I have an idea called Operation: Kill the Bills, but I can’t without going over the word limit. TL;DR, we gather all Internet personnel to spread awareness about KOSA until the government has no choice but to completely nix it and anything relating to it.

I don't want to make a post like this but I don't want some of my close friends to disappear. So i'm reminding you to spread the word abt the kosa act ty

Damn that kosa bill seems unnecessary and stupid as hell imo

No KIDS act, no KOSA. Privacy First.

everyone is rightfully upset about this but you know what i haven't seen anyone talk about? the fact that if kosa and similar laws pass, ppl who rely on donations, commissions, etc for survival may be forced to choose between giving up our info or starving. haha. cool.

Also another annual reminder ICE’s presence in Minnesota is still strong. Thank you to everyone there fighting and enduring through the deranged brutality. If you’re outside it send as much aid as you’re able.

Fuck you to our government for letting KOSA pass to the senate. It can still be stopped there so call your reps and if you can get out and protest. We outnumber them and make sure they know it.

even if KOSA and other similar bills did not affect anyone or anything else, i would protest it. protecting pornography from censorship is a worthy enough cause on its own.

btw we can go on and on about the consequences of bills like KOSA for kids and queer people and internet privacy at large but please remember that the immediate impact will be felt by adult content creators (and enjoyers) and that's important too.

The Democrats' Project 2029 is to force through the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 tech policy agenda

KOSA or the like pops up like a bad rash like every other month. even now Booker and some other gormless (at best) Dems cobbled together some "Project 2029" shit revolving around "ban under 16's from social media" because yeah, that'll help democracy, no more anonymity online 👍 dumbasses.

i want to be clear this bill has BIPARTISAN SUPPORT so even if you live in a blue state you should be contacting your senators. the senate doesn't like the version of the bill they're receiving from the house so it's very possible that your calls, emails, and faxes will help stop KOSA +

from passing. here's more info on what KOSA will actually do: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

this is me begging you, yes YOU, to email and call your senators and tell them that you do not want the KIDS act or any version of KOSA to pass. find your senators here: www.congress.gov/members/find...

I just have to keep reminding myself that it has a super low chance of actually passing because the Senate wants a certain thing added to KOSA that the House absolutely refuses to add and this ping pong has been going on for literal years

elizabeth warren is a worthless money-chasing bootlicker who personally championed KOSA but I hope enough momentum gets built with non-traitor senators to smack it out of the air again

Aye aye. All part of sane-washing chumps on regular media. The KOSA act also recently passed in the hous of representatives. But we still have a fight to win against censorship. Makes me wonder how our ancestors felt when foreign radio broadcasts were illegal during WW2 for the White Rose and others

This whole "Dems not doing anything" as if they're powerless isn't fooling anyone. They actively vote in alignment with Republicans all the time. 104 voted to pass KOSA. They voted to fund ICE and genocide. They keep voting with Republicans for fascist shit with 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ votes every time

I wish I could’ve called my representative but he fuckin died back in April and his seat is vacant until next year. Thankfully I can call my senators!

I don't believe you can make any part of the internet "safe" or "healthy." That's an issue for parents and therapists, probably.

Do we really want the Pedofile Presidency monitoring everyone's kids? I don't think so. KOSA isn't new, they keep pushing this over and over again hoping they can finally get it through. Keep pushing, don't let them surveillance us and censor our Internet. They want control, not to protect kids.

Kosa is so harmful imo, like it ain’t even remotely about protecting kids it’s just an excuse to protect the people who hurt kids

Well, the precedent is actually long set. KOSA has failed so many times because the Senate is not entertaining it without a duty of care clause. This bill doesn't have that so the Senate doesn't want to entertain it

I should add, the House refuses to add a duty of care clause, so this is just another extension of an ongoing version war for KOSA

It's not as much of a straight shot as you think. Senate Dems are rejecting this version, Blackburn, who is the mastermind of KOSA, is rejecting this version and Govtrack is only giving it an 8% chance of becoming law

The fact that a soley Trump-appointed team of random 20 year-old groypers is going to be able to make sweeping decisions about what YOU, an adult is going to be able to post online should make your blood boil.

Of course in a time of great civil unrest, we pass a bill that makes it harder for adults to use the internet to organize against the current corrupt administration. Everyone should be more angry about this. The sneaky way this shit shot past the house should have everyone up in arms.

This is not the first time some form of KOSA has passed the house. The reality is it's a longshot in the Senate where it needs 60 votes. But Dems are getting more and more pro-online-spyware as we saw with "Project 2029" today. Dems need to be reminded the Left is watching & this is a litmus test.

Liberal Democrats don't give a fuck how many kids KOSA will kill, but they just handed more control of the internet to these bastards. www.wired.com/story/meta-c...

When I was 14, using social media allowed me to get resources that led to me realizing I was being abused by my parents. If KOSA were around back then it would have been impossible for me to reach that conclusion. KOSA will never, ever protect a child. It'll only punish adult dissidents.

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Yeah, I will NEVER be down with KOSA. It's about control & oppression, not protection. I just think it's bullshit to pretend any of this is good for anybody, when it has been proven not to be. It has its uses, absolutely. But safety is never going to be a benefit of social media or the web.

If you want to help stop KOSA call your representative and tell them that part of the web of bills included would prevent states from stopping AI nudifiers, the kind people use on pictures of underaged children. Of course if your rep is a republican that might backfire.

well fuck. KOSA passed the House. CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS NOW SO IT’S DEAD IN THE WATER IN THE SENATE

Let’s hope everyone who voted in favor dies a horrible death

Seems like a good time to install Tor, just to be on the safe side.

You're not alone. As an American citizen I'm so disappointed in my government.

I suggest not assuming it wont pass, and try to direct your energy towards contacting senators and getting others involved/aware

Please do not doom on my post where i specifically list 2 other stop gaps where we have an opportunity to stop this. Please direct your energy in a more productive direction, such as contacting senators or getting involved with irl organizing

Flood the Senators' message boxes

so people cannot give up make the senators fuckign afraid for their lives if need be

Of course it would pass… I mean, we all should've seen this coming. I know that it still has to go through the Senate, but it still makes me, and probably everyone else, very depressed that it even passed today at all. I don’t wanna stop using the internet nor lose my online friends due to this…

called her office to say the same, that i'm done voting for her. we need someone to primary her ASAP.

clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026228 this will tell you everyone who voted and how they voted

One way to make a lot of People more aware of this is to say that since this could eventually result in Vtubers getting doxed do to having to show their face and then hakers can use it to dox them.

Things may look bleak but don’t give up everyone

Another thing that could stop it is the fact that certain people in senate want the SAVE act passed first (i think). So unless they end up passing the SAVE act, KOSA is even less likely to pass with that fact.

So if you wanted hope or some good news in this whole mess, well.. There ya go! :]

KOSA is a massive privacy rights violation, so now I honestly can’t tell if you were being sarcastic about a ban being the best thing