WanderSovereign
Sex worker safety and sovereignty — FOSTA-SESTA caused 72.45% economic instability increase + 33.8% violence increase, NZ full decrim produced 70% more likely to report violence to police.
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FOSTA-SESTA (2018) was sold as anti-trafficking legislation. The research is unambiguous: a 2019 study found 72.45% of sex workers reported increased economic instability post-FOSTA, and a 2018 Lancet study found 33.8% increase in violence. New Zealand's full decriminalization model — the most rigorously studied — produced sex workers 70% more likely to report violence to police, 64% fewer reported police abuse, and no increase in trafficking. Rhode Island's accidental decriminalization period (2003-2009) produced a 30% decline in rape. The evidence for harm reduction over criminalization is overwhelming, but US policy runs the opposite direction. GoFundMe, PayPal, Venmo, Stripe, and Square all freeze or terminate accounts associated with sex work. Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter/X use shadow banning and demonetization against sex worker content creators. Only 26% of violent crimes against sex workers are reported — because reporting means self-disclosure and potential prosecution. WanderSovereign is the infrastructure that changes that calculus.
Features
- Client screening: community-verified red flag list, screening workflow — documented by people doing the work
- Location sharing with trusted contact before + during work — triple-tap duress alert, no visible phone use
- Check-in timer: if you don't check in, chosen network is notified — standard safety protocol
- FOSTA-SESTA navigator: what's actually criminalized by state vs. what federal law covers
- Evidence documentation for crimes against sex workers: only 26% reported — lower barrier
- Banking alternatives: CDFI credit unions, prepaid infrastructure, crypto, cash management
- WanderRaise integration: deplatforming-proof fundraising — PayPal account seizures are documented
- WanderTax: cash income tax navigation, self-employed, without judgment or interrogation
- Health: testing reminders, affirming provider finder, harm reduction — no sobriety gate
- No exit pressure, no moralizing — NZ research shows decrim improves outcomes, this product embodies that