Sex traffic vics push to sue sites

DON’T EXPECT to hear too much about the #MeToo movement among those victimized by the online sex trafficking of women.

For many, like former prostitute Nikki Bell, making a living in a business that normalizes and thrives on exploitation had become her only option at age 16.

“It wasn’t empowering,” Bell (above) explained to the Daily News. “It was, ‘If I don’t engage in oral sex, I am going to get my head kicked in, I am going to starve.’ It’s only a choice if you have choices.”

Survivors like Bell, 37, are speaking out ahead of an expected Senate vote Monday on a bill that would hold websites accountable for facilitating the illicit trade.

Online advertising has contributed to the explosion of domestic sex trafficking — making buying sex as easy as finding a roommate or selling furniture.

More than 60% percent of survivors have at some point been advertised online, according to a 2015 report from Thorn, a nonprofit that fights child sexual abuse.

While advocates say the legislation — known as FOSTA-SESTA — would allow victims to pursue legal action against culpable websites, critics argue it would stymie free speech on the internet.

Shandra Woworuntu, who became a victim of the business at age 25, wonders why women in her industry don’t get the same acknowledgment as other in the fight against abuse and sexism.

“In the midst of the #MeToo movement, sex trafficking seems to stay in the shadows,” she said.