KOSA advanced through committee. But our opposition is making a huge difference, and we can still kill this bill.
Notably, Sens. Markey and Cantwell referenced that they've been hearing from constituents about how KOSA will harm youth, especially LGBTQ+ youth.
WATCH NOW: The Senate Commerce Committee is about to vote on KOSA.
You can watch the livestream and take action at the same time here: https://www.badinternetbills.com/#livestream
WATCH NOW: The Senate Commerce Committee is about to vote on KOSA.
You can watch and take action at the same place: https://www.badinternetbills.com/#livestream
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If KOSA, EARN IT, or any of the other bad internet bills pass, we'll lose out on the power of the internet as a mutual aid and community-building resource.
If your Senator is a sponsor, call and complain. If they aren't, call and demand they complain.
@sjjphd.bsky.social @shengokai.bsky.social @docdre.bsky.social you might enjoy this. I'm trying to get activism going in the fediverse to support @badinternetbills.com. So I shared wedistribute.org/2023/07/can-the-fedivers... to Lemmy (federated reddit) ...
URGENT: WashPo is reporting that there is still an effort to quietly include the dangerous #STOPCSAM Act (this is basically just the #EarnItAct Act under a different name) in the must-pass #NDAA.
Use this site to write & call your lawmakers!
BadInternetBills.com
New version of KOSA is even worse than the last version, does not fix any of the problems and makes a few of them worse. They're marking it up on Thursday, time to write yer senators https://www.badinternetbills.com
You probably want to contact your reps about this.
It really is appalling ... please let Jack know that a lot of people are pushing back against KOSA
https://www.stopkosa.com/ makes it easy to contact Congress about this bill. And sooner is better -- there's a committee vote scheduled for Thursday!
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thank you ben
This is the best explanation I've found of how terrible the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is. It's probably worse than you thought, even in its amended form. Please call your reps now!
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/kids-o...
If you live in AZ, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MI, MN, NH, NM, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, or WV, you have a Dem senator co-sponsoring KOSA and you can call their office right now to register your opinions. www.blackburn.senate.gov/2023/5/blackburn-blument...
Seriously, call your Senators now. This needs to be stopped before it goes any further. They want to drive LGBTQIA+ off the internet entirely, and Democrats are on board.
www.techdirt.com/2023/07/25/influencers-s...
People in the U.S., click this link and ask your representatives in the House and Senate to oppose the misleadingly-named and anti-LGBTQ "Kids Online Safety Act"
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Today we launch a week of action to oppose bills like KOSA and EARN IT and demand Congress focus on privacy legislation to actually protect us from big tech companies and data brokers, instead of pushing through misguided legislation before the August recess. Take action at https://fftf.link/badb