Kosa Is The Most Horrifying Thing To Think About. Sometimes I Want To Forget About It But I Know That

Kosa is the most horrifying thing to think about. Sometimes I want to forget about it but I know that won’t stop it from flying through congress and into law.

Teens will not have ways to learn about what’s happening in the world. Marginalized groups will not have the internet spaces that they do. Mental and sexual health will be censored. Activism will be censored. Everything important that you care about is going to be censored. They do this on purpose, especially to the youth, to keep us uninformed and unrepresented.

I don’t have the words to express how much this scares me. This will impact us all regardless of age, but for now I’m still a minor and it’s even scarier. I have friends younger than me who will have to endure it for longer than I do. I’m completely terrified because we are about to be trapped.

WELL, SHIT.

So, Kosa is almost certainly going to pass the Senate, almost entirely just as bad and censorious as it ever was, but, that just means we need to take the fight to The House of Representatives, because that's where it's going now.

So, find your reps' numbers here and call them ASAP.

And this is bipartisan too, it's not just the Dems that might be swayed against this due to the well documented threats to LGBTQ people it presents, I'm sure even the right-wingers would not be happy to sign on a bill that's likely to lead to government-mandated facial scans for everyone using the net., along with the encroachment of actual big-government on our freedom of speech.

So, call now, call often, and if you want a further follow-through on this, there's a discord server organizing to fight this that you can join here.

And of course, as per usual, I make this poster available under a CC0 Public Domain License for anyone to use, complete with added QR-codes for use in actual physical prints. Now hop to it!

CALL YOUR SENATORS!!!!!!!!!

NOW!!!!!!!

tell them KOSA is shit and you think that supporting it is shit

also, with elections coming up, find out which senators are supporting it and vote against them!

and when I say call your senators, I do mean CALL. People don't call senators that much so calling them puts more pressure on them than other means of contacting them!

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A screenshot of a discord message reading:

it has not passed in the senate

Congress is in recess until the 26th, but as of now there are 62 cosponsors which represents a filibuster proof majority so it's looking pretty likely it will pass in the senate

the House is more of a roadblock because A. the house is generally dysfunctional as shit right now, they can't really get anything done and 2. there is MUCH less support for this in the house as compared to the senate

please, actually READ KOSA.

KOSA will not require your government ID. It's still a terrible bill that can be used to hide useful information for abuse victims and queer kids but it will not require your ID. It doesn't mention anywhere requiring your government ID

please actually know what the bill says before posting about it,

Google Docs

Stop KOSA sign-on form for individuals

Thank you for signing onto this open letter to stop KOSA and ensure the privacy, online safety, and physical, digital, and mental wellbeing

this is a form to send a letter to stop KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act. KOSA, despite the name, will make the internet much more dangerous. it is unconstitutional. Lawmakers have reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a dangerous censorship bill that would give the government unprecedented control over the internet. KOSA won’t make kids more safe. Instead, it’ll put youth in danger by preventing them from accessing resources they need. Lawmakers concerned about online safety should reject KOSA and instead work to protect all internet users from abusive tech companies by passing a Federal data privacy law. pleas, fill out the form, and send it in. we cannot let KOSA pass.

Just wanted to take a moment to say that if KOSA passes on the 26th, it won't be a law yet. It is in the senate, and will still need to pass in the house. If KOSA passes on the 26th, do not panic, simply start contacting your representatives in the house en masse to tell them to oppose KOSA.