I Keep Having To Tear Down Extremely Predatory/misleading Scien.tology Flyers In My School's Art Building.

I keep having to tear down extremely predatory/misleading Scien.tology flyers in my school's art building. This is the third fucking time I've ripped the fuckers up and I'm getting Real Fucking Tired of it.

kosa. DO NOT IGNORE/SCROLL PAST

!!!TW/CW MENTIONS OF ABUSE, SUICIDE, HOMOPHOBIA, AND TRANSPHOBIA!!!

this is what im getting from kosa:

kosa is a bill that will make it so that minors will have to use their parents id JUST to go on social media, which means they are making a kid get their parents id JUST to go online for a little. they are also making it so that artists are shushed and lgbtq+ stuff is also being shushed. this means that MANY fandoms and other stuff containing lgbtq+ stuff will have to be 18+. it also means that PARENTS CAN SEE EVERY LITTLE THING THEIR CHILD DOES ONLINE. not only is this removing boundaries between kids and their parents, but it also means that this could HARM THEM MORE. IF THIS GETS PASSED, THEY CAN NOT SEEK HELP. THEY CAN NOT EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY. they will basically have to "tiptoe" while being online if this gets passed. i am angered by kosa, because this means that a LOT of fandoms i am in will be 18+, including moomins, which is literally one of the most wholesome and subtle lgbtq+ shows. i am pretty pissed off because of this, and there's less than 10 minutes until it strikes 12 AM here, which means that soon it will be the day that kosa is voted on AGAIN. please spread the word, there is not much time left. it is fine to reblog this after 12 AM, as long as you reblog before it is voted on.

a few links to help stop kosa:

Change.org

STOP THE KOSA

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

as of typing this, the second one is only 467 votes away from getting to the goal, PLEASE vote it. all you need to do is add your email and name. pretty sure you can add your prefered name too.

please spread the word about this. do whatever you can. post about it on here. post about it on pinterest. hell, post about it on kandipatterns too. (thank you to imreallycool on kandipatterns for spreading the word about this, i wouldn't have known it was tomorrow if you didn't post about it) just post about it anywhere you can. tell your friends and family too. this is serious. this could cause a lot of people to commit suicide or run away. call or email your senators too, they can help. there are scripts to use in the first link for if you contact a senator. stay safe. lets all hope kosa gets rejected. if you're not in america, please help anyway. you can sign forms and spread the word. stay safe <3

oh god I got a picture of the moon you tumblr bitches are gonna LOVE

I don't usually make posts like this, but this is serious.

I'm not from the USA, nor do I live there. I'm canadian, but I have friends and people I know that live there and this is an issue. I couldn't help with anything other then signing petitions, because at the time I wasn't sure if I should post these or not.

This is about KOSA. While I don't know much about it, heres what I've gathered from articles.

The "Kids Online Safety Act" (KOSA) is a bill that was introduced to the United States Senate in February 2022 and reintroduced in May 2023; the bill "sets out requirements" to protect minors from harm on social media platforms.

This does NOT protect minors from harm on social media. This limits knowledge and safe spaces for children and teenagers. Additionally covered platforms must provide minors (or their parents or guardians) with certain safeguards, such as settings that restrict access to minors' personal data; and parents or guardians with tools to supervise minors' use of a platform, such as control of privacy and account settings. This can and WILL put children in abusive households in danger, this will limit lgbtq+ children/teenagers access to safe spaces and resources even further, this will not HELP youths mental health nor provide them safety. This act may aswell be putting them in more danger because that is what it will do for multiple people. Children/Teenagers in abusive households will no longer be able to get support from online if they are consistently monitored, because whatever they say will be SEEN. Apps and websites such as tiktok, discord, ao3 and multiple others will likely be removed, shutdown, monitored or banned in the USA. This not only limits the ability to spread awareness, but give support and help others. The bill considers awareness of ED's, su!c!dªl thoughts, lgbtq+ and discussion of race (as phrased in an article) as "glamorizing" it or romanticizing it. While that can be the case, more often then not there is more awareness about how to help, learn and discuss these things rather then glamorizing them. Children/Teenagers 13 and under would be banned from any social media + their platforms, and teenagers until the age of 17-18 would need parental consent to be able to use these platforms.

here are some articles about Kosa.

TechCrunch

Fan fiction writers rally fandoms against KOSA, the bill purporting to protect kids online | TechCrunch

Fan fiction writers aren’t just penning alternate universe and steamy scenes. This week, they’re writing letters to their Senators.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online

Congress has resurrected the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that would increase surveillance and restrict access to information in th

This is not okay.

If you think this doesn't effect you because you are not in the states, then you're wrong. Even if it doesn't directly effect you, it can effect any and all of your online friends in and out of the states.

"What can I do?"

Spread awareness - make posts like this, reblog and like posts like these, share this on any possible media platform. Don't let them sweep this under the rug.

Sign petitions - Sign petitions, simple as that. I will have multiple petitions linked here. Some have the ability to donate to them if you can - even a dollar might help.

Do research - Research about KOSA, and then spread awareness.

Don't let them do this.

They are endangering youth all over the world. Su!c!d3 rates could and likely WILL skyrocket in youth from this because the online world is their safe place. Their support and their friends, and the information they get to help themselves exists HERE. Please spread awareness. Please add onto this and do research. Please correct me if I'm wrong on certain points, but don't let this be sweeped under the rug.

PETITIONS YOU CAN SIGN-

Change.org

Sign the Petition

BAN K​.​O​.​S​.​A. STOP THE GOVERNMENT FROM HAVING 'KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT'

Fight for the Future

Stop KOSA

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a fr

THIS.

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Communications Workers of America

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Following The Trevor Project’s decision to lay off nearly 12% of bargaining unit employees, Trevor Project workers and members of CWA Local