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KOSA IS GETTING FORCED THROUGH ATTACHED ARE SCRIPTS FOR EITHER A DEM OR REP SENATOR CALL NOW PLEASE
unfortunately dont have anyone to tag but if you see this, reblog!!! kosa will be extremely harmful to everyone, especially (as some people have said) queer kids such as myself. this is extremely urgent. im just gonna add all my fandom tags so that more people will see this.
RED ALERT - STOP SCROLLING AND REBLOG IMMEDIATELY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR BLOG IS ABOUT
KOSA COULD BE VOTED ON IN THE SENATE VERY SOON!
IF YOU ARE A MINOR, YOUR TUMBLR ACCOUNT COULD BE AT RISK!
TAG EVERYONE YOU KNOW. DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP.
CALL. YOUR. SENATORS.
@thebunnyofevil @itsapmseymour @bettinalevyisdetermined @singular-ghost-sound @staffs-secret-blog
@staff @badjokesbyjeff @the-one-and-only-duckduckgo @firefox-official @pukicho
@holisticdetective42
Photos from #memes-and-graphics in the Stop Internet Censorship Discord server.
Posted May 18, 2024.
GOOD NEWS! PLEASE READ!
KOSA has been delayed! It's not for too long, just until January. But this gives us more time to continue sending emails and calling. ITS WORKING! KEEP CALLING! KEEP EMAILING!
(I was alerted of this because I'm on Fight for the Future's email list)
Here's the link to continue the fight!:
GUYS. DONT PANIC TOO MUCH ABOUT KOSA YET
if it passes the Senate, it’s not over yet. It still needs to go through the House (which is sorta a mess rn) and it needs to be signed into law.
Again, if it passes the senate you don’t need to say goodbyes or delete any accounts yet!! Do not panic!!!
in the meantime though, please call and speak out against this awful bill if you can!!
Again, this is false!! There are no hearings for KOSA on March 13th—or even in March!
Proof:
These are all of the hearings scheduled for March; the one on the 13th is for Veterans. You can even look at hearing schedule on the Congress website (pictured in first image) & periodically check for yourself—just tap on the hearing to read what it’s about.
I understand people are scared, but please make sure you’ve got your facts straight before posting; otherwise you’ll make people panic for nothing.
Please spread this around, there’s still no set date for a vote—WE STILL HAVE TIME!!!
KOSA Moves to the House
KOSA is still moving forward and OTW Legal explains how fans can add their voices and who to contact. Read more at https://otw-news.org/37dhnd5a
Some have already admitted that KOSA will be used to censor LGBTQ content, especially that which relates to gender-affirming care. 29 Armed with cherry-picked and selectively interpreted studies associating trans content with “anxiety, depression . . . and suicidal behavior,” an ambitious attorney general will claim that “evidence-informed medical information” 30 requires that platforms prohibit minors from viewing such content under KOSA’s duty of care.
They're claiming that KOSA has been fixed. It hasn't been. Please read this detailed explanation of what's wrong with the current version of the bill and then CALL YOUR REPS.
(BAD) UPDATE ON KOSA !
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act
This may seem grim but we Can still stop this bill if we focus on contacting senators /the House and keep spreading the word.
PLEASE REBLOG !
Join our Discord server to organize against it :
https://discord.gg/pwTSXZMxnH
TAKE ACTION HERE
https://www.badinternetbills.com/
MORE INFO HERE
https://www.tumblr.com/taikeero-lecoredier/709890130733826048/these-twos-bills-are-very-bad-for-the-future-of
SPREAD THE WORD !
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.
OKAY SO GOOD NEWS: THE KOSA HEARING HAS APPARENTLY BEEN MOVED TO MARCH 13-16 INSTEAD!! WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME!!!
THAT BEING SAID, WE STILL DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO PASS!!
For Palestines sake.
For Yamens sake.
For Congos sake.
For LGBTQIA+ kids and adults alike.
For everyone.
FUCK OFF KOSA, AND FUCK OFF AMERICA!
Stop KOSA. KOSA just got passed through the House and More organizations even Twitter and Snapchat. Social media companies it aims to delete are coming out in support of it. This content creator has been covering KOSA for a long time. If you remember when AO3 was down how everyone freaked out. KOSA could take AO3 off the Internet. Could remove queer content online. The ACLU opposes it. It's unconstitutional call your Senators. Call your Representatives. Call everyone you can in power and tell them to oppose this bill. Sign petitions follow the link in that creators bio. Go to bad Internet Bills dot com and get call script or fax script for it. Contact the ACLU about suing states that support KOSA. We can still fight. End KOSA protect online safety!
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.
With the stress about KOSA, I absolutely must tell you.
WE HAVE BEAT THEM MANY TIMES BEFORE. WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. Do your part and share what you can. We are so much more powerful than how fascists may perceive us.
This is your daily reminder to stop kosa. Email your reps or go to badinternetbills.com/ and it will send the email for you. You can also edit what it will say in the email.
Also share information about kosa and how to stop it with everyone, you could reblog or just post your own post on your blog or text a friend. Even telling one person makes a difference.
So the anti KOSA discord I'm apart of is doing a large anti KOSA call in tomorrow. Where we call our Representatives and tell them to say no to KOSA. You can call through badinternetbills.com. This bill concerns everyone online and may lead to the dissolving of all of your favorite spaces online if you don't speak up and out against it
For more information on what KOSA is:
Senate trying to pass a bill that would force you to use your government id just to use the internet. That means no anonymity at all, ever, and that every pro-Palestinian organizer is immediately a target that the government can track. And they will use it explicitly to come after protestors and organizers.
Really frustrated by the fear mongering surrounding people talking about KOSA.
I don’t like it nor support it but at least understand how the American government works before you make others more afraid and hopeless. It will not go into effect on the 26th if the Senate votes for it. The House has to vote as well.
It’s showing support in the Senate. It’s not yet passed, and even if it does it still needs to pass in the House as well before it’d go into effect (btw the House is Republican-dominated and considering Biden supports KOSA it’s fairly likely they will do everything in their power to not let it pass simply because the leading Democrat supports it and that’s how partisanship works.)
But this means We still have time to change people’s minds. I recommend going to Stop KOSA, it will directly connect you with a prewritten email so you can email your senators/representatives. You can even get connected with the phone numbers of your representatives after that.
Don’t give up hope. Contact your representatives.
RED ALERT - STOP SCROLLING AND REBLOG IMMEDIATELY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR BLOG IS ABOUT
KOSA COULD BE VOTED ON IN THE SENATE VERY SOON!
IF YOU ARE A MINOR, YOUR TUMBLR ACCOUNT COULD BE AT RISK!
TAG EVERYONE YOU KNOW. DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP.
CALL. YOUR. SENATORS.
@thebunnyofevil @itsapmseymour @bettinalevyisdetermined @singular-ghost-sound @staffs-secret-blog
@staff @badjokesbyjeff @the-one-and-only-duckduckgo @firefox-official @pukicho
@holisticdetective42
Photos from #memes-and-graphics in the Stop Internet Censorship Discord server.
Posted May 18, 2024.
Hey I’m not from the United States but I have A LOT of questions about KOSA cause it’S freaking me out
1) is Discord gonna get affected? If yes, how heavy is going to be affected (I have many US friends and I don’t want to lose contact with them)?
2) is it going to affect other countries users for example Canada?
3) is it only the LGBTQ+ that’s gonna get censor or other stuffs as well like Cartoons etc…
4) IF the bill passes (which I hope it won’t), can people try using a VPN or it will be impossible?
I have signed some petitions to stop it and ever since my friend told me about it I have been freaking out a lot and I absolutely do not want this bill to be passed. I may not be part of the LGBTQ community, I may not be a minor, I may not be from the United States, but this situation is a heavy dose of anxiety for me? WHAT KIND OF DYSTOPIAN WORLD WE LIVE IN SERIOUSLY?!? Please, let’s do everything we can with the power we have to stop KOSA
If you wanna protect AO3 or character ai. Or Wattpad. Or Tumblr. Or discord. Or even the right for undocumented people and minors to use the fucking Internet reblog this I swear to God. Reblog this and reblog as many KOSA posts as you can go on their website and contact your Representatives. Do it. Do it. Do it.