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pinigumu · 1 month

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STOP KOSA

hi, normally I don't do this kind of post but this is important

there is a bill called "kids online act safety" where they are going to "protect children", but they are going to censor them, ask for their ID to use social media, ban LGBT and pro-Palestinian content, ect.

this is obviously dangerous, especially for lgbt adolescents or victims of abuse.

so if you don't want this not to happen then go to these websites

btw pls make #stopkosa trend on tumblr, twitter, instagram, ect.

WE CAN STOP KOSA

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anobjectshowguy · 2 months

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I hope people in the OSC (and other fandoms in general) who are ok with or neutral about Kosa realize that not only will we lose a bunch of platforms that allow us to interact with each other (Tumblr, discord, Ao3, Wattpad, Twitter, YouTube, etc) but will also get rid of at least 80-95% of our fandom.

The OSC consists mostly of people between 13-17 who (if Kosa goes through the Senate and Houses of Representatives and gets passed as a law) will most likely no longer have access to YouTube and other social platforms which actively kills almost all the people who read and watch Object Shows!

By visiting and sharing animated shows like II or BFDI those creators make money which gives them the means to keep making their shows and paying their animators, voice actors, writers and so much more. This bill will actively get rid of most of the people who watch these shows which will cause a large loss in support and revenue for these creators and will most likely mean the end for any smaller object show.

Object show comics rely on people sharing them around in fandom spaces since they’re not animated and put on YouTube like animated object shows are. By losing these spaces and the people who support their content these creators will no longer be able to reach a large audience and get the support they need to continue their comics. This means that we will lose a lot of the comics that the OSC has!

Most of the content you see in the OSC is made by minors, which this bill will actively destroy and thus kill this fandom and many others!

So I am begging of you OSC and other communities, Please please please sign petitions, tell your senators and representatives that you don’t want this bill to pass, and tell anyone that you can reach about how this Bill is a violation of privacy and minors' rights! Re-blog anything you see with helpful information about what Kosa is and keep talking about it! We need to tell people about it so that this doesn’t go through the Senate. Remember, the final day is February 26, we don’t have that long!!!

Here’s some helpful resources:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills

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madlad-sadgal · 2 months

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So with all the KOSA stuff going around, I managed to find five petitions to sign to try and stop it. Thought I might share them, so please sign them. We stopped them before, we can do it again, but we gotta work for it.

#stop kosa #kosa #kids online safety act #kids online safety bill #bad internet bills #kosa bill #kosa act #say no to kosa

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mrsrookhunt · 9 months

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#FUCKKOSA

This bill is not just about 'childproofing' the internet, this is RESTRICTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND BREACHING PRIVACY.

If you have to share your identification with individual sites and apps to unrestrict your internet access, who's to say they won't use that information against you? It INFINITELY raises your chances of that information being leaked.

Whether you're against this bill because it restricts LGBTQ+ and political topics to minors, against it because it's an invasion of privacy, or against it because it's literally censorship, WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER.

FUCK KOSA.

#i have not seen ONE person in the defense OF kosa. this should tell you some shit.#stop kosa #kosa bill #kosa #STAND UP TO KOSA #fuck kosa #FUCKKOSA #say no to kosa #this is some dystopian novel shit. say no to KOSA

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herhimthem · 2 months

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hey hey everyone, I've got more KOSA-related information for you.

So as we all know, KOSA is dumb. The bill is so ridiculously vague it's honestly impressive, and it will ultimately do much more HARM than good. Another reason (other than being able to exploit it) for it's vaugness is that it's just.. doing TOO MUCH.

KOSA is trying to fix a GIGANTIC issue with multiple facets with one single bill. It just can't work like that.

On Twitter, I found this thread that has more SPECIFIC information about the Invest in Child Safety Act, you can read that here.

The poster is looking into it more, and as time goes on, hopefully a list of several alternative bills that replace KOSA *as a whole* can be compiled.

Keep bothering your Reps and Senators folks, tell them about these bills, we got this👍🏽

#invest in child safety act #say no to kosa #stop kosa #kids online safety act #stop censorship #bad internet bills #icsa #world news #kosa bill #stop internet censorship #stop kids online safety act

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zestyxwesley · 1 month

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hey yall

wesley/viagra here

since kosa on twt is kinda dead as hell rn ive decided to come to tumblr for the time being (still follow my twt for updates and reminders @/zesty_wesley_)

i have this to say:

STOP THIS MADNESS

IT WILL NOT STOP AT MINORS OR AMERICA

IT WILL EFFECT ADULTS AND QUITE LITERALLY THE ENTIRE INTERNET ACROSS THE WORLD

IF KOSA GOES INTO EFFECT WE CAN ALSO BE 1000% SURE TRUMP WILL WIN AND P2025 WILL TAKE HOLD

DO NOT STOP FIGHTING UNTIL KOSA IS GONE FOR GOOD

tags are to boost it across everything

i want the word to spread like wild fire in a dry field of wheat

and above all else

DO

NOT

PANIC

panicking will make matters worse for all of us and will only cause mass hysteria

calmly and firmly stand your ground so they listen

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xxstarlight-lifexx · 2 months

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Some quotes I have from people speaking out against KOSA, please reblog, tag people, cross-post on other platforms, and share with everyone you can, all quotes are fair use <3

“This law is a scam, created with the express purpose of persecuting LGBTQ+ people and silencing victims of abuse. That is the only possible outcome of these kinds of bills.

Oppose them on principle. Be skeptical whenever they are even brought-up.

This isn’t about safety—it is a takeover of THE major avenue to disseminate information in the modern world. It is more than censorship, it defines the avenues that thought may even take.

It will lead to identity verification companies like Clear or ID.me getting more of people’s private data and guaranteed, exclusive government contracts for surveillance and data collection, in violation of the spirit of the 4th Amendment, if not the letter.

It is also an absolute certainty that conservatives in positions of authority will use this program to persecute LGBTQ+ people, with the force of the State, under the guise of protecting children from pornography and "grooming". It has been an explicit misdirection tactic the right has invented to poison debate on trans rights issues and the (unconnected) growing evidence of sexual impropriety among the powerful, particularly conservatives.

Furthermore, I and most others will not abide by this law, if it is passed, and will take whatever actions necessary to safeguard our personal information via VPN, encryption, onion networking, etc., regardless of their permissibility.”

“This is a violation of basic rights on the Internet. Whatever happened to Freedom of Speech? Or are we just gonna ignore a literal Amendment in favor of “protecting the American children" while many of those children are the ones against this??”

“having full privacy on the internet may have saved my life growing up. don’t take away kid’s privacy, there’s already perfectly reasonable ways for parents to monitor kids.”

“I think that people have a right to privacy online, especially children. This doesn't seem like a bill that would actually protect children from anything, it would just make important resources more difficult to access, increase censorship online, and increase surveillance, all of which I oppose.”

“There are three things you never give out on the internet for your safety. 1) Name, 2) Face, and 3) Home. This bill guarantees that all three will be easily available to those who wish to hurt the children this bill falsely claims to protect. If you actually care about children, stop this bill. Listen to what those of us that actually use the internet are telling you. Children and adults deserve a private, anonymous space to be.”

“i'm a queer teen and i know full well the importance online spaces have in supporting lgbtq+ youth, especially ones who don't have supportive environments in person. censorship doesn't actually erase the information, it just makes it harder to access.”

“I’m writing to urge you to reject the Kids Online Safety Act, a misguided bill that would put vulnerable young people at risk.

KOSA would fail to address the root issues related to kid’s safety online. Instead, it would endanger some of the most vulnerable people in our society while undermining human rights and children’s privacy. The bill would result in widespread internet censorship by pressuring platforms to use incredibly broad “content filters” and giving state Attorneys General the power to decide what content kids should and shouldn’t have access to online. This power could be abused in a number of ways and be politicized to censor information and resources.

KOSA would also likely lead to the greater surveillance of children online by requiring platforms to gather data to verify user identity.

There is a way to protect kids and all people online from egregious data abuse and harmful content targeting: passing a strong Federal data privacy law that prevents tech companies from collecting so much sensitive data about all of us in the first place, and gives individuals the ability to sue companies that misuse their data.

KOSA, although well-meaning, must not move forward. Please protect privacy and stop the spread of censorship online by opposing KOSA.”

“Censorship doesn't keep kids safe. Censorship does not save abused children. Censorship does not save queer children. Censorship will not save any of us. Freedom for us all. Freedom for the internet. This shit cannot stand.”

“This bill is a massive overreach on civil liberties and freedom of speech in particular. It should not be within the government's purview to determine what content is acceptable, no matter which party is in power.”

“As we all know, the major threats to American children today are books, bathrooms, and the Internet.

Not getting shot in their own schools or attacked on their own streets.

Since graduating from the public school system in 2007, I haven't seen anything from elected officials to contradict this.”

“KOSA is a censorship bill in sheep’s clothing. It would erode Americans’ rights to privacy, especially that of vulnerable and marginalized Americans, and gather information about the whereabouts and identities of the children it play-acts at “protecting”.”

“This is a ridiculous law

KOSA is a giant bill that is pretending to be about child safety, but is actually overreaching government censorship. It is a violation of free speech and the 1st amendment.

This bill would require that internet users upload their government ID to access any site, and state attorney generals could sue to remove any site that contains content deemed "harmful" to children. The government will be able to censor ANYTHING - such as abortion info, LGBTQ+ resources, and any content relating to protesting or organizing. They will also be able to ID you if you search for any of these topics. This is the opposite of a free internet!”

“The law is pretty much just a trojan horse for censorship.”

“frankly i dont want to be put on a list the gov has of every queer person who opposes their anti-lgbt laws”

“I care about actually helping people instead of making a bill that is going to kill any ability for anyone to get help. That is going to be used to police anyone who disagrees with the absolute mess everything is right now. The conservative morals don’t allow for anyone not white, cuz, straight, or male; and I won’t have that enforced on the fucking public forum.”

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tokuvivor · 2 months

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If you haven’t seen the petition yet, sign it. This bill is dangerous for many young people, particularly those who are LGBTQ+ and/or non-white.

I am neither of these things, but I’m concerned for my friends who are.

#say no to kosa

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thedepressedweasel · 2 months

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Whosoever approves the KOSA bill really hates freedom and children's rights. Reblog if you agree.

#fuck kosa #stop kosa #bad internet bills #anti-kosa #anti kosa #say no to kosa #reblog #signal boost

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strangleetomz · 9 months

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It does not matter where you live, everyone needs to help make sure that KOSA DOES NOT PASS!

It is not about protecting children or people’s privacy, it is about censoring issues that people need to know about like homophobia, racism, etc. If KOSA gets passed then parents will have the right to see everything their kids do online. In what world is that protecting the privacy of kids? It is an invasion of privacy.

If you sit on your ass and relax because you think nothing will happen since its been rejected before or that it goes against the 1st & 4th amendment, you are part of the problem. They do not care.

Email your senators. Call your senators. Repeatedly email and call. Two senators have spoken up about the concerns about KOSA, our voices are being HEARD and we need to KEEP GOING.

STOP KOSA.

#STOP KOSA #KOSA bill #kids online safety act #KOSA #SAY NO TO KOSA

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eldritchwhispersofficial · 2 months

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I signed the petition. Now it's your turn.

#stop kosa #they can't win #they can't stop us all #stop kids online safety act #bad internet bills #internet censorship #say no to kosa #fuck kosa #anti kosa

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wolfdragon88 · 2 months

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Kosa Bill alarm

I hate repeating myself but this is very serious. This kosa bill needs to be stop at all costs, we need to be louder, sign the stop bad internet bills , call the senate, and do everything we can but a stop to this dangerous bill!

#say no to kosa #stop kosa #bad internet bills #politics

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louisapennyfeather2021 · 6 months

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The People: "Free Palestine! Ceasefire Now!"

Congress: "How about we don't do that and we try to sneak KOSA through while none of you are paying attention?"

Call/Email your Senators. These ones are the most likely to get KOSA stopped(for now) so that they'll have to find another way to get it through:

This website will give help you email a pre-written message to Congress and will give you a script to call your Senators:

#kids online safety act #stop kosa #kosa bill #kosa #sam's thoughts #sam says stuff #sam's ranting #sam says shit #sam's club #sam's life #sam's gas can #congress #the us senate #us senate #bad internet bills

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rib-rabbitmask · 2 months

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-"Not yet!"

We cant let this happend, so please, for all artist, writer, spectator... for all your queer, palestine freinds and/or supporters, STOP KOSA! STOP THEM FROM IT.

I'm artist and i'm will show my art, they will not take my and others freedom to be who we are. They're opressors, and they know that this is absurd.

This is not the end, its juts the beginner... And we can be the winners.

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poisonousquinzel · 1 month

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"a dude in Texas legally changed his name to "Literally Anyone Else" and he's attempting to run for President against Biden & Trump" [source]

okay, but putting aside the comedic aspect of this, it is concerning the amount of people who are prompted to vote for candidates just because it's funny. I'm not the biggest fan of how his policy about the boarder sounds [Site], but I do implore anyone who is able to vote in the 2024 US election to please research other candidates.

The media is only going to continue pushing the idea it's inevitably going to be Trump vs Biden 2.0 and we have no other options, that we have to vote for Biden again because of Project 2025. Is that whole thing terrifying?

Yeah, fucking absolutely.

But voting for Biden will not solidify our safety from that. Biden is exactly like the rest of them. He always has been. You can't make the lesser of two evils argument when they're both just plain evil.

You cannot say that Biden is even mildly a better choice than Trump when he is currently directly involved in a genocide. That is not some little fucking thing. That in and of itself disqualifies him as a lesser evil. Biden is just as bad as him and he will not save us because he doesn't fucking care.

Cornel West [Site] is an Independent candidate running for President in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia [Site] are running for President and Vice-President as the candidates of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

There are options.

There are people trying to change the corrupt foundation our system is built on, but we have to help amplify them because the mainstream media will not.

#have you looked at what's happening in New York & the subways #There's so many reported shootings and deaths and it just seems to be getting worse.#I just looked up subway shooting ny because I wanted to check before saying something #There's reports from like 3 hours ago about someone getting pushed in front of one of the moving subways & there's so many others #or how about the like thousands of police officers that they've got stationed at subways in ny literally doing fuck all #or how everyone's going through a housing crisis and cant afford rent and cant get medical care because it can cost #$4000 to get a fucking ambulance and that's cheap. That's a ride to the hospital less than 20 minutes away probably.#or the rise in hate crimes and bigotry and all the shit they're now trying to censor with the kosa bill #or how terrifying places like Florida have became for anyone thats not seen as an equel by people who dont view most others as equels.#or how they're pouring billions into wars while we're in the midsts of a homeless crisis #suicide rates are at record levels in the us and it's only going to get worse. theyre pulling telehealth which will take away #life saving medical care for people who dont have the ability to go in person. people's ability to get therapy and meds being taken away #Is going to kill people. or how the Biden administration has fucked up their Covid response so goddamn badly #people are referring to the pandemic in past tense and have lost understanding for others who they'd have understood before #they've lied and they've concealed and its killing millions of people and disabling even more. but they will not take accountability.#long covid is ruining people's lives and they've successfully led the narrative that its not real or not that serious.#they will sit there and they will lie. they will say they've protected women's rights and that its a top priority.#they'll say that healthcare is a top priority but have suggested that they'd veto a healthcare for all bill because of its price tag #but will spend billions and billions and billions on a genocide that the majority is against. the system isn't going to begin collapsing #it already is.#its crumbled and we must demolish the corrupt remains and rebuild a better government that gives a shit about people #ALL people.#they use basic human rights as bargaining chips.#the Democrats and Republicans on a Venn diagram is a circle. wake up.

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zestyxwesley · 20 days

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🚨⚠️ITS MASS CALL IN DAY⚠️🚨

BE SURE TO CALL EMAIL OR FAX THE SENATE HOUSE AND YOUR REPS

SHOW THEM WE MEAN BUSINESS

link to resources:

#kosa #kosa bill #stop kosa #fuck kosa #kosa lies #kosa bad #kill kosa #say no to kosa #anti kosa #kosa act #end kosa #bad internet bills

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