#badinternetbills — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #badinternetbills, aggregated by home.social.
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🚨 The STOP CSAM Act has been attached to the NDAA 🚨
Shenanigans! The NDAA is a "must-pass" bill, so this is an attempt to sneak STOP CSAM through without a vote on it.
Still, it's far from over; Senate Democrats blocked this version of the NDAA for other reasons, so there may still be a chance to strip things out. And, once the Senate passes something, there will be cross-chamber negotiations.
EFF's Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe and The Internet Society's STOP CSAM Act Threatens Everyone’s Online Safety and Security have more on the problems with this bill.
EFF has an action on the STOP CSAM Act from 2025 that's still very relevant, it just needs some minor tweaking. It doesn't mention the NDAA, so I just changed the first paragraph to
"As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the attachment of the STOP CSAM Act, (S.1829.) to the NDAA."
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications
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🚨 The STOP CSAM Act has been attached to the NDAA 🚨
Shenanigans! The NDAA is a "must-pass" bill, so this is an attempt to sneak STOP CSAM through without a vote on it.
Still, it's far from over; Senate Democrats blocked this version of the NDAA for other reasons, so there may still be a chance to strip things out. And, once the Senate passes something, there will be cross-chamber negotiations.
EFF's Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe and The Internet Society's STOP CSAM Act Threatens Everyone’s Online Safety and Security have more on the problems with this bill.
EFF has an action on the STOP CSAM Act from 2025 that's still very relevant, it just needs some minor tweaking. It doesn't mention the NDAA, so I just changed the first paragraph to
"As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the attachment of the STOP CSAM Act, (S.1829.) to the NDAA."
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (5/N)
And if you're in the US, "N things you can do today to fight bad internet bills" has more suggestions for actions to fight KOSA, the KIDS Act, and other anti-LGBTQIA2S+ surveillance, censorship, and age verification laws
https://fighting-bad-interenet-bills.leaflet.pub/3mpw5sizlpc23
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (5/N)
And if you're in the US, "N things you can do today to fight bad internet bills" has more suggestions for actions to fight KOSA, the KIDS Act, and other anti-LGBTQIA2S+ surveillance, censorship, and age verification laws
https://fighting-bad-interenet-bills.leaflet.pub/3mpw5sizlpc23
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (4/N)
If you're in the US,
Contact your Senators and tell them to say NO to bad interenet bills that surveil and censor the net. How?
@fight's https://badinternetbills.com, makes it easy to contact Congress.
Or you can just contact your legislators offices directly via the US Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3124, calling their offices directly, or using their web contact form. It doesn't have to be fancy, just make sure it includes a specific ask like "Please vote NO on KOSA, the KIDS Act, and other bad internet bills that would censor and surveill the net" -- although if you want go into more detail on why these bills are harmful to you and their other constituents, that's even better.
For updates and new actions, @fight and @eff are great accounts to follow. And I also post about this kind of stuff frequently!
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (4/N)
If you're in the US,
Contact your Senators and tell them to say NO to bad interenet bills that surveil and censor the net. How?
@fight's https://badinternetbills.com, makes it easy to contact Congress.
Or you can just contact your legislators offices directly via the US Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3124, calling their offices directly, or using their web contact form. It doesn't have to be fancy, just make sure it includes a specific ask like "Please vote NO on KOSA, the KIDS Act, and other bad internet bills that would censor and surveill the net" -- although if you want go into more detail on why these bills are harmful to you and their other constituents, that's even better.
For updates and new actions, @fight and @eff are great accounts to follow. And I also post about this kind of stuff frequently!
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This could make it much easier for Congress to ram a NATIONAL age verification law through as they continue debating 19 #badinternetbills
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Even if you are not from the US, you can sign this petition,too!!! #ageverification #privacy #freedomofspeech #internet #badinternetbills #section230 #important
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-congress-read-this-website-before-you-make-changes-to-section-230?nowrapper=true -
Even if you are not from the US, you can sign this petition,too!!! #ageverification #privacy #freedomofspeech #internet #badinternetbills #section230 #important
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-congress-read-this-website-before-you-make-changes-to-section-230?nowrapper=true -
⚠️ Here's info that paints the urgency around the internet bills.
There is a minimum of 36 hours between passing from subcommittee to when it can be voted on in committee. It sounds like they are trying to slam it through.
Call your reps!
https://www.techpolicy.press/house-subcommittee-advances-18-child-online-safety-bills/
#BadInternetBills #Censorship #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #ScreenAct #Section230 #Section230Reform #USpol #USgov #Privacy #PoliticalAction #resist #UScongress #Section230 #OnlineIDcheck #KOSA #SCREENAct #EarnItAct #CooperDavisAct #stopcsam
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⚠️ Here's info that paints the urgency around the internet bills.
There is a minimum of 36 hours between passing from subcommittee to when it can be voted on in committee. It sounds like they are trying to slam it through.
Call your reps!
https://www.techpolicy.press/house-subcommittee-advances-18-child-online-safety-bills/
#BadInternetBills #Censorship #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #ScreenAct #Section230 #Section230Reform #USpol #USgov #Privacy #PoliticalAction #resist #UScongress #Section230 #OnlineIDcheck #KOSA #SCREENAct #EarnItAct #CooperDavisAct #stopcsam
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🚨⚠️ URGENT ‼️ Congress is pushing through 18 bills that could age-gate and censor the internet as we speak.
Call the House Energy and Commerce committee + your own representatives and tell them you OPPOSE these efforts!
#BadInternetBills #Censorship #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #ScreenAct #Section230 #Section230Reform #USpol #USgov #Privacy #PoliticalAction #resist #UScongress #Section230 #OnlineIDcheck #KOSA #SCREENAct #EarnItAct #CooperDavisAct #stopcsam
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🚨⚠️ URGENT ‼️ Congress is pushing through 18 bills that could age-gate and censor the internet as we speak.
Call the House Energy and Commerce committee + your own representatives and tell them you OPPOSE these efforts!
#BadInternetBills #Censorship #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #ScreenAct #Section230 #Section230Reform #USpol #USgov #Privacy #PoliticalAction #resist #UScongress #Section230 #OnlineIDcheck #KOSA #SCREENAct #EarnItAct #CooperDavisAct #stopcsam
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RE: https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/115727078744271749
I say this about every Privacy Guides video, because it is repeatedly true, but this video is our best one yet 🤩 https://youtu.be/q0hE4EM7RRo
And this is an absolutely critical watch if you're in the U.S.A., or at least contact your reps via https://www.badinternetbills.com/ if you don't watch. The bills being proposed (largely by Democrats, they are not fighting for you!) will have a devastating global impact on free speech and privacy online.
#AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #KOSA #ScreenAct #Section230 #Section230Reform #USpol #USgov #Privacy #Censorship #Activism #Interview #TaylorLorenz #PrivacyGuides #BadInternetBills
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RE: https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/115727078744271749
I say this about every Privacy Guides video, because it is repeatedly true, but this video is our best one yet 🤩 https://youtu.be/q0hE4EM7RRo
And this is an absolutely critical watch if you're in the U.S.A., or at least contact your reps via https://www.badinternetbills.com/ if you don't watch. The bills being proposed (largely by Democrats, they are not fighting for you!) will have a devastating global impact on free speech and privacy online.
#AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #KOSA #ScreenAct #Section230 #Section230Reform #USpol #USgov #Privacy #Censorship #Activism #Interview #TaylorLorenz #PrivacyGuides #BadInternetBills
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Last week in the United States of America, Congress began fast-tracking nearly 20 bills in a massive effort to enact massive censorship on the internet, decimate your ability to use computers privately, and severely restrict free speech online.
We sat down with @taylorlorenz to dissect these 'Bad Internet Bills' and what you need to know to stop them: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/12/16/taylor-lorenz-on-kosa-the-screen-act-and-repealing-section-230/
:peertube: https://neat.tube/w/tS3ho29H2YTJJjEh8sXuNy
:youtube: https://youtu.be/q0hE4EM7RRo#KOSA #BadInternetBills #SCREENAct #AppStoreAccountabilityAct #USpol #USgov #Trump #Censorship #Privacy #AgeVerification #TaylorLorenz #USA #US #PrivacyGuides #Video
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Last week in the United States of America, Congress began fast-tracking nearly 20 bills in a massive effort to enact massive censorship on the internet, decimate your ability to use computers privately, and severely restrict free speech online.
We sat down with @taylorlorenz to dissect these 'Bad Internet Bills' and what you need to know to stop them: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/12/16/taylor-lorenz-on-kosa-the-screen-act-and-repealing-section-230/
:peertube: https://neat.tube/w/tS3ho29H2YTJJjEh8sXuNy
:youtube: https://youtu.be/q0hE4EM7RRo#KOSA #BadInternetBills #SCREENAct #AppStoreAccountabilityAct #USpol #USgov #Trump #Censorship #Privacy #AgeVerification #TaylorLorenz #USA #US #PrivacyGuides #Video
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CW: KOSA / Age verification / Bad Internet Bills update
As expected, the House subcommittee voted today to advance #KOSA and the other bills in the package (including the App Store Accountability Act, the SCREEN Act, and COPPA 2.0). Somewhat surprisingly, though, they had voice votes on KOSA and COPPA -- and all the Democrats voted against them. So there certainly isn't a bipartisan consensus!
To be clear, a lot of the D's voted against KOSA for a not-so-good reason: the House version removes the unconstitutional "duty of care" from the Senate version, and Rep. Kim Schreier (D-WA) and another D on the committee spoke passionately about the need to restore it. No! Please don't do that! LBGTQIA2S+,, reproductive justice, civil rights, and digital rights organizations have long opposed KOSA's duty of care because it would give Trump's FTC the power to sue apps and websites that don’t take measures to “prevent and mitigate” various harms to minors that are vague enough to chill a significant amount of protected speech.
Still, no matter what the reasons are, it's very good that the D's voted against it -- it highlights that there isn't consensus. And as some of the speakers on the live stream @fight hosted during the markup highlighted, some of the D's may well have been against it for some of the right reasons too.
So thanks to everybody who took action! As Fight highlighted, the wave of literally thousands of calls this week got noticed, so your activism really does make a difference!
(Here's the recording of the livestream -- it's a really excellent discussion, with a ton of insights on the political process in general as well as the specific bills.)
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CW: KOSA / Age verification / Bad Internet Bills update
As expected, the House subcommittee voted today to advance #KOSA and the other bills in the package (including the App Store Accountability Act, the SCREEN Act, and COPPA 2.0). Somewhat surprisingly, though, they had voice votes on KOSA and COPPA -- and all the Democrats voted against them. So there certainly isn't a bipartisan consensus!
To be clear, a lot of the D's voted against KOSA for a not-so-good reason: the House version removes the unconstitutional "duty of care" from the Senate version, and Rep. Kim Schreier (D-WA) and another D on the committee spoke passionately about the need to restore it. No! Please don't do that! LBGTQIA2S+,, reproductive justice, civil rights, and digital rights organizations have long opposed KOSA's duty of care because it would give Trump's FTC the power to sue apps and websites that don’t take measures to “prevent and mitigate” various harms to minors that are vague enough to chill a significant amount of protected speech.
Still, no matter what the reasons are, it's very good that the D's voted against it -- it highlights that there isn't consensus. And as some of the speakers on the live stream @fight hosted during the markup highlighted, some of the D's may well have been against it for some of the right reasons too.
So thanks to everybody who took action! As Fight highlighted, the wave of literally thousands of calls this week got noticed, so your activism really does make a difference!
(Here's the recording of the livestream -- it's a really excellent discussion, with a ton of insights on the political process in general as well as the specific bills.)
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NEW: Our latest report examines the impact of flawed internet law, FOSTA-SESTA and how it has caused widespread harm for those at the intersection of sex work + other marginalized identities—especially LGBTQ+ individuals. Share widely!
#BadInternetBills #sestafosta #internet #censorship
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/impact-report-FOSTA-SESTA.pdf
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NEW: Our latest report examines the impact of flawed internet law, FOSTA-SESTA and how it has caused widespread harm for those at the intersection of sex work + other marginalized identities—especially LGBTQ+ individuals. Share widely!
#BadInternetBills #sestafosta #internet #censorship
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/impact-report-FOSTA-SESTA.pdf
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Journalists and sources rely on end-to-end encryption to communicate securely and report news stories like the Panama Papers.
Congress must reject EARN IT, STOP CSAM, and KOSA, three #BadInternetBills discouraging platforms from offering it. https://freedom.press/news/bills-threaten-encrypted-platforms-used-by-journalists/
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If you’re a teenager, the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA) could have a disastrous impact on your ability to use many apps, platforms, and websites. Here’s why you should oppose it. #STOPKOSA #BadInternetBills https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/young-people-should-oppose-kids-online-safety-act
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If you’re a teenager, the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA) could have a disastrous impact on your ability to use many apps, platforms, and websites. Here’s why you should oppose it. #STOPKOSA #BadInternetBills https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/young-people-should-oppose-kids-online-safety-act
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As expected, KOSA passed through the Senate Commerce Committee today. But notably, Senators Cantwell and Markey both mentioned that they've been hearing from constituents about how #KOSA will harm youth, especially LGBTQ+ youth. This is huge, and we still have a chance to kill the bill.
So thanks to everybody who called or wrote your legislators!
And just a reminder, there are several other #BadInternetBills also working their way through Congress. @eff has a thread here. If you're in the US, please contact Congress about these bills -- when enough of us do it, it makes a difference! https://mastodon.social/@eff/110775896712632583
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As expected, KOSA passed through the Senate Commerce Committee today. But notably, Senators Cantwell and Markey both mentioned that they've been hearing from constituents about how #KOSA will harm youth, especially LGBTQ+ youth. This is huge, and we still have a chance to kill the bill.
So thanks to everybody who called or wrote your legislators!
And just a reminder, there are several other #BadInternetBills also working their way through Congress. @eff has a thread here. If you're in the US, please contact Congress about these bills -- when enough of us do it, it makes a difference! https://mastodon.social/@eff/110775896712632583
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These internet bills have to stop.
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Do you have five minutes to help us tell Congress not to ruin encryption, privacy, and free speech? We’ve made it clear that these #BadInternetBills are terrible ideas, but Congress is now considering packaging them together—possibly into must-pass legislation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills
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Do you have five minutes to help us tell Congress not to ruin encryption, privacy, and free speech? We’ve made it clear that these #BadInternetBills are terrible ideas, but Congress is now considering packaging them together—possibly into must-pass legislation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills
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And speaking of "Stop CSAM", it won't actually stop CSAM. Here's how EFF describes it
"But if the STOP CSAM Act passes, it would make it a crime to offer encryption, because it could "facilitate" the sharing of illegal child abuse material (CSAM)—even if there's no evidence that a platform or service intended to do so."
Here's EFF's action page: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications
Or, to find out more, here's EFF's deep dive
@jdp23 @oliphant @letsbekind2 @TNLNYC @seachanger @benjamim @Gargron
@privacy
#BadInternetBills #STOPCSAM -
And speaking of "Stop CSAM", it won't actually stop CSAM. Here's how EFF describes it
"But if the STOP CSAM Act passes, it would make it a crime to offer encryption, because it could "facilitate" the sharing of illegal child abuse material (CSAM)—even if there's no evidence that a platform or service intended to do so."
Here's EFF's action page: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications
Or, to find out more, here's EFF's deep dive
@jdp23 @oliphant @letsbekind2 @TNLNYC @seachanger @benjamim @Gargron
@privacy
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Disappointed to see Senator Durbin attacking Mastodon like this; the STOP CSAM Act is one of the #BadInternetBills that threatens user privacy.
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Disappointed to see Senator Durbin attacking Mastodon like this; the STOP CSAM Act is one of the #BadInternetBills that threatens user privacy.
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#followfriday for #digitalrights -- and #BadInternetBills campaign!
This post is US-focused, see the reply for European digital rights advocates.
@fight - their page at https://badinternetbills.com/ has links to take action!
@eff -- their page on You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills also has links to take action!
@evangreer -- Digital Rights Groups Launch Week of Action Against 'Bad Internet Bills' has quotes from Evan on #KOSA
@evacide -- EFF's Director of Cybersecurity
@pluralistic, Cory Doctorow's linkblog.
@KelsonV , whose Lemmy post put the Bad Internet Bills on a lot of people's radar.
@bad_internet_bills and @BadInternetBills, for news and actions.
Can the Fediverse Help Stop Bad Internet Bills? has more on why #KOSA, #EARNIT, #STOPCSAM, and the other bad internet bills are so bad -- including the threats to encryption and the harms they'll cause to LGBTQIA2S+ people -- and how #fediverse activism can help make a difference.
Here's four easy ways to help:
Upvote and boost posts in @bad_internet_bills -- and cross-post them to other communities and magazines where they're on-topic
On Mastodon, boost posts on the #BadInternetBills and #KOSA hashtags
Get the word out on other social networks too
If you live in the US, contact your legislators using Fight for the Future’s https://www.badinternetbills.com/
[Edited to add Cory Doctorow's linkblog, and to highlith that this i the US version]
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#followfriday for #digitalrights -- and #BadInternetBills campaign!
This post is US-focused, see the reply for European digital rights advocates.
@fight - their page at https://badinternetbills.com/ has links to take action!
@eff -- their page on You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills also has links to take action!
@evangreer -- Digital Rights Groups Launch Week of Action Against 'Bad Internet Bills' has quotes from Evan on #KOSA
@evacide -- EFF's Director of Cybersecurity
@pluralistic, Cory Doctorow's linkblog.
@KelsonV , whose Lemmy post put the Bad Internet Bills on a lot of people's radar.
@bad_internet_bills and @BadInternetBills, for news and actions.
Can the Fediverse Help Stop Bad Internet Bills? has more on why #KOSA, #EARNIT, #STOPCSAM, and the other bad internet bills are so bad -- including the threats to encryption and the harms they'll cause to LGBTQIA2S+ people -- and how #fediverse activism can help make a difference.
Here's four easy ways to help:
Upvote and boost posts in @bad_internet_bills -- and cross-post them to other communities and magazines where they're on-topic
On Mastodon, boost posts on the #BadInternetBills and #KOSA hashtags
Get the word out on other social networks too
If you live in the US, contact your legislators using Fight for the Future’s https://www.badinternetbills.com/
[Edited to add Cory Doctorow's linkblog, and to highlith that this i the US version]
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Can the fediverse help stop #BadInternetBills?
A post by yours truly on @[email protected] , looking at the Bad Internet Bills Week of Action that @fight@fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org @[email protected] ACLU Woodhull and other organizations just kicked off -- along with thoughts about the fediverse as an activism platform more generally.
https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/can-the-fediverse-help-stop-bad-internet-bills/
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Can the fediverse help stop #BadInternetBills?
A post by yours truly on @[email protected] , looking at the Bad Internet Bills Week of Action that @fight@fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org @[email protected] ACLU Woodhull and other organizations just kicked off -- along with thoughts about the fediverse as an activism platform more generally.
https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/can-the-fediverse-help-stop-bad-internet-bills/
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Social activism in the past has relied heavily on networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. With the fediverse growing as fast as it is, our writer asks: can we do effective activism, too?
https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/can-the-fediverse-help-stop-bad-internet-bills/
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Social activism in the past has relied heavily on networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. With the fediverse growing as fast as it is, our writer asks: can we do effective activism, too?
https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/can-the-fediverse-help-stop-bad-internet-bills/
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Can the Fediverse Help Stop Bad Internet Bills?
Activism has historically worked best on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit in the past. With the shift in those networks, we have to wonder about the Fediverse.
The July 20-28 Week of Action is a good time to experiment!https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/can-the-fediverse-help-stop-bad-internet-bills/
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CW: Why KOSA is harmful to LGBTQIA2S+ people (US-focused, activism)
The "Kids Online Safety Act" (KOSA) sounds like a good bill. Who doesn't want kids to be safe online? But KOSA wouldn't actually make kids safer -- and the way it's written would be especially harmful to LGBTQIA2S+ people.
As over 90 Human Rights and LGBTQ groups said in a letter the sent to Congress last year Opposing KOSA
"KOSA establishes a burdensome, vague “duty of care” to prevent harms to minors for a broad range of online services that are reasonably likely to be used by a person under the age of 17. While KOSA’s aims of preventing harassment, exploitation, and mental health trauma for minors are laudable, the legislation is unfortunately likely to have damaging unintended consequences for young people.
KOSA would require online services to “prevent” a set of harms to minors, which is effectively an instruction to employ broad content filtering to limit minors’ access to certain online content. Content filtering is notoriously imprecise; filtering used by schools and libraries in response to the Children’s Internet Protection Act has curtailed access to critical information such as sex education or resources for LGBTQ+ youth. Online services would face substantial pressure to over-moderate, including from state Attorneys General seeking to make political points about what kind of information is appropriate for young people.
At a time when books with LGBTQ+ themes are being banned from school libraries and people providing healthcare to trans children are being falsely accused of “grooming,” KOSA would cut off another vital avenue of access to information for vulnerable youth."
https://cdt.org/press/more-than-90-human-rights-and-lgbtq-groups-sign-letter-opposing-kosa/
KOSA has.a markup session in the Senate next week, so now's a criical time to be telling Congress that we don't want this bad internet bill. So please help get the word out -- and if you're in the US, EFF's KOSA action page makes it easy to contact Congress