ever hope to get.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communications_Decency_Act
This wiki below covers what section 230 is, what it protects, and what kind of cases have been tested against it in the past.