102 posts
Do Lawmakers Even Know How Stupid KOSA Truly Is As A Bill, If Not Dangerous. Think About It: Having To
Do lawmakers even know how stupid KOSA truly is as a bill, if not dangerous. Think about it: having to give ID containing SENSITIVE INFORMATION (literally against Internet Safety 101) just to go on the internet. Being a minor having to do that is so dangerous and would put them in more danger at the hands of predators.
People who have to use the internet for educational uses will have to go through stupid, unneeded steps just to look up the purpose of the mitochondria!
Trans and Queer youth are in danger. Fandom spaces are in danger. Children, the very group of people that this bullshit bill is claiming to protect, are in DANGER!
The States having full monopoly over the internet is so, so ungodly stupid and dystopian. I can’t imagine being someone not from the States and having to witness all of this.
The bill doesn’t protect kids, it only puts them in more danger.
CALL YOUR REPS! SIGN PETITIONS! KEEP KOSA TRENDING! LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING!
THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR ALL OF US! NOT JUST A SELECTIVE!
SIMILAR BILLS HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE AND BEEN STOPPED THANKS TO THE INTERNET! LET’S DO THAT AGAIN!
STOP KOSA!
-
cedar-phoenix liked this · 3 months ago
-
imjustlurkinghere reblogged this · 3 months ago
-
rhymingteelookatme reblogged this · 3 months ago
-
finalgirlart liked this · 4 months ago
-
tannerisnothere liked this · 5 months ago
-
eurypteridajumpscare liked this · 5 months ago
-
criticalhank liked this · 6 months ago
-
sell-ur-soul liked this · 6 months ago
-
zonedallthewayout liked this · 6 months ago
-
cryptidc0rvid liked this · 6 months ago
-
j-mmmthoughts reblogged this · 7 months ago
-
moonfableflor reblogged this · 7 months ago
-
moonfableflor liked this · 7 months ago
-
pomegranategolem reblogged this · 7 months ago
-
pomegranategolem liked this · 7 months ago
-
blahash reblogged this · 7 months ago
-
blahash liked this · 7 months ago
-
yeon-chloque liked this · 7 months ago
-
millenial-net-utopia-2010 reblogged this · 7 months ago
-
nutzo0001 liked this · 7 months ago
-
sinningvin liked this · 7 months ago
-
chibidarkness1111 reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
wakkocest reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
eziojensenthe3rd reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
elephantblanket liked this · 9 months ago
-
mia-mam liked this · 9 months ago
-
eziojensenthe3rd reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
hyperfumetsu liked this · 9 months ago
-
agentwaffle reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
flagboi-whotookit liked this · 9 months ago
-
andyllic reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
andyllic liked this · 9 months ago
-
chimking-overlord liked this · 9 months ago
-
rubberducknamedgus liked this · 9 months ago
-
chuuyanaurkahara reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
sleepyburito liked this · 9 months ago
-
22-b liked this · 9 months ago
-
dazai-fan-page reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
datclassicrockfan42 reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
adopocalype reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
theoryofadeadmx reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
angie-is-silly liked this · 9 months ago
-
whumpsoda liked this · 9 months ago
-
silliestspider2 reblogged this · 9 months ago
-
orrinspeaks liked this · 9 months ago
-
trash-egg-sanctuary liked this · 9 months ago
-
megamijadeheart liked this · 9 months ago
-
crimsonfeatheredraven reblogged this · 9 months ago
More Posts from Mushroompancakess
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 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!
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.
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,