SIGN THIS PETITION AS AN ATTEMPT TO STOP KOSA--WE'RE GETTING CLOSE!

SIGN THIS PETITION AS AN ATTEMPT TO STOP KOSA--WE'RE GETTING CLOSE!

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-kosa?recruiter=1331807538&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf&recruited_by_id=57368c40-d0fd-11ee-98f7-2175430f819f&share_bandit_exp=initial-36809664-en-US

tips for calling your government officials:

call after hours if you're afraid of having to talk to someone on the phone. it'll go to voicemail.

there are usually call scripts available for various issues, but you can always write your own script beforehand as well. just write down what you want to say, read it a few times, and then call and read it.

you don't have to give a big argument. just "this is wrong and i don't want you to support this" is fine. chances are, the gov't official isn't even gonna hear it, a staffer will. they're just gonna know you disagreed.

they ask that you leave your name and phone number in voicemails, but if you call a lot, they may blacklist you. as far as i know, it's perfectly okay to just not tell them any of that.

it's okay if you mess up. in my opinion, it's better if people who aren't articulate or stumble over their words a ton call in. that shows that regular, everyday people (who likely hate phone calls) are disagreeing with them.

if you're a jew and calling for them to stop the genocide in gaza, leverage that. i sure as hell am

if you're a christian and calling for them to stop the genocide in gaza, leverage that. especially in conservative states. pull out some bible verses. this might be hard if you didn't grow up in the south (specifically around passive aggressive people), but subtly(ish) imply that your gov't official is going to hell. for example, "almost 30,000 people dead... I can't imagine G-d turning a blind eye to anyone who is responsible for that many deaths, even if just in a small way."

if calling for KOSA, the key thing you want to point out is that the line between "protection" and "censorship" is thin. idk what you would say for a liberal/center-left gov't official (never had one of those before in my life), but for a conservative candidate, you're gonna want to say that 1) it can prevent free speech, 2) the liberals (maybe throw out joe biden's name) will definitely use this to skew discussions about the second amendment, abortion, the border, and other hot topics. i hate, hate using the the term "woke" outside of its original meaning within AAVE, but depending on your official that may be the move. and then 3) if someone more liberal than biden gets into office, we're screwed, 4) you don't want to be tracked and think that infringes on your rights to privacy, and/or 5) you don't trust "i won't let that happen"/"we can prevent that" because your official hasn't even solved [insert issue they campaigned on/often discussed but didn't absolve] or [insert smaller things, like getting enough fundings to fix roads].

call as much as you can. it helps more than you think. don't let the bystander effect kick in.

feel free to add your own

KOSA AFFECTS US ALL

there will be no room to call for a free palestine, congo, sudan, or yemen when imperialists control what stays on the internet.

there will be no room for sharing queer joy, safe binding and tucking guides, or tutorials on how to safely navigate kink when queerphobes and puritans decide what kinda of relationships and identities are "acceptable".

there will be no room for anticapitalism, protest organizing, pirating, or sharing anti-establishment resources when the establishment can erase whatever ideas are too threatening to them to stay.

there will be no room to be someone who doesn't conform.

DOWNLOAD ALL THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. PROTEST AS LOUDLY AS POSSIBLE. SIGN PETITIONS. BUILD ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS. AND DO IT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

Important

KOSA is coming back and it has gotten more support than ever. The bill has recently gained support from companies such as Twitter, Snapchat, and Microsoft. If this bill continues to gain more and more bipartisan support, the chances of it passing are going to increase. If this bill passes, everyone’s private information is going to be at a high risk and, depending on which state you’re in, very important topics are going to be wiped off of the face of the internet and free speech won’t be an option.

Please, call your senators, send your senators an email, or send a physical letter to your senators. We need to continue fighting and put an end to this dogshit bill.

THOSE OF YOU AMERICANS WHO SUPPORT GAZA NEED TO ALSO FOCUZ ON MAKING SURE THE KOSA ACT DOSENT PASS. IT WILL CENSOR ALL THE VIDEOS FROM PALESTINE BECAUSE IT WILL BE LABELD ‘HARMFUL TO CHILDREN’ YOU HAVE TO MAKW SURE THE KOSA ACT DOSENT PASS SO WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE IN PALESTINE 🇵🇸

AND FOR CHILDREN THAT THINK THEY CANT DO ANYTHING GO TO

eff.org/KOSAsurvey

IT IS ANONYMOUS YOU CAN DO IT ITS A. QUIZ WHERE YOU ANSWER THE GUESTION OF THE POSITIVE EFFECT THE INTERNET HAS HAD ON YOU!! AND ALL THE ADULRS YOU CAN DO IT TO AND GO TO

Bad internet bill’s website PLEASE DO THIS FOR THE PEOPLE IN GAZA AND FOR YOURSELVES THIS LAW WILL TAKE AWAY PRO LGBT COMMUNITIES AND TIKTOK,TWITTER,AND AO3

//just a warning that as an adult who rarely shares any information online about their age or identity i may be banned from tumblr because of kosa

this is awful, and please call your officials to help stop it

reblog this post, spread awareness

kosa will prevent the viewing of sexual health care, including abortions. this alone could harm so many teens who need this information, for their own reasons

kosa will prevent trans children from companionship and friendship online. they will be unable to see any content about the lgbtqiap+ community, which could very well result in their deaths

kosa will stop people from seeing content related to gaza and palestein, ukraine and other information about wats that are important

kosa will prevent children from accessing fandom spaces like tumblr, ao3 and other places

call your officials, spread awareness, reblog posts

we dont have much time