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You can copy the template letter in #Reddit first before sending a message about OS-level age verification bill known as the Parents Decide Act (H.R. 8250) to your legislators or representatives at #WhiteHouse. #StopOSSpies #Privacy #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment #NoAgeSignals #CyberSecurity

Sign the Petition Block or reform the Forced Compliance Act - Bill H​.​R. 8250 (Parents Decide Act)

Sign the change.org #petition to block or reform the Forced Compliance Act - Bill H​.​R. 8250 (Parents Decide Act) for the President of the U.S. now. 🖊️📜 #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #StopOSSpies #CyberSecurity #DigitalFreedom #NoAgeSignals #DigitalRights #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment

Meshtastic project update | Returning to Wardriving?|Cybersecurity Rants, Chill, & Linux|4-22-26 🔴 LIVE • Just Chatting

Meshtastic update time! 📡

Wardriving revival on the horizon? 🤔
Cybersecurity rants & Linux chill vibes incoming. Let's build and chat! 🔴

#Meshtastic #Wardriving #Linux

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Meshtastic project update | Returning to Wardriving?|Cybersecurity Rants, Chill, & Linux|4-22-26 🔴 LIVE

Meshtastic update time! 📡

Wardriving revival on the horizon? 🤔
Cybersecurity rants & Linux love incoming.
Chill vibes only. Let's build!

#Meshtastic #Wardriving #Linux

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Meshtastic project update | Returning to Wardriving?|Cybersecurity Rants, Chill, & Linux|4-22-26 🔴 LIVE • Just Chatting

Meshtastic update incoming! 📡

Wardriving revival on the horizon? 🤔
Cybersecurity rants & Linux chill sesh.

Let's build! #Meshtastic #Cybersecurity #Linux

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How ACLU Cases Are Limiting Overbroad Digital Search Warrants New legal standards are restricting law enforcement’s access to cell phone and social media data

We're leading the fight to protect all of us from overbroad digital search warrants that violate our Fourth Amendment rights.

Privacy's Defender: A Conversation with Cindy Cohn and Anil Dash | Brooklyn Public Library Digital Rights Pioneer and author Cindy Cohn, Executive Director at Electronic Frontier Foundation, in conversation with entrepreneur, activist and writer Anil DashEFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn ha...

🔔 Tomorrow in Brooklyn: Join a conversation with @eff.org Executive Director Cindy Cohn and @anildash.com to learn about Cohn's new book, "Privacy's Defender."

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"Since Source Code has been ruled to be "Speech," protected by the #FirstAmendment, some provisions of this bill would constitute "Compelled Speech". Creating these exemptions makes this law run afoul of the First Amendment *even more* than it already did."
- The Lunduke Journal
#DigitalFreedom

I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill.

* Open source OS's and apps are excluded
* Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab)
* Containers are excluded (docker/podman)

Now to work on getting the bill passed with these amendments.

"There’s a lot of concern about privacy, about how much information of ours goes online, and some of that information is being fed into these addictive feeds that are part of the issue." Christopher Whitetaker to the Roundtable

#Privacy
#PrivacyFirst
#FirstAmendment
#FourthAmendment
#DigitalFreedom

State lawmakers advance bill requiring age verification on all online devices and websites - Evanston RoundTable The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would require all internet-connected devices and platforms in the state to ask for and

IL HB 5511 #AgeVerification has drawn criticism from civil rights groups and technology experts like Stephen Ragan of @aclu.org #Illinois argued that mandating age gates “raises serious constitutional questions” while “the root of the harms go unaddressed.” #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom

EFF's Deputy Legal Director/Free Speech and Transparency Litigation Director, @aaronmackey.bsky.social, gave testimony to the CA Assembly, urging the Judiciary Committee to vote 'no' on AB 1709. This attack on the First Amendment rights of young people and adult users must be stopped.

Legislators Will Make Offline Hardware Brick Itself, And All Hardware Makers Face Infinite Fines YouTube video by Jody Bruchon

This age verification push is clearly not about protecting children, but is something that can bring a host of very serious problems such as potentially disabling some programs if you have no internet connection

Share/repost

#AgeVerification #BadInternetBills #OnlineID

We Have the Full Text for the Federal OS Age Verification Bill YouTube video by The Lunduke Journal

This involves H.R. 8250: This is a dangerous bill and this video explains pretty solidly why.

Feel free to share/repost as you wish

#AgeVerification #BadInternetBills #FTC #OnlineID #OperatingSystem #Surveilance

Illinois House Bill Would Force Operating Systems To Check Your Age Illinois is one Senate vote away from making every laptop in the state card you at setup.

🚨URGENT ALERT🚨

#Illinois House Bill would force Operating Systems to verify your age. Says Ken Macon the Reclaim the Net. #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #NoAgeSignals #StopOSSpies #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment #BadInternetBills #DigitalFreedom #CyberSecurity

EFF 🤝 HOPE: Join Us This August! Protecting privacy and free speech online takes more than policy work—it takes community. Conferences like HOPE are where that community comes together to learn, connect, and push these ideals

Get your ticket to HOPE 26 by April 30 and 10% of the sale goes directly to EFF. See you in Manhattan in August 🗽 www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Text - H.R.8250 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Parents Decide Act Text for H.R.8250 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Parents Decide Act

I try not to get political, but here is a friendly reminder to anyone who uses the internet in the US to send a message to your local representatives about HR 8250 and tell them how bad of an idea this is. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Some advocacy groups like the FSC and users like The Lunduke Journal have X (formerly #Twitter) accounts, but they did not create #BlueSky accounts earlier. We tried to set up our account there, but randomly purged and suspended for inauthentic behavior.

WHY ITS SYSTEM BECAME TYRANNICAL?!

The Stop the OS Surveillance Mandate Website Launched The Stop the OS Surveillance Mandate Staff

This is the first blog post in our website today. #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #TechPolicy #NoAgeSignals #StopOSSpies #DigitalDemocracy #BadInternetBills

stopossurveillancemandate.weebly.com/the-stop-the...

The image features a book cover titled "University: A Reckoning" by Lee C. Bollinger. The event, "The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here," is scheduled for April 21 at 3:30 PM EDT and will be hybrid.

Cover of the book "Screen People" by Megan Garber, featuring a colorful abstract design. Event details: April 22 at 12:00 PM EDT, virtual.

Upcoming at New America

📅 4/21 Book Talk | The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

📅 4/22 Book Talk | Screen People

📅 RSVP for these #NewAmericaEvents and more: https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-1

Defend Privacy and Free Speech Renew Your Support for Online Rights Thanks for renewing your support towards our mission to defend civil liberties and human rights online! Use the same email address to...

Recurring donors ensure that EFF can continue the fight for free speech and privacy on the internet. Become a monthly donor and grab some EFF gear today! eff.org/join-m

EFF at BSidesCharm EFF is excited to be in Baltimore, MD for BSidesCharm for the first time! If you're attending BSidesCharm, be sure to stop by the EFF booth to chat with some of our team and learn about the latest

Baltimore, MD: EFF is going to be in your area for @bsidescharm.bsky.social! It's our first time there, so be sure to stop by and learn more about our work defending privacy and free speech online 🦀 www.eff.org/event/eff-b...

Thanks for giving us that website.

Thanks for that.

This AI-generated artwork shows the armored knight, representing the protective support and defense of the First (free speech and expression) and Fourth (privacy and non-surveillance) for digital freedom, against a monster, representing the US age verification laws at the operating system level, such as California's AB 1043, Colorado's SB26-051, and the federal/national H.R. 8250 (Parents Decide Act), affecting every operating system like Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, Linux, and even FreeBSD.

This AI-generated art shows a fight between the armored knight, defending the First and Fourth Amendments of the #Constitution for #DigitalFreedom, and a monster, symbolizing the dangerous and aggressive OS-level age verification laws.
#AIArt #AIGenerated #Gemini #DigitalRights #PrivacyFirst

Donate in Honor of Friends and Family Donate to EFF in honor of your colleagues, friends, and loved ones. It's a wonderful way to pay tribute to the people you care for while protecting the...

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after lots of work, the bad internet bills of new york website is now officially online! more will be added over time, but all of the basics are there, go check it out! @fightforthefuture.org @stopspyingny.bsky.social @fsc.bsky.social @aclu.org @nyclu.org @stopossmandate.bsky.social

Protect FOIA Defending press freedom for the next generation

FOIA offices are being decimated across federal agencies, leaving the government unable to fulfill public records requests.

Don’t let this blatant attack on transparency fly under the radar. Tell your representatives to safeguard FOIA.

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Linux, the Good Stuff by No Starch Unlock new levels of freedom and creativity when you use Linux—master the ins and outs of Linux today and help support charity!

Linux users: @nostarchpress.bsky.social put together a book bundle on @humblebundle.com just for you. Pay what you want, build your skills, and support EFF in the process. 🐧 www.humblebundle.com/books/linux...

EFF at HOPE 26 The HOPE conference is not only back for another year, but also back in Manhattan for the first time since 2018! EFF is thrilled to be there with talks and a table in the expo hall where you can chat

This year's @hope.net is back in Manhattan! Grab your ticket today—a portion of the sale is going to EFF. We'll see you there 👋 www.eff.org/event/eff-h...