Hey there What's Next readers! This week we'll be looking at a constitutional challenge to the controversial new Section 230 law aimed at curbing sex trafficking, along with what the EU's ginormous antitrust fine against Google says about big tech's future under the microscope of international regulators — plus a few additional bits from the intersection of law and tech.

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Watch This Space: Is FOSTA Unconstitutional?

You all remember the debate in Congress over FOSTA (aka SESTA), the bill approved earlier this year carving a hole in Section 230 immunity for Internet companies when it comes to sex trafficking-related web content. Now, the battle has moved to the courts. Last week, a D.C. federal judge held the first hearing in a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others to pause enforcement of FOSTA. EFF says the law is “muzzling Internet users and forcing online platforms to censor their users.”