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txtstotheworld · 3 days

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Any updates on the ban?

Unfortunately, President Biden has signed the bill into a law. The law will effectively ban TikTok unless ByteDance sells to an American company.

I am still doing research on what exactly the bill will do, but this is what is being said right now. I do not know when the bill will be put into effect.

#political #politics #journalism #unbiased journalism #us politics #stop internet censorship #kosa #stop kosa #asks #anti kosa #don't ban tiktok #tiktok ban #tiktok

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chaotickit · 29 days

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As of now, Florida and Kansas have passed bills that align with KOSA.

So many people have held back on speaking out against KOSA or signing petitions because "it probably won't pass." But we have proof that it very well can and will.

So what can we do right now?

The same thing we've been doing: bring awareness and protest.

Here are a few websites you can visit to sign petitions:

https://www.badinternetbills.com/

https://www.stopkosa.com/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act

You can also call your state reps. This post explains how you can do that.

Good luck, everyone! Don't give up yet.

#fuck kosa #stop kosa #kosa bill #kids online safety act #kids online safety bill #stop internet censorship #bad internet bills #kosa #important

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kimslovebin · 1 month

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hi again, im gonna link the KOSA masterpost and try and get the kosa tag to go on trending, we need more people to talk about how dangerous KOSA is and can affect all of us. If we can get the tiktok ban tag to trend, so we can with the stop kosa tag.

EDIT: IT HAS NOT BEEN PASSED YET. READ THIS TWEET.

if this bill passes (which I'm guaranteed it won't since it violates the first amendment and it has been shut down before.) it can affect queer people, palestinians, and more. you would need your ID to use socials, your parents can see what your doing online, you will NOT have any privacy if this bill ends up passing. (Which again it won't, we need to keep speaking up about it.)

also if you have an issue with me talking about this so much then just block me and move on, this is serious and should be more well known.

SPEAK UP ABOUT KOSA AND STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP.

small edit: if this post has any misinfo then please let me know, a lot of misinformation has been going around and I don't want to spread something that is false !!

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coolaboutlucy · 3 months

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What’s even going on right now.. Twitter, Snapchat, and Microsoft announced their support for KOSA. I don’t think yall are actually conceptualizing how BAD this bill is. If this bill is put in motion, this would mean that every single user of the internet would be required to upload a photo of their ID’s, yes, your ID. This would also mean that our state attorney generals would have the choice to decide which content is “inappropriate”. Now, this is harmful to three things. The first being sex workers because some people literally have to rely on that to pay bills, buy food and clothes, etc.

The second one being that you may not be access to information about major world issues. We all know that anything that is Pro-Palestinian is labeled as “anti-semitic”, and they will probably take this information down aswell. This could also (probably) apply for issues in the DRC, Sudan, Tigray, etc. All around, this is harmful to every group of people on the internet.

The third thing, as I’ve stated previously, this is harmful to LGBTQIA+ youth. If you want a more in depth explanation, then you can check my linked post on it. But basically, this bill would prevent them from learning more about their identities.

A video posted on tiktok (click here!) can give you, pretty much the same information. There are also ways to stop the bill from passing within the video aswell. Please look into reaching out to your representatives to stop this bill from passing.

#wlfabby #stop kosa #stop internet censorship #fuck kosa #kids online safety act #kosa bill #anti kosa #lgbtq #lgbtqia community

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mollyjimbly · 6 months

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🚨VERY IMPORTANT KOSA UPDATE🚨

After Tuesday's Judiciary hearing, Blumenthal and Hawley promised to try their best to bring KOSA to the floor. Cantwell has promised to sneak KOSA to the floor on a voice vote, like with what Hawley tried with the Restrict Act this past spring if you remember. We just need ONE senator to speak out. So right now, DON'T PANIC, SPEAK OUT.

As always, you can use https://www.badinternetbills.com/ to easily place your calls to everyone influential with a call script.

If you don't want to use that site

<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai_hPneAKlnM/edit>.

Share these resources.

Sign and share these open latter's and petitions.

We are targeting these senators:

Wyden (202) 224-5244

Markey (202) 224-2742

Welch (202) 224-4242

Booker (202) 224-3224

Padilla (202) 224-3553

Ossoff (202) 224-3521

Tester (202) 224-2644

Civil rights and free speech groups will be pushing to stop the legislation. But nothing matters like constituents calls — especially as we approach an election year.

Sources:

<https://twitter.com/evan_greer/status/1722985460056670401?s=46>

<https://twitter.com/mikestabile/status/1723018810976788911>

Remember, if we don't do anything now, it could be pushed for a floor vote without hesitation, it could be close to passing by the end of the year!!

Please stay calm and share, and try to call If you are able. ❤️

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herhimthem · 2 months

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So.. now they're trying to effectively BAN TikTok. AGAIN.

As expected, It's just another way for them to make sure people can't rally together to protest and advocate for basic human rights.

THEY ARE VOTING ON THIS TOMORROW.

here's the link you need -> #DontBanTikTok go off, y'all 👍🏽

#bad internet bills #world news #stop internet censorship #stop censorship #kosa act #kids online safety act

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enigma2meagain · 1 year

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“Stop Internet Censorship” Master List

The following is a master list for all of the major Internet Censorship and Surveillance Bills between 2022 to 2023, with the most major bills that are currently active posted below. They will each link to the Tumblr posts that I have made in the past related to them, with all of the relevant information associated.

This was made because I feel people need to get a sense for just how interconnected they really are, how much Congress and third parties are trying to desperately gain full control and access to our information and silencing anything they don’t want to see and hear, and having a centralized hub of information for them will make it easier for people to find them.

The Major Bills:

EARN IT Act: 2022 version of EARN IT Act

2023 version of EARN IT Act (No text yet, but it’s pretending to be about preventing child abuse online this time)

Enigma2Me Post on EARN IT Act

fullhalalalchemist Post on EARN IT

Condemnation of the EARN IT Act 2020 Coalition Letter

STOP EARN IT Act LINKTREE

Engadget: EARN IT Act reintroduced for the Third Time

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Kids Online Safety Act: Current Draft of 2023 KOSA bill

Enigma2Me Post on Kids Online Safety Act

STOP KOSA LinkTree

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RESTRICT Act: Read Bill Here.

Enigma2Me Post On RESTRICT Act

LoganGalbraith’s Post on RESTRICT Act

Truthout Article 4/02/2023: Restrict Act Critics Call the Far-Reaching “TikTok Ban” Bill a “Patriot Act 2.0”

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STOP CSAM Act:

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Take Action on STOP CSAM/EARN IT

TechDirt Post Against STOP CSAM Act

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So if you’ve seen the above, you’re probably asking: What can we do about it?

1) Spread the Word online!

Twitter Hashtags

For Earn It: #EARNITAct, #STOPTheEARNITAct, #NoEarnItAct

For KOSA: #KOSA, #KidsOnlineSafetyAct, STOPKOSA

For RESTRICTAct: #RESTRICTAct, #STOPRESTRICTAct

2) PLEASE call your Senators.

Find your 2 senators numbers here. Fax them, email them. Tell them they MUST oppose this bill. Calmly make it clear to them that if they support this bill, then you will vote for someone else who doesn’t go along with this blatant act of authoritarian intent.

3) CONTACT any major human rights and cybersecurity related organizations and let them know about this bill. Get this out to any local news groups that you can.

The following Google Doc contains a list of every major organization we could think of to contact, and will be updated as we find more allies in the fight against censorship and surveillance.

ANTI-CENSORSHIP MASTER LIST

Also Contact the organizations on these 2020 letters to get them to publicly speak out against the EARN IT Act like they did back then.

But for those who want to have official organizations to work with (and who usually have petitions except TechDirt), the following usually are up to date on info:

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Fight For the Future

Techdirt

#RESTRICT Act #EARN IT Act #Stop Kids Online Safety Act #stop internet censorship #stop restrict act #stop earn it act #FUCK BLUMENTHAL #fuck surveillance #fuck censorship

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headbuds · 2 months

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Well. Kosa has one more day. Call your reps, at least past 6, if you can. Try to sign the letters if you can. Do whatever you're able to.

We can still win this.

#kosa #kosa bill #stop kosa #anti kosa #stop internet censorship #stop censorship #censorship #internet censorship #anti censorship #kids online safety act #stop kids online safety act

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cherryg · 11 months

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For the past months there has been a storm of bad internet bills this year, now it’s not just the EARN It Act or KOSA but now a bill just like EarnIt called STOP CSAM.

There has also been overwhelming support on KOSA with some news articles claiming that groups who once opposed KOSA supports it now.

It also now has 36 cosponsors with a group called Design it For US saying they are going to lobby for it to get more cosponsors to sign the bill in the senate in July along with pushing a markup for the bill.

This group is dedicated to protect children online which is a good thing but they also have huge misguided support for KOSA.

There are also bad pro censorship groups like NCOSE and The heritage foundation supporting this bill as well

KOSA was supposed to protect kids online but this will actually give state attorneys power to dictate what could be recommended for kids.

This is a huge issue because this will give bigots and transphobic people power to use this against lgbt and trans content censoring them entirely.

Major proof from this is that a far right group called the heritage foundation recently came out with this tweet. Last year they created an article stating why the support KOSA (KidsOnlineSafetyAct) and it’s not pretty at all.

/Warning/ if this stuff triggers you feel free to skip this part until you see a green check mark

TW: Transphobia

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Some groups that support KOSA claims that the state attorney stuff in the legislation has been “watered down” and that all concerns are “addressed”

but it’s kinda hard to believe when you have groups that have these kinds of dangerous and close minded views behind statements on how they are gonna use this particular bill to censor content from groups of people they hate.

Also, support was so huge that Dove is also advocating for it with Lizzo https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-lizzo/

Also if you want more information and facts on why KOSA may not be a good idea. You can find more info here https://fair.org/home/these-bills-will-make-children-less-safe-

Meanwhile a few senators are trying to push the EarnIt act along with its sister bill called STOP CSAM. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/stop-csam-act-would-put-security-and-free-speech-risk

While stopping csam is a great idea, these bills are bad for privacy and increase government surveillance. It’s also a section 230 carve out and will hurt creativity and free speech and expression. It’s also dangerous for everyone in a lot of ways. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/15/lgbtq-earn-it-act-risks-online/70247956007/

Please everyone, call your senators and tell them to oppose these bad internet bills!

( I’m sorry guys if this is badly made I’m currently rushing, I will be updating this post more and adding in more information)

#lgbtq #important #stop internet censorship #stop kosa #boost #earn it act #gay rights #lgbtq community #internet #trans rights #trans #transgender #lgbtqia #lgbt #net neutrality #stop censorship

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eziojensenthe3rd · 29 days

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I should apologise for those of you following for having to see repeat posts of that kosa shit. But damn tumblr has a queue function and gods be my witness i will use it.

#kosa #stop kosa #kosa bill #fuck kosa #internet freedom #stop internet censorship #internet censorship

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txtstotheworld · 17 days

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any news on KOSA?

UPDATE KOSA 4/10/24

KOSA has unfortunately been introduced to the house of representatives. However, we have not heard if it has passed senate yet.

Please keep fighting. If KOSA becomes law, I will not be able to run this account anymore.

#political #politics #journalism #unbiased journalism #us politics #stop internet censorship #kosa #stop kosa #asks #anti kosa #fuck kosa #kosa info #kosa bill #kosa act #freedom of mind #free internet #freedom of the press #freedom of expression

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chaotickit · 2 months

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hey i havent really been commenting on kosa because i havent done enough research to know the details but like

Don't give up yet!

even if kosa passes today, there will still be time until anything actually happens. this means theres still time to sign petitions and keep spreading the word!

please dont say your goodbyes yet. keep fighting!

#sorry if i worded that weird .#i dont really know how to put my thoughts into words #kosa #kosa bill #stop kosa #kids online safety act #kids online safety bill #stop bad internet bills #stop internet censorship

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rebelforart · 6 months

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We are witnessing a Live Stream Genocide! 😭

This madness has to stop! 💔

🍉🇵🇸FREE PALESTINE 😭💔 Now!

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kimslovebin · 16 days

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THE KOSA TAG IS TRENDING BUT DO NOT GIVE UP WE STILL HAVE TIME TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND DO SOMETHING TO STOP IT !!! STOP KOSA !!!

UPDATE: it stopped trending but still, keep pushing guys

link to the kosa masterpost + what you can do

my post about the bill

#kosa bill #kosa #kids online safety bill #stop bad internet bills #stop censorship #stop internet censorship #self ship #oc x canon #self ship community #fictional other #self shipping #f/o imagines #imagine your favorite character #stop kosa #signal boost #kids online safety act

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d-blue02 · 13 days

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We need all the help we can get to put a stop to this bill! Click the link, sign the petition, call your representatives, and donate as much as you possibly can! There’s no time to lose, KOSA must be stopped at all costs!!

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mollyjimbly · 9 months

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