RUS opposes the bill

Our safety, security and right to privacy are threatened by a new bill from the government! The government has submitted a bill that, if passed, will apply from July 1st of this year. According to the bill, online sex work will be included under the Sex Purchase Act, which means that buyers can be fined or even imprisoned, and we who sell will be evicted from our apartments or deported if we are caught selling sexual services (online or IRL). According to the bill, even our innocent partners can be prosecuted for procuring if we work from home. According to the bill, it will be illegal to buy sexual services where the customer can in any way influence the content (for example, customized films or pictures) as well as services where the customer participates (cam shows). This bill is absolutely sick, and it will make us sex workers very vulnerable, both financially but also from a safety and security perspective. In order to enforce the law, it is proposed that the police should cyberspy on sellers and buyers to detect potential online crimes. The bill was introduced in mid-February, and by the end of March it had already become a bill. There is an unusually short time between the bill and the new law being expected to come into force, so we are trying (with very limited resources) to influence society and politicians to prevent this law from passing.