#kidsonlinesafetyact — Public Fediverse posts

I've been asking the Christian right this question for over a decade now, and so far not a single one of them has been able to explain to me in what tangible, measurable way are kids harmed by seeing a pair of tits on a computer screen.

#Censorship #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #DigitalID #Surveillance #MassSurveillance #Politics #Evangelicals #Religion

Call me pessimistic, but I think we just have to make peace with the fact that the internet we've known for the past 30 years is coming to an end and we're entering a full on fascist surveillance state.

We should make our preparations for this now and not right before the legislation takes effect.

I'd like for things to work out and these bills either fail to pass or get struck down in court but I feel that ain't going to happen. So many people will get hurt because of this.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ak1wfxs7bm0m0001

Call me pessimistic, but I think we just have to make peace with the fact that the internet we've known for the past 30 years is coming to an end and we're entering a full on fascist surveillance state.

We should make our preparations for this now and not right before the legislation takes effect.

I'd like for things to work out and these bills either fail to pass or get struck down in court but I feel that ain't going to happen. So many people will get hurt because of this.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ak1wfxs7bm0m0001

Call me pessimistic, but I think we just have to make peace with the fact that the internet we've known for the past 30 years is coming to an end and we're entering a full on fascist surveillance state.

We should make our preparations for this now and not right before the legislation takes effect.

I'd like for things to work out and these bills either fail to pass or get struck down in court but I feel that ain't going to happen. So many people will get hurt because of this.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ak1wfxs7bm0m0001

Call me pessimistic, but I think we just have to make peace with the fact that the internet we've known for the past 30 years is coming to an end and we're entering a full on fascist surveillance state.

We should make our preparations for this now and not right before the legislation takes effect.

I'd like for things to work out and these bills either fail to pass or get struck down in court but I feel that ain't going to happen. So many people will get hurt because of this.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ak1wfxs7bm0m0001

Call me pessimistic, but I think we just have to make peace with the fact that the internet we've known for the past 30 years is coming to an end and we're entering a full on fascist surveillance state.

We should make our preparations for this now and not right before the legislation takes effect.

I'd like for things to work out and these bills either fail to pass or get struck down in court but I feel that ain't going to happen. So many people will get hurt because of this.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ak1wfxs7bm0m0001

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various "child safety" bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/12/congress/cruz-seeks-to-advance-senate-kids-privacy-proposals-in-next-six-weeks-00825098

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026

#Bipartisan even! #DoublePlusUngood!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be #Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove #anonymity from the #Internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented #MassSurveillance and #censorship.

Taylor Lorenz
March 5 2026, 12:20 p.m.

"In August 2024, the Biden administration hosted hundreds of influencers at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference. Neera Tanden, a senior Biden adviser, took to the stage and bemoaned anonymity online. The influencers alongside her agreed, pushing the idea that anonymous speech on the internet is harmful, and regulation is needed to force the use of real names on social media. The audience whispered excitedly as those on stage spoke about how proposed laws like the #kidsonlinesafetyact or #KOSA, could unmask every troll.

"This narrative of online safety, particularly in relation to children, has become central to the bipartisan effort to #censor and #deanonymize the internet for everyone. Today, a package of a dozen 'child online safety' bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society. #Whistleblowers exposing #corporate wrongdoing could be tracked and fired, #GovernmentEmployees speaking out about illegal behavior or bad policies could face prosecution, and #activists #OrganizingProtests could be identified and surveilled before ever setting foot on the street.

"Already, the U.S. government is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas seeking to unmask hundreds of anonymously run #AntiICE social media accounts. These laws would make it all the more easier for the government to target and prosecute those who dissent.
Vulnerable members of society will suffer most. #TransPeople under attack from the government could be identified and outed without their consent.

"Undocumented #immigrants could be cut off from the ability to communicate and connect with advocates. Young people seeking #abortions in states with restrictive laws might no longer have the ability to access information safely and anonymously.

"Not only will a de-anonymized internet be valuable to the government as it seeks to tighten control, it will also make it easier for any #corporation or bad actor to intimidate, #blackmail, or exploit people by leveraging their own data against them."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/al8if

#USPol #Orwellian #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #Corporatocracy #CharacteristicsOfFascism #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

#Bipartisan even! #DoublePlusUngood!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be #Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove #anonymity from the #Internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented #MassSurveillance and #censorship.

Taylor Lorenz
March 5 2026, 12:20 p.m.

"In August 2024, the Biden administration hosted hundreds of influencers at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference. Neera Tanden, a senior Biden adviser, took to the stage and bemoaned anonymity online. The influencers alongside her agreed, pushing the idea that anonymous speech on the internet is harmful, and regulation is needed to force the use of real names on social media. The audience whispered excitedly as those on stage spoke about how proposed laws like the #kidsonlinesafetyact or #KOSA, could unmask every troll.

"This narrative of online safety, particularly in relation to children, has become central to the bipartisan effort to #censor and #deanonymize the internet for everyone. Today, a package of a dozen 'child online safety' bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society. #Whistleblowers exposing #corporate wrongdoing could be tracked and fired, #GovernmentEmployees speaking out about illegal behavior or bad policies could face prosecution, and #activists #OrganizingProtests could be identified and surveilled before ever setting foot on the street.

"Already, the U.S. government is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas seeking to unmask hundreds of anonymously run #AntiICE social media accounts. These laws would make it all the more easier for the government to target and prosecute those who dissent.
Vulnerable members of society will suffer most. #TransPeople under attack from the government could be identified and outed without their consent.

"Undocumented #immigrants could be cut off from the ability to communicate and connect with advocates. Young people seeking #abortions in states with restrictive laws might no longer have the ability to access information safely and anonymously.

"Not only will a de-anonymized internet be valuable to the government as it seeks to tighten control, it will also make it easier for any #corporation or bad actor to intimidate, #blackmail, or exploit people by leveraging their own data against them."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/al8if

#USPol #Orwellian #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #Corporatocracy #CharacteristicsOfFascism #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

#Bipartisan even! #DoublePlusUngood!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be #Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove #anonymity from the #Internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented #MassSurveillance and #censorship.

Taylor Lorenz
March 5 2026, 12:20 p.m.

"In August 2024, the Biden administration hosted hundreds of influencers at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference. Neera Tanden, a senior Biden adviser, took to the stage and bemoaned anonymity online. The influencers alongside her agreed, pushing the idea that anonymous speech on the internet is harmful, and regulation is needed to force the use of real names on social media. The audience whispered excitedly as those on stage spoke about how proposed laws like the #kidsonlinesafetyact or #KOSA, could unmask every troll.

"This narrative of online safety, particularly in relation to children, has become central to the bipartisan effort to #censor and #deanonymize the internet for everyone. Today, a package of a dozen 'child online safety' bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society. #Whistleblowers exposing #corporate wrongdoing could be tracked and fired, #GovernmentEmployees speaking out about illegal behavior or bad policies could face prosecution, and #activists #OrganizingProtests could be identified and surveilled before ever setting foot on the street.

"Already, the U.S. government is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas seeking to unmask hundreds of anonymously run #AntiICE social media accounts. These laws would make it all the more easier for the government to target and prosecute those who dissent.
Vulnerable members of society will suffer most. #TransPeople under attack from the government could be identified and outed without their consent.

"Undocumented #immigrants could be cut off from the ability to communicate and connect with advocates. Young people seeking #abortions in states with restrictive laws might no longer have the ability to access information safely and anonymously.

"Not only will a de-anonymized internet be valuable to the government as it seeks to tighten control, it will also make it easier for any #corporation or bad actor to intimidate, #blackmail, or exploit people by leveraging their own data against them."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/al8if

#USPol #Orwellian #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #Corporatocracy #CharacteristicsOfFascism #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

#Bipartisan even! #DoublePlusUngood!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be #Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove #anonymity from the #Internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented #MassSurveillance and #censorship.

Taylor Lorenz
March 5 2026, 12:20 p.m.

"In August 2024, the Biden administration hosted hundreds of influencers at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference. Neera Tanden, a senior Biden adviser, took to the stage and bemoaned anonymity online. The influencers alongside her agreed, pushing the idea that anonymous speech on the internet is harmful, and regulation is needed to force the use of real names on social media. The audience whispered excitedly as those on stage spoke about how proposed laws like the #kidsonlinesafetyact or #KOSA, could unmask every troll.

"This narrative of online safety, particularly in relation to children, has become central to the bipartisan effort to #censor and #deanonymize the internet for everyone. Today, a package of a dozen 'child online safety' bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society. #Whistleblowers exposing #corporate wrongdoing could be tracked and fired, #GovernmentEmployees speaking out about illegal behavior or bad policies could face prosecution, and #activists #OrganizingProtests could be identified and surveilled before ever setting foot on the street.

"Already, the U.S. government is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas seeking to unmask hundreds of anonymously run #AntiICE social media accounts. These laws would make it all the more easier for the government to target and prosecute those who dissent.
Vulnerable members of society will suffer most. #TransPeople under attack from the government could be identified and outed without their consent.

"Undocumented #immigrants could be cut off from the ability to communicate and connect with advocates. Young people seeking #abortions in states with restrictive laws might no longer have the ability to access information safely and anonymously.

"Not only will a de-anonymized internet be valuable to the government as it seeks to tighten control, it will also make it easier for any #corporation or bad actor to intimidate, #blackmail, or exploit people by leveraging their own data against them."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/al8if

#USPol #Orwellian #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #Corporatocracy #CharacteristicsOfFascism #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

#Bipartisan even! #DoublePlusUngood!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be #Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove #anonymity from the #Internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented #MassSurveillance and #censorship.

Taylor Lorenz
March 5 2026, 12:20 p.m.

"In August 2024, the Biden administration hosted hundreds of influencers at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference. Neera Tanden, a senior Biden adviser, took to the stage and bemoaned anonymity online. The influencers alongside her agreed, pushing the idea that anonymous speech on the internet is harmful, and regulation is needed to force the use of real names on social media. The audience whispered excitedly as those on stage spoke about how proposed laws like the #kidsonlinesafetyact or #KOSA, could unmask every troll.

"This narrative of online safety, particularly in relation to children, has become central to the bipartisan effort to #censor and #deanonymize the internet for everyone. Today, a package of a dozen 'child online safety' bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society. #Whistleblowers exposing #corporate wrongdoing could be tracked and fired, #GovernmentEmployees speaking out about illegal behavior or bad policies could face prosecution, and #activists #OrganizingProtests could be identified and surveilled before ever setting foot on the street.

"Already, the U.S. government is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas seeking to unmask hundreds of anonymously run #AntiICE social media accounts. These laws would make it all the more easier for the government to target and prosecute those who dissent.
Vulnerable members of society will suffer most. #TransPeople under attack from the government could be identified and outed without their consent.

"Undocumented #immigrants could be cut off from the ability to communicate and connect with advocates. Young people seeking #abortions in states with restrictive laws might no longer have the ability to access information safely and anonymously.

"Not only will a de-anonymized internet be valuable to the government as it seeks to tighten control, it will also make it easier for any #corporation or bad actor to intimidate, #blackmail, or exploit people by leveraging their own data against them."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/al8if

#USPol #Orwellian #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #Corporatocracy #CharacteristicsOfFascism #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

Well, the markup is officially on the House E&C Committee schedule. Looks like they chose the following bills:
-Children and Teen's Online Privacy Protection Act (aka COPPA 2.0)
-App Store Accountability Act
-Sammy's Law
-KIDS Act (an amalgam of various bills [specific bills detailed below])

The KIDS Act is an amalgam of the following bills:
-SCREEN Act
-Kids Online Safety Act
-Safe Messaging for Kids Act
-SPY Kids Act
-Safer GAMING Act
-SAFE BOTs Act
-Safe Social Media Act
-No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
-Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
-Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
-AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act)
-Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act

Other notes about the KIDS Act:
-Bill number is "H.R.7757"
-The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the court that would handle challenges
-Challenges to the KIDS Act as a whole must be made within 90 days of enactment (60 days for specific acts/findings/determinations/etc. made under the bill)
-The House seems to be going through with their version of KOSA (which will no doubt cause conflict with the Senate, who want their version)
-Explicitly forbids doing the following in the bill's name:
A: Censorship of 1st amendment protected speech
B: Weakening/Restricting of COPPA
C: Prevention of the moderation of spam, criminal activity, and security risks.
D: Weakening/Altering of Section 230
E: Breaking/Circumvention of encryption
F: Precluding the use of any form of encryption (including end-to-end encryption)
G: Requiring indefinite retention of user data
H: Requiring the affirmative collection of any
personal information with respect to age that is not
collected already in the normal course of business.

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ajdd0d377qm503lz

According to @[email protected] :

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to a full committee markup on the package of "child safety" bills they discussed back in December this week (KOSA, App Store Accountability Act, SCREEN Act, etc.).

This will bring us that much closer to an extremely censored internet that will not keep kids safe. It's mass surveillance and censorship.

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #Censorship #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #US #UnitedStates

"During this gripping conversation, we explore how supposed “child safety” legislation transforms into #censorship machinery and why EFF’s approach to #DigitalRights battles requires both individual protection and systemic reform."

#UKPol #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA
#EUPol #DigitalServicesAct #DSA
#USPol #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #KOSA

https://guykawasaki.com/who-defends-your-digital-rights-meet-effs-cindy-cohn/

Americans!

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on bills like KOSA on December 9th (originally scheduled November 18th)!

A watered-down version of KOSA is being drafted in the House and will be included in a package of up to a dozen dangerous "child safety" bills (COPPA 2.0, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act, etc.).

House GOP on the relevant committee hope this package deal will get key House GOP to drop their opposition to KOSA. However, there will be friction between both chambers.

Why? It's regarding the highly controversial "duty of care" provision in KOSA. House GOP wants it out while Blackburn and relevant House Democrats want it to remain in. Ted Cruz, who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has remained on the fence between the two sides but will pick a side soon.

Contact your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #SocialMedia #Censorship #US #UnitedStates

Americans!

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on bills like KOSA on December 9th (originally scheduled November 18th)!

A watered-down version of KOSA is being drafted in the House and will be included in a package of up to a dozen dangerous "child safety" bills (COPPA 2.0, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act, etc.).

House GOP on the relevant committee hope this package deal will get key House GOP to drop their opposition to KOSA. However, there will be friction between both chambers.

Why? It's regarding the highly controversial "duty of care" provision in KOSA. House GOP wants it out while Blackburn and relevant House Democrats want it to remain in. Ted Cruz, who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has remained on the fence between the two sides but will pick a side soon.

Contact your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #DigitalRights #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #SocialMedia #UnitedStates #US #FreeSpeech #Censorship

URGENT UPDATE: Senators Blumenthal and Blackburn plan to push a vote on the Kids Online Safety Act as soon as the shutdown ends and the U.S. Government is reopened (i.e. by the end of this year).

They plan to do this by attaching KOSA to a "child safety" package that the House Energy and Commerce committee will vote on.

https://5calls.org/issue/kids-online-safety-act-kosa/

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #KOSA #SocialMedia #DigitalRights

The Kids Online Safety Act has now amassed 20 more co-sponsors since the start of Blumenthal and Blackburn's new push (62 in total). Again, the "chance of passage" percentage didn't change because a House version of KOSA hasn't been introduced yet. Americans, please contact your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

https://5calls.org/issue/kids-online-safety-act-kosa/

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct

The Kids Online Safety Act just got 18 more Senate sponsors due to Senator Blumenthal's new push (60 total). The passage percentage didn't change because a House version hasn't been introduced yet. Americans need to call their Senators and Representatives ASAP!

https://5calls.org/issue/kids-online-safety-act-kosa/

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct

Brave New Internet™️ is coming.

#internet #ageverification #kosa #osa #kidsonlinesafetyact #onlinesafetyact #digitalID #digitalidentity #privacy #surveillance #censorship #captcha

Even Spotify requires age verification now. :KEKW:

This is becoming increasingly absurd. Until you realize that the real goal is to dramatically expand government control over your online life. Then everything starts to make perfect sense. 🤔

https://www.404media.co/spotify-uk-age-check-verification-yoti/

#internet #onlinesafetyact #osa #kosa #kidsonlinesafetyact #ageverification #censorship #privacy #surveillance #control #uk

Linda Yaccarino announces that X collaborated with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to enhance protections for freedom of speech, urging the House to pass the bill. 🗣️📜 #FreedomOfSpeech #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #LindaYaccarino #TechPolicy #SocialMedia #BillPassage

Mark Zuckerberg Says Biden Administration Pressured Meta To Censor Covid-19 Content, In Gift To House Republicans
#News #Politics #Facebook #HouseJudiciaryCommittee #JimJordan #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #MarkZuckerberg #META

https://deadline.com/2024/08/mark-zuckerberg-biden-administration-pressured-meta-censor-covid-content-1236051728/

The Controversial #KidsOnlineSafetyAct Faces an Uncertain Future

While it easily passed the Senate, the House began a recess without bringing the bill—which critics say would keep young people from accessing vital information on topics like sexual health—to the floor for a vote.
#kosa #privacy #rights

https://www.wired.com/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-stalled-in-house/

#KidsOnlineSafetyAct #shelved by #HouseofRepresentatives.

#KOSA was #criticised by #activists as it could be used to #censor #content deemed harmful, and #political #overreach could result in #LGBTQ+ people being #silenced

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SocialMedia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #Censorship #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/02/kids-online-safety-act-defeated/

— If you have any doubts that this bill is #antiLGBTQ, let me show you what one of the original sponsors has directly said on the matter.

#Lawmaker Claims the “#KidsOnlineSafetyAct” Aims to #Protect #Kids from “The #Transgender”. While #KOSA has #bipartisan #support, #LGBTQ+ #advocates argue it would be #harmful.

https://www.them.us/story/kosa-senator-blackburn-censor-trans-content

The #teens #lobbying against the #KidsOnlineSafetyAct

Over 300 #highschool #students converged on #Congress to urge #lawmakers to vote against #KOSA. The #antiLGBTQ #bill passed in a landslide.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.theverge.com/24210795/kosa-kids-online-safety-act-senate-teens-student-lobby

US Internet Censorship Bill, KOSA, Passes in Senate

American censorship bill, KOSA, has passed the Senate 91 to 3. It is now one step closer to becoming law.

KOSA, also known as the Kids Online Safety Act, is an American censorship bill that represents one of the many threats to the internet today. There are many reasons why it has frustrated

https://www.freezenet.ca/us-internet-censorship-bill-kosa-passes-in-senate/

#Censorship #News #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #KOSA #legislation #US

Senate Passes Bill to Protect Kids Online and Make Tech Companies Accountable for Harmful Content https://www.securityweek.com/senate-passes-bill-to-protect-kids-online-and-make-tech-companies-accountable-for-harmful-content/ #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #Privacy #bill #Laws

Senate Passes Bill to Protect Kids Online and Make Tech Companies Accountable for Harmful Content https://www.securityweek.com/senate-passes-bill-to-protect-kids-online-and-make-tech-companies-accountable-for-harmful-content/ #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #Privacy #bill #Laws

»#Senate passes the #KidsOnlineSafetyAct: The landmark piece of legislation heads to the House.« https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/30/24205718/senate-passes-kids-online-safety-act-kosa-content-moderation?eicker.news #tech #media

#KidsOnlineSafetyAct passes #Senate despite concerns it will harm kids

The Kids Online Safety Act ( #KOSA ) easily passed the Senate today despite critics' concerns that the bill may risk creating more harm than good for kidsand perhaps #censor speech for online users of all ages if it's signed into law.
#freespeech #privacy #rights

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2040074

Ugh, this is just so wrong:

https://x.com/VP/status/1818379694405992479

#KamalaHarris #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #LGBTQ #Censorship #Trans #Democrats

Kids Online Safety Act passes Senate despite concerns it will harm kids - Enlarge (credit: Westend61 | Westend61)

The Kids Online Safety... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2040074 #kidsonlinesafetyact #onlinechildsafety #firstamendment #censorship #freespeech #coppa2.0 #policy #coppa #kosa

LGBTQ+ creative #art businesses like mine would cease to exist or be accessible online if #KOSA passes. Let's STOP IT TODAY!

#KOSA is on the move again in the senate a S.1409

Track It: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/s1409

Use http://stopkosa.com 's quick and easy E-mail / Call Tool to urge your reps: VOTE NO ON KOSA! & VOTE NO on any "must-pass legislation" that tacks on KOSA!

Tell your friends!

#StopKOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #LGBTQ #queer #queerart #savetheinternet #censorship

Why some #LGBTQ+ #groups #oppose the current #KidsOnlineSafetyAct

Major national groups withdrew their #opposition to the #KOSA after the #bill was #revised — but some groups, especially in #RedStates with #restrictive #laws, say it could still be a #threat.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://19thnews.org/2024/03/why-some-lgbtq-groups-oppose-the-current-kids-online-safety-act/

Snapchat isn’t liable for connecting 12-year-old to convicted sex offenders - Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg)

A judge ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005359 #childsexualabusematerials #communicationsdecencyact #kidsonlinesafetyact #evanspiegel #section230 #snapchat #policy #csam #kosa #snap

The #KidsOnlineSafetyAct could #ruin the #internet for #LGBTQ+ people. Or will it protect LGBTQ #Kids?

#Progressives are #divided over the important #internet #legislation, with Sen. #ElizabethWarren on one side and the #ACLU on the other. Here's why.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/elizabeth-warren-co-sponsors-bill-that-could-harm-lgbtq-kids/

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: 22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet https://jezebel.com/22-democrats-sponsor-a-bill-that-could-censor-abortion-1850923128 #Jezebel #internetcensorshipintheunitedstates #censorshipintheunitedstates #lawoftheunitedstates #kidsonlinesafetyact #heritagefoundation #minorsandabortion #elizabethwarren #marshablackburn #socialissues #sarahphilips #evagalperin #theheritage #fostasesta #codyvenzke #kenpaxtons #philips

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: 22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet https://jezebel.com/22-democrats-sponsor-a-bill-that-could-censor-abortion-1850923128 #Jezebel #internetcensorshipintheunitedstates #censorshipintheunitedstates #lawoftheunitedstates #kidsonlinesafetyact #heritagefoundation #minorsandabortion #elizabethwarren #marshablackburn #socialissues #sarahphilips #evagalperin #theheritage #fostasesta #codyvenzke #kenpaxtons #philips

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: 22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet https://jezebel.com/22-democrats-sponsor-a-bill-that-could-censor-abortion-1850923128 #Jezebel #internetcensorshipintheunitedstates #censorshipintheunitedstates #lawoftheunitedstates #kidsonlinesafetyact #heritagefoundation #minorsandabortion #elizabethwarren #marshablackburn #socialissues #sarahphilips #evagalperin #theheritage #fostasesta #codyvenzke #kenpaxtons #philips

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: 22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet https://jezebel.com/22-democrats-sponsor-a-bill-that-could-censor-abortion-1850923128 #Jezebel #internetcensorshipintheunitedstates #censorshipintheunitedstates #lawoftheunitedstates #kidsonlinesafetyact #heritagefoundation #minorsandabortion #elizabethwarren #marshablackburn #socialissues #sarahphilips #evagalperin #theheritage #fostasesta #codyvenzke #kenpaxtons #philips

#Senator #RichardBlumenthal defends #KidsOnlineSafetyAct

#Republican #MarshaBlackburn #Fascist #comments on the act being used to #counter the ‘#trans #influence’ rightfully raises #alarms

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Technology #SocialMedia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/12/exclusive-sen-blumenthal-defends-kids-online-safety-act/

#US #Senate Urged To #Scrap #KidsOnlineSafetyAct Bill.

#Parents of #trans #teens and #HumanRights organizations oppose #KOSA arguing it risks empowering #conservative #state #attorneygenerals, to #censor vital #online #resources, and infringes on #FirstAmendment #rights.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/388986/senate-urged-to-scrap-online-safety-bill.html