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Indivisible SF
15 days ago
Vote NO on the “KIDS Act”! It’s KOSA 2.0: Tell Your Representatives to No.
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David TS Fraser
16 days ago
Learn more about Bill C-22, and particularly the new proposed "Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act" here:
blog.privacylawyer.ca/2026/03/lawf...
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Lawful Access is back: Part 1 is much improved but Part 2 is deeply problematic
The latest attempt at so-called “lawful access” has just dropped in the Parliament of Canada. I have a few things to say about it. It’s be...
https://blog.privacylawyer.ca/2026/03/lawful-access-is-back-part-1-is-much.html
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OpenMedia
15 days ago
We need to talk about
#BillC22
- the largest surveillance bill Canada has ever seen. It would force every messaging app, cloud service, and internet provider we use to build government backdoors into their infrastructure. Permanently. Tell your MP to kill it now 👇
openmedia.org/StopC22-bsky
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Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in...
https://openmedia.org/StopC22-bsky
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Fight Chat Control
15 days ago
🚨 The Conservatives (EPP) are attempting to force a new vote on Thursday (26th), seeking to *reverse* Parliament's NO on indiscriminate scanning. This is a direct attack on democracy and blatant disregard for your right to privacy. No means no. Take action now:
fightchatcontrol.eu
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key-lime pie
19 days ago
USPS must be fought for and protected. If USPS goes away, or is made private, it will negatively impact EVERYONE. The USPS is a service and not a business. The cost for operating shouldn’t be seen as a business loss. Stand up for the USPS! 💌 CALL YOUR REPS
5calls.org
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Deborah Rose
21 days ago
Last year I created a downloadable/customizable “USPS Teach-In Workshop & Toolkit” that folks can use anytime to organize an action-oriented event in their community. I’ll be updating slides in light of current events for anyone who wants to help fight for the post office 💌
usps-teach-in.carrd.co
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"Hands Off USPS" Teach-In!
A decentralized grassroots event that creates an opportunity to (1) build community and (2) provide participants with resources to take action on behalf of USPS.
https://usps-teach-in.carrd.co
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Tyler King
21 days ago
But seriously we are on the precipice of the demise of the USPS and too overwhelmed with crises to give it proper attention. The Constitution will not save it, the admin wants it dead, and Republicans in Congress are on permanent vacation. No one is coming to save it unless we show them it matters.
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Not to be confused with World Series Baseball.
@pandamonium.bsky.social
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Fight for the Future
28 days ago
A reminder to call your reps today! KOSA has been sandwiched into the KIDS Act and is still a huge censorship threat. You can use this tool- it takes just a few minutes:
www.badinternetbills.com
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Nate Zuke 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
about 1 month ago
I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img
acefoundationict.org
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Katelyn Burns
about 1 month ago
Let's see if we can raise $10,000 today for red state or national queer orgs. Post proof here in the replies that you donated to a red state or national queer organization and I will share. Who's with me? (I can't donate myself because I'm a journalist who covers these orgs)
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Ed Newton-Rex
about 1 month ago
🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4
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key-lime pie
about 1 month ago
You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off. Leave your comment here:
eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.
https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announces-plan-to-fell-oregons
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Maia Kobabe
8 months ago
List of resources in the thread ❤️🖤🤍💚
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Maia Kobabe
about 1 month ago
If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.
tcpipeline.org
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The first time I saw this commercial series for Bing by Micro$oft (before they turned into Microslop), they legit felt like a story set-up for some kind of Doctor Who episode:
youtu.be/cAwUUgnBhCU
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Bing: Cure for the Search Overload | Full Version
YouTube video by Jared Marino
https://youtu.be/cAwUUgnBhCU?si=sBzEQX_ZBdJMlqkM
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Jaim Zuber
about 2 months ago
ICE is still here in MN The “Drawdown” is a distraction. Keep the pressure on! - Demand your Senators hold ICE accountable - Keep funding mutual aid - Be ready to help their next target
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Fight Chat Control
2 months ago
The European Commission continues to push to extend Chat Control 1.0, threatening your fundamental right to privacy. MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) need to hear from you directly:
fightchatcontrol.eu
now allows you to contact them all at once. Speak up today!
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Fight Chat Control
2 months ago
The European Commission is pushing hard to extend Chat Control 1.0 - allowing mass scanning of private messages without court orders for another two years. Contact your MEPs TODAY via
fightchatcontrol.eu
to defend your privacy and digital rights!
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Matt Thomas
3 months ago
We’re still here at PBS. We had some layoffs and had to make cutbacks, but we’re still being supported by viewers like you! Donate to your local station:
pbs.org/donate
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Shelby Bennett | Looking for Work
3 months ago
One thing you can do is find your local PBS station and click “donate” at the top of the page.
www.pbs.org/stations/
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Shelby Bennett | Looking for Work
3 months ago
A lot of public media will be destroyed by this. Public TV and radio are vital for rural areas in our country, and without them, anyone living there will have a difficult time finding out about important news in their area. (1/2)
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Aldrine Joseph 25 🇵🇭
3 months ago
Rest in peace, Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
#PBS
#PBSKids
#Dash
#Dot
#DashAndDot
#CPB
#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting
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Claire
2 months ago
To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS: 1) put your phone in airplane mode 2) open TikTok and go to your profile 3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account 4) turn airplane mode off 5) delete your account Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
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Mike Stabile
4 months ago
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children. Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
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Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
https://reason.com/2025/12/01/lawmakers-to-consider-19-bills-for-childproofing-the-internet/
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Mike Stabile
4 months ago
With SCREEN Act and KOSA on the legislative block this week, there couldn't be a better time for Fight's "Stop Online ID Checks" Week of Action. Today's action: Share and sign the petition. Find out more here:
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
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Fight Chat Control
5 months ago
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Patrick Breyer
4 months ago
🇪🇺Misleading headlines: #ChatControl is not dead, it is being privatized! 🚨 EU governments voted today for: 🔍 Warrantless mass surveillance 🆔 Mandatory ID for everyone (End of anonymity) 🚫 Digital house arrest for teens The fight continues! 👇 […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
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🌐TORI.PNG🌐 🔜 LVLUP EXPO A215-A216
5 months ago
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Fight Chat Control
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alpha
5 months ago
Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass. It NEEDS mass pushback.
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Ankle-biting Meerkat
6 months ago
If you're unsure, A CloudFlare representative have even made a post on Reddit about it going around and what to lookout for:
www.reddit.com/r/CloudFlare...
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From the CloudFlare community on Reddit: Fake/Malicious prompts masking as Cloudflare verification.
Explore this post and more from the CloudFlare community
https://www.reddit.com/r/CloudFlare/comments/1jvg8nf/fakemalicious_prompts_masking_as_cloudflare/
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Ankle-biting Meerkat
6 months ago
Not sure if many know, but considering it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this might just feel fitting. If you ever come across a website that does a CloudFlare security prompt, and it asks you to "copy" something - DON'T. This is an attempt to get you to run malware. It's becoming more common.
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nobody™️
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AltWatcher
8 months ago
The Alt National Park Service has spent months stealing from journalists, directly plagiarizing the work of others more than a hundred times. With more than 4.3 million followers on Facebook and nearly 900k here on Bluesky, they've built a massive following on theft.
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The "Alt National Park Service:" On Plagiarism, Part 1
The first in a three-part series.
https://jjoycelynch.substack.com/p/the-alt-national-park-service-on
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Jack(son)
12 months ago
Most of the
#altgov
network seems harmless, but
@altnps.bsky.social
is becoming more of a conspiratorial LARP by the day. So I wrote about it. Here's part 1.
jjoycelynch.substack.com/p/the-alt-na...
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The "Alt National Parks Service" Sounds an Awful Lot Like QAnon
We're all looking for hope in the face of fascism. For some, that's the perfect springboard to online clout.
https://jjoycelynch.substack.com/p/the-alt-national-parks-service-sounds
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Dungeon Chill
7 months ago
I despise how hard YouTube actively fucks over its users and creators at every turn. Be sure to check your devices (Yes, plural DEVICE(S), because they’ve made it per device not just account), and make sure this setting is OFF! It’s potentially hiding thousands of videos from you.
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Culture Crave 🍿
8 months ago
YouTube is secretly using AI to edit people's videos • Skin is being smoothed or sharpened • Features like ears are being altered • YouTube confirmed there's an 'experiment' on Shorts to 'unblur' and 'improve' clarity • There's currently no way to opt out (via BBC)
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Yume 🌌
8 months ago
🛑 PSA for creators 🛑 Please remember to go into your YouTube settings and disable automatic dubbing! I use captions for accessibility plus no one asked for this. There was backlash then and now because it’s a garbage genAI feature that replicates your voice in other languages. Tutorial below ⬇️
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Ash McAllan
8 months ago
www.techradar.com/computing/cy...
So now that Denmark holds the EU presidency, theyre pushing Chat Control back onto the European Parliament again. That means breaking encryption & automatically scanning & flagging all private communications online. EU fam, contact your reps:
fightchatcontrol.eu
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The EU still wants to scan all your chats – and the rules could come into force by October 2025
Chat Control is back on the lawmakers' table
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/the-eu-could-be-scanning-your-chats-by-october-2025-heres-everything-we-know
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Zachary Berger
8 months ago
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!!
tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
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Krista Siren
8 months ago
The above is the Senate bill. There's a companion House bill:
legiscan.com/US/bill/HB16...
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US Congress HB1623 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Summary (2025-02-26) SCREEN Act Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act [Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.]
https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB1623/2025
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firepaw119
8 months ago
Be aware that another shitty bill has been introduced: The SCREEN Act. If passed, it would require Full. Age. Verification. Like KOSA, call all your reps & tell them what a horrible idea this is. Spread this pls. Link:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
#screenact
#badinternetbills
#stopkosa
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/737/text
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I just saw a foreign commercial that just, no joke, reminded me of this short Internet comedy sketch video:
youtube.com/shorts/hzHFw...
(It wasn't even for a car)
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marlon webb - Why are car commercials so random
YouTube video by House Of vines*
https://youtube.com/shorts/hzHFwtnAxKs?si=ZkWdBYKIqckonruS
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check.
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Zachary Berger
10 months ago
The US ban on state AI regulation may be voted on in the senate very soon. If you live in one of these states - FL, MO, TX, TN, WI, AK, ME - please call your senators & ask them to remove the "state AI regulation ban" in the budget reconciliation bill NOW! Link to call & what to say in next post 1/
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Karla Ortiz
10 months ago
Folks, US banning any kind of AI regulation happening in the states is about to be voted on soon!! CALL your Senators ASAP!! Zach gave us a great break down bellow so check out his thread and lets do it! It’s GO TIME!
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Animal Photo Reference Repository
10 months ago
Now maybe more relevant than before! I’m adding new species from my files as quickly as I have time; even more taxa than what I have personally seen will eventually be included, as folk from around the world have kindly offered to donate their photography.
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Litbowl
11 months ago
Many things worth pulling all the stops to fight with the reconciliation bill in the senate—one that should be very DOABLE is getting rid of the insane "no state or local regulation of AI/automated systems for 10 years". Per
@kortizart.bsky.social
, CALL YOUR SENATORS about this, wherever you are.
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