{"id":267147,"date":"2026-06-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/how-adult-workers-are-fighting-for-everyones-online-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:35:25","slug":"how-adult-workers-are-fighting-for-everyones-online-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/how-adult-workers-are-fighting-for-everyones-online-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"How adult workers are fighting for everyone&#8217;s online privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/adult-workers-are-fighting-for-digital-privacy-security\">How adult workers are fighting for everyone&#8217;s online privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/adult-workers-are-fighting-for-digital-privacy-security\">https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/adult-workers-are-fighting-for-digital-privacy-security<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-08 05:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"mashable.com\">mashable.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As governments and tech companies shape the future of online privacy, sex workers around the world are organizing to push back against threats to our freedom of speech and data ownership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know from experience that sex workers are the beta testers for taking away people&#8217;s digital rights,&#8221; says Ana Ornelas, digital policy officer at the European Sex Workers&#8217; Rights Alliance (ESWA). 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