URGENT!!!!!!
Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY.
CALL THE REPS LINKED BELOW and tell them:
—NO KOSA
—NO Section 230 reform
—NO age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO online digital ID laws
#StopOnlineIDChecks #ImpeachTrump
Although the next Texas legislative session doesn't happen until 2027, it's still good to contact your local reps and tell them how this violates our 1st Amendment, and could lead to identify theft and put more kids in danger. #StopAgeVerification #StopOnlineIDChecks
wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
Can't say I'm surprised by this in Texas. I get that there's a need to protect kids, but banning social media is not the answer. It's censorship, and can lead to data hacks. Hope this gets blocked too. #SaveSpeach #StopAgeVerification #StopOnlineIDChecks
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/n...
They want pictures of your kids. After everything that has happened, how does this not sound creepy?!
If you're from the UK, call your Lords and MPs to put a stop to this insane crap!
#savespeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
members.parliament.uk/findyourmp?S...
Age verification laws do not help kids. They hurt our 1st Amendment and our privacy, and leaves our data vulnerable to hackers and leakers. Regardless of the odds of passing, call your reps to OPPPOSE this bill. #savesspeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
www.congress.gov/members/find...
This isn't about "Big Tech", @politico.com. This is about our free speech and privacy, and the dangers of censorship, mass surveillance, & data hacks.
The pushback came from the people dissenting these laws, as they negatively affect all of us! #savesspeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
A biometric scan or an ID upload can be a huge obstacle for undocumented communities. These practices can also prevent youth seeking life saving resources and information.
Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion
#STOPONLINEIDCHECKS
#stopageverification
Oppose any legislation requiring online age verification or other ID checks and tell your lawmakers to do the same: stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion
STOP ONLINE ID CHECKS
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Online ID checks also create obstacles for marginalized people looking for vital resources and community online: tinyurl.com/46pn3njc
Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion
STOP ONLINE ID CHECKS
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
In order to verify someone’s identity/age, websites collect + store your data, often through third party companies that expose people to identity and data theft: tinyurl.com/5522v3n7
Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
We all want the internet to be a safer place. But ID checks won’t make us safer, no matter who you are, how old you are, or what you’re doing online.
Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion.
STOP ONLINE ID CHECKS
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Call, call, call. They want to stick their fingers in places where they don't belong, and we need to tell them to cut it out. This script is pretty handy. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
The fact that this happened in Louisiana is astonishing, and proves that we can beat this. Check your states regarding age verification if they come up, call your local reps, make some noise! And don't forget to call your federal reps too. #SaveSpeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
We can have both free speech and parental rights (something that bills like KOSA and SCREEN Act would deny us of). Keep fighting, keep calling your reps, and we can beat these censorship bills. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
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There is a split. We're getting through! But we have to keep going until there's enough votes to block these invasive censorship bills. Keep calling your reps! #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Bad Internet Bills Info: www.badinternetbills.com
5Calls to call reps: 5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
I sent in a call to the committee just now, and let them know that the way the committee handled the meeting was unacceptable, and demanded that these bills receive additional scrutiny via more meetings call em using these numbers minority: (202) 225-2927 majority: (202) 225-3641
Introduce yourself, be polite, and say: “Hi there, My name is (your name) and I am calling to oppose multiple harmful internet bills that are moving through Congress right now. I oppose all bills that mandate online ID checks, infringe upon our constitutional right to free speech on the internet, enable government policing of online resources, and threaten end-to-end encryption. If you truly care about young people’s experience on the internet, you should pass comprehensive data privacy legislation and oppose any bill that forces Internet users to submit to ID checks or would censor the internet, like the SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and KOSA.”
The Energy and Commerce Committee is doing a markup of most of the "online child safety" bills on Dec 11. Call them and your rep, and tell them to OPPOSE these bills. Here is a script provided by @fightforthefuture.org
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
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What we need is regulation and consequences. Whenever I have reported an account or comment for hate speech or bullying, my report has made no difference. The comment remains, the account still exists, and it’s up to me to block and move on, while that person or bot continues to spread hate. What responsibility do the platforms themselves owe to users? If tech companies have the capability to delete accounts for people under the age of 16, they also have the capability to delete accounts that bully, harass or cause harm. Banning social media for young people doesn’t actually solve the problems at the crux of this issue. Does the government not realise that bullying and trolling will continue on unregulated apps like WhatsApp, Roblox, Discord and probably many others that will pop up in the next few months to fill the gap that Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok have left?
Dr Same agrees. “The focus on banning specific platforms based on social interaction, rather than actual risk, is likely to overlook where dangers lie,” she says. “In some cases, the ban could even increase risk. Children are likely to miss out on the opportunity to learn how to use social media safely and responsibly with appropriate adult guidance. If they begin using it secretly, they may be less likely to seek help or tell their parents if they encounter a predator or harmful situation. The ban could push children toward less regulated or underground platforms, where harmful content is more difficult to monitor.”
"It’s not my behaviour online that’s the issue here, yet it is kids like me who are being punished."
ID Checks and AV laws won't make kids safe. It'll only make the problem worse.
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Story link: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Senate Judiciary Committee regarding "online child safety" is on Tues Dec 9th. The members' names & committee's #. Call them, and tell them that bills like KOSA will not help kids. They will hurt our free speech and privacy. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
www.judiciary.senate.gov
#kosa #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks #creatorsforafreeinternet #creatorsagainstcensorship #stopkosa #stopcensorship
Funny when it's the other way around. These age verification rules/bills are still bad in any case, and they don't protect anyone. They shred our freedom of speech, invade our privacy, and puts our data at risk! #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
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Write up we did about how this week is going in the fight against bad internet bills in the US. So far, we are in the fight!
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#Privacy #Security #DigitalRights #StopAgeVerification #StopOnlineIDChecks
To learn more about age verification and the problems related to this online practice, you can check our:
🎞️ Video: www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/...
📰 Article: www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #AgeVerification
Privacy Guides supports @fightforthefuture.org's campaign against online ID checks.
Add your voice to the protest! 🗣️ ✊
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #AgeVerification #KOSA
In addition, let the committee know how dissatisfied you are with how the event was handled. And if your rep was part of this, their names are right here to give them a piece of your mind. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
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If they think our concerns over free speech is a "farce", that'd make the people pushing these bills un-American, don't you think? #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Sign: www.stoponlineidchecks.org
Find and call your rep: www.congress.gov/members/find...
(The committee hearing is now today.)
#kosa #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks #creatorsforafreeinternet #creatorsagainstcensorship
The SCREEN Act and KOSA are very bad internet bills that threatens free speech and privacy.
Sign those petitions, call your reps to tell them to OPPOSE these bills, get involved. ##stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Sign: www.stoponlineidchecks.org
Find rep: www.congress.gov/members/find...
Fight For The Future did an AMA on Reddit, there’s a lot of valuable arguments in their responses to help with letters/emails and phone calls to representatives/senators.
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks #creatorsforafreeinternet #creatorsagainstcensorship
That is all I could say. If we make more noise than ever before, then our members of congress will be able to listen and regret supporting ID laws that could make the internet the most dangerous place. If you wanna help, visit this site here. Thank you. #stoponlineidchecks