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the kids online safety act passed the u.s. senate.

long story short (for anyone who hadn't heard of this before) the kids online safety act, aka kosa, is a bill that will censor online content and resources for lgbtq+ matters, reproductive healthcare, activism (INCLUDING PALESTINE AND LIKELY OTHER CRISES GOING ON LIKE IN CONGO OR SUDAN), mental health, etc. everywhere--its effects likely won't be contained to just america.

today, july 30th, 2024, the senate passed it 91-3. it has officially moved to the house of representatives.

is this a pretty massive setback? yes. do you have every right to be scared, sad, angry, or whatever else about this happening? absolutely. but should you give up hope completely? NO!

even though kosa passed the senate, the house is on break/august recess at the moment. we have around an entire month to get emails, calls, and faxes in to house reps, maybe more depending on when they decide to vote on it.

should it pass the house and get signed into law, we still have a whole 18 months before it actually goes into effect. this is plenty of time for digital rights orgs (e.g. fight for the future, the electronic frontier foundation) and other groups that oppose it to file a lawsuit against it. even if, worst-case scenario, it flies through the house immediately after the recess ends, we can still fight this up to march 2026.

so, yes, remember what's at stake here, but also remember that it's not over yet. we lost a battle, not the war.

below are some resources to learn more about kosa and how to contact your reps (first link) + a page that lets you directly contact progressive house reps, sign an open letter opposing the bill, and view others' testimonies against it (second link):

FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.

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BLOW UP THEIR PHONES!!!

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RED ALERT - STOP SCROLLING AND REBLOG IMMEDIATELY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR BLOG IS ABOUT

KOSA COULD BE VOTED ON IN THE SENATE VERY SOON!

IF YOU ARE A MINOR, YOUR TUMBLR ACCOUNT COULD BE AT RISK!

TAG EVERYONE YOU KNOW. DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP.

CALL. YOUR. SENATORS.

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Photos from #memes-and-graphics in the Stop Internet Censorship Discord server.

Posted May 18, 2024.

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Debating if I should make this my profile or not...

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I gave Idia my cat 🐈 A special thank you to my cat for her patience with me taking reference pictures 😸

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redraw of that post from a year ago thats still haunting me

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URGENT: KOSA GOING TO HOUSE TODAY!!

[ID: a screenshot of a discord message from user @Taikeero-Lecoredier which reads: "@everyone

‼️URGENT: KOSA has been officially introduced in the House as of today.

We need to spread the word on social media and urge people to send emails to Congress through stopkosa.com.

https://www.stopkosa.com/

• There will be a hearing on Wednesday (17th April) where KOSA, along with some other bad internet bills, like the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act could be pushed.

• We will be having a calling day on TUESDAY (16 th April) to make clear to Congress that there is still a ton of opposition to these bills.

https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chair-rodgers-and-ranking-member-pallone-announce-legislative-hearing-on-data-privacy-proposals-1

• House Energy and Commerce is holding the hearing so they are the best offices to call this week ‼️

https://energycommerce.house.gov/representatives

DONT FORGET: You can go to what-to-write-and-say and check pins to know what to say !!

• You can use http://badinternetbills.com/ to contact your congress people!

• And https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative to find all of the phone numbers of your House Representative, and faxzero.com to send up to 5 free faxes a day

SPREAD THE WORD !!" End ID]

^^ PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND CALL, EMAIL AND FAX YOUR REPS ASAP!!

here's another site where you can find your Reps if the one provided above gives you trouble.

here's a perma link to the Stop Internet Censorship Discord, where there are loads of resources and petitions to sign and actions you can take to keep the Internet censorship free.

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Ok, What in the absolute Fuck.

So, I only just recently learned about the "Kids Online Safety Act."

What. An Absolute. Load. Of BULLSHIT.

This isn't PROTECTING kids! This is putting them in more danger!

God damn, if this fucking bill ACTUALLY gets passed...

Just... LOOK at this! What kind of LUNATIC thinks this will be ok? You're telling me these IDIOTS are SO stuck in the past they're going to try and CENSOR the FUCKING INTERNET? If you care SOOO much about Kids being SAFE, THEN FUCKING LEAVE THEM ALONE! GOD!

STOP KOSA. PLEASE. NOTHING GOOD IS GOING TO COME FROM THIS.

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TALK ABOUT KOSA LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT TODAY, ITS GETTING PUSHED THROUGH SENATE TOMORROW AND WE CANT HAVE IT PASS!!

If yoy care about Palestine, racial, lgbtq, religious, or other minorities you NEED to care about KOSA. Email your state reps and call them!! Calling will do so much more than an email. Sending both can do more.

SPEAK UP AND BE LOUD!!

SAY NO TO KOSA!!

Go through the my page and search Kosa, you'll find resources.

https://www.tumblr.com/prismarts333/747035840217300992/theyre-gonna-push-kosa-through-senate-everything?source=share

GET IT TRENDING TO GET IT ENDING!!!

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YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

There's no WAY they're just gonna try and make the whole internet babysit kids rather than actually TARGET THE PEOPLE HARMING THEM or holding parents accountable

If this bill passes I may not be able to post here or on Youtube anymore

I may not be able to talk to my friends on Discord

I'll lose some of the most important people in my life

I'll lose some of the things that make me the happiest

This bill absolutely CANNOT pass, I'm literally begging that this doesn't pass

but I have a feeling that it will

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hey let's all do this on March 15th. on the website.

Hey don’t just like. Reblog.

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if anyone has money to spare for donations, im forwarding more links for palestinian aid

CareforGaza is a nonprofit that provides direct aid to Palestine, and you can donate directly here

Operation Olive Branch is a document that lists evacuating families that need assistance, which gives information on the families, the urgency, and tracks the progress of their fundraisers

eSims for Gaza lists very clear instructions on how to purchase e-sims to keep them connected, they are urgently in demand

Here is a project that distributes feminine hygiene kits directly to Gaza

Mutual Aid Diabetes has channels set up for you to donate insulin and medication to diabetics in Gaza, as well as lists fundraisers for diabetics seeking to evacuate

please keep sharing and adding links on this site, please add more if i'd missed any, and please don't stop talking about Palestine.

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HEY HEY YOU

The strike for PALESTINE STARTS TODAY

Retweet everything. Do NOT Be silent. USE YOUR VOICE. USE YOUR PLATFORM. FOR ONE DAY DO NOTHING BUT REPOST EVERYTHING ABOUT GAZA

Everything ABOUT PALESTINE

Use this time, use your voice, use your life. You have freedom, the citizens of Gaza are being killed without mercy.

Please. I’m begging you all. Please, strike. Strike. Repost nothing but Gaza on march 2nd.

Please.