Speculative Friction has a cool series and they just spoke with our colleague, activist + author @liaholland.bsky.social, about challenging tech solutionism, navigating surveillance capitalism in the creative industry + more. Check it out! speculativefriction.substack.com/p/the-journe...

CALIFORNIA folks: Local organizers with @aclucalaction.bsky.social @arocaction.bsky.social CAIR California + others are organizing a last push to defeat AB715, a bill that threatens local free speech and curriculum in schools. Call @governor.ca.gov + oppose AB715: action.aclu.org/petition/ca-...

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’ I have been forced to move my classes online. If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

Discord confirms that government IDs used for age-verification were compromised in a hack with a vendor. Who could have predicted? Oh, right.

Tech Speedrun this week: 📱 TikTok sale 💰Amazon got hit with a $2.5B FTC fine 🛡️ Gavin Newsom helps to protect abortion seekers 📍 ICE bought new surveillance tech

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NEW: Our very own @liaholland.bsky.social digs in with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social about the political campaign against VPNs + how to fight back.

Safety in organizing means more than showing up—it means protecting our data too. 📱✨ Step One: Turn Off Your Phone is a new Guide to Activist #DigitalSecurity hosted by @fightforthefuture.org, created by organizers to help communities stay safer against surveillance & risk. 🔗 buff.ly/0ShhpyW

Did you know that Google is the backbone of Israel’s propaganda machine? Google workers with @notechforapartheid.bsky.social are calling on us to spread the word and mass report Israeli propaganda ads hosted by Google & flooding Google’s internal reporting systems. Get the toolkit :t.ly/ads-toolkit

Recent studies reveal how critical having access to supportive online communities can be for LGBTQ+ youth. This is exactly why we're fighting KOSA + online ID checks. techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/l...

You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism. You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism. You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism. You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism. Unity against censorship and surveillance NOW.

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

When Tiktok becomes the same MAGA hellscape as X, remember you have the Democrats to thank despite Fight for the Future and many other civil liberty and free expression experts ringing the alarm about how the sale of Tiktok could backfire. @evangreer.bsky.social

New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

SESTA/FOSTA backfired miserably. The UK's age verification law backfired miserably. The TikTok ban is backfiring miserably. So of course @blumenthal.senate.gov has decided now is a great time to revive the terribly written Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which will ... spoiler... backfire miserably

Donald Trump basically announces that he is declaring war on anyone he deems a Democrat... and one of the leading Democratic Senators, @blumenthal.senate.gov thinks now is the best time for a bipartisan censorship bill that will let MAGA define what content is allowed on the internet. WTF?

Whelp…I’m at a bit of a loss- incredibly touched to see my antifascist nomadpunk story “A Charm to Keep the Evil Eye Away from Your Campervan; or, Roamin’ Rights” (from the Strange Horizons/ @fightforthefuture.org Stop Copaganda contest) selected for 2025! Thank you very much, Maria, for reading.

CALL TO ACTION: Google has a $45 million with contract w/ Netanyahu’s office to amplify propaganda + Google workers w/ our friends at @notechforapartheid.bsky.social implore the public: mass report Israeli propaganda ads 👇 notechforapartheid.com/ads www.dropsitenews.com/p/google-you...

i wrote about this for CNN like 2 years ago. honestly this outcome is even worse than I could have imagined When TikTok becomes X and bans all trans content and algorithmically amplifies nazi shit, the blame will be squarely at the feet of Biden and Senate Dems www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/o...

its hard to imagine a more embarrassing unforced error for the Dems than the "ban TikTok" fiasco. Not only did they alienate youth voters, openly waffle on the First Amendment and let Trump claim to be the defender of "free speech," now they've literally handed the platform to Trump to control

Are you kidding me right now? This is the last thing we need. KOSA is back no thanks to Senator Blumenthal who is working with the GOP and bringing in Republican Senators to convince the House to support it. Please, CALL GOP House leadership and tell them to keep opposing it!

TikTok moves one step closer to becoming a fully U.S. surveillance application. Move accordingly: fortune.com/2025/09/28/l...

Proposed restrictions on visas for reporters show the U.S. “becoming less open and welcoming to foreign journalists…It is antithetical to the core values of American society as embodied in the First Amendment.” Proud to join @rsf.org and others in this statement. rsf.org/sites/defaul...

Our friends at @hrdag.org spend their days documenting human rights violations. Encryption is their main defense against corrupt governments who want to cover up incriminating truths about past + current trends in state violence. Encryption is not optional- it is a vital tool

Some updates you might’ve missed in the digital rights space this past week: ✅ Microsoft takes a step back, fueling more pressure from activists with @notechforapartheid.bsky.social and others ✅ Flock surveillance resistance And more 👇🏽

This is one reason why @fsc.bsky.social has been so active in fighting these laws, and what groups like @fightforthefuture.org @eff.org @aclu.org @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social @thefireorg.bsky.social and others have warned about. Sex is the canary in the coal mine of free speech.

My best advice for parents re: harmful content: show genuine interest in the stuff your kid is watching and doing online. Let them talk your ear off about Minecraft and Roblox and the funny video they just watched. Make them feel excited to share with you, vs making them feel ashamed or judged

HUGE win! Big thanks to the many tech workers and organizers who made this happen 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @bdsmovement.bsky.social @notechforapartheid.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

UPDATE VPN Defense Day if Action 🔥We’re currently sitting at 10,500 signatures for today! 🔥 Keep em comin!

Data centers aren’t inevitable the way Big Tech wants us to believe they are… Our friends at @mediajustice.bsky.social are giving us the scoop on how Black, Brown and working class communities in the South are fighting back ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾 Download the report! mediajustice.org/resource/the...

calls for age verification, online IDs, facial recognition, and bans on VPNs are attempts to silence political dissent, make it harder for the common person to communicate and organize, further isolate already marginalized groups, invasive tracking and spying, and mass censorship.

Listen if @fightforthefuture.org can spend the morning posting our VPN Day of Action across the entire Reddit porn community you can take 5 min to sign the dang thing and call your reps. www.defendvpns.com

VPN usage surged in the UK after the disastrous roll-out of their online ID check / age verification law. It took about 15 seconds for politicians there to start talking about banning VPNs. This is why we're organizing the #DefendVPNs day of action today. Join us!

Did you see the new bill introduced in Michigan that proposes a VPN ban? reason.com/2025/09/22/m... ✊Today is a VPN defense day of action - let’s make sure this blows up in their face. 🗣️

Today’s the VPN defense day of action! @fightforthefuture.org’s @liaholland.bsky.social tells @techradar.com: “ it’s important to make lawmakers aware that, if they come for this technology, they're gonna be facing an uphill battle against the whole internet." www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

TOMORROW we’re hosting a VPN day of action to let global leaders know we won’t stand for a VPN ban. Join us! Get the toolkit 👉 www.defendvpns.com @liaholland.bsky.social @evangreer.bsky.social

When platforms derank abortion content, they’re not just hurting an individual creator’s engagement. It cuts off access to vital health information for users everywhere. Shadowbanning isn’t neutral moderation. It’s censorship, and it has consequences. www.eff.org/pages/algor...

More than 40 media outlets published anti-trans misinformation in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting, according to research from @transjournalists.org Here's why that's such a big deal ⬇️ (Video for @xtramagazine.com by me and @cody.boats ) www.tiktok.com/@xtramagazin...

🚨 ID check laws are exposing people to invasive surveillance and censoring vast swaths of information online. VPN’s help us bypass all that + lawmakers are considering banning them! Join us this Thursday for a day of action and tell them NO: www.defendvpns.com

Our director, @evangreer.bsky.social discusses the QueersAgainstCensorship.com campaign with Jim + Margery on Boston Public Radio, calling on @edmarkey.bsky.social + @warren.senate.gov to oppose dangerous censorship legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).youtu.be/7MvXU1Fy7bE

@warren.senate.gov has co sponsored KOSA despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ human rights groups + First Amendment experts. @evangreer.bsky.social @helpbyamg.bsky.social + other locals callu on her + @edmarkey.bsky.social to oppose any legislation that would harm the LGTBQ community 🗣️

Today we joined local LGTBQ organizations for a petition delivery to @warren.senate.gov + @edmarkey.bsky.social demanding they take a stand against harmful legislation like KOSA, online ID checks + calls to sunset Section 230, which pose a huge censorship threat to queer + trans people, esp now.

Just delivered thousands of petition signatures to @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov calling on them to OPPOSE dangerous censorship legislation like #KOSA, age verification, and attacks on Section 230. Photos and press release incoming

A coalition of local LGBTQ+, human rights, and tech justice organizations just delivered thousands of signatures to @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov calling on them to oppose dangerous censorship legislation including KOSA, age verification bills, and attacks on Section 230. Release incoming

ICYMI: @liaholland.bsky.social , Campaigns + Communications Director at @fightforthefuture.org has some 🔥 updates for you this week: 📢VPN day of action announcement ✈️airline Data broker news 🎤Massive attack + the fight against facial recognition

Hi! We are fighting this tooth and nail and have been for years even though we lost a major foundation funder because of our vocal and effective opposition to KOSA. Anyhow here's our donate page ;-) www.fightforthefuture.org/donate/

"In parts of the country, the government would like sites to collect an unprecedented amount of identifying information about their users. In the whole country, the government would like to track down and prosecute those users if they are rude... It doesn’t take a mastermind to see the risks."

Here is an in-depth privacy and security guide by @fightforthefuture.org that goes beyond the basics, answering questions about VPNs and how to run an anonymous blog. There are also quick references but I recommend reading the 43-page PDF. www.turnoffyourphone.org

Massive Attack is joining other bands like Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and others in protesting Spotify's chief executive Daniel Ek’s military investments 👏 pitchfork.com/news/massive...

“As the Trump administration attempts to silence left-coded orgs, Dems like @amyklobuchar.com line up to remove the Section 230 protections that everyone relies on to exercise their rights to speak + organize.” - @liaholland.bsky.social www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...