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NEW YORK (AP) — A 1996 law that shields online services from being liable for what their users do would be weakened by a sex-trafficking bill awaiting President Donald Trump's signature.

The law is what allows Facebook, Google and other leading companies to provide communications services. A company that hosts blogs doesn't have to worry about being sued for defamation, for instance, when a user posts nasty things about someone. Likewise, Facebook doesn't have to worry if someone shares advice that turns out to be harmful. In both cases, it's the user who is liable.

But the same provision also...