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jkr is literally posting upskirt photos to her social media. when will it finally get through to harry potter fans that their support makes her feel confident and correct enough to do things like this
If the holocaust denialism SOMEHOW wasn't enough for you to shut up about your favourite kids book as an adult; JK Rowling just committed a sex crime IRL against a transgender woman.
the “Bojack is punished for his sins and forced to change, Christmas Carol style, by having to face shitty ripoffs of his character and arc” starter pack
New nightmare blunt rotation meme just dropped! Can’t decide on a fitting name and am accepting suggestions but not criticism ✌️ please appreciate the effort I took into planning the seating for this like a dinner party arrangement, based on who I think would vibe with who.
Also just for clarity’s sake, Bojack is by far the best written character here and I’m not being shady about that show at all, he’s just here bc he really would be a nightmare to be high and bc I feel like he’s indirectly responsible for most of these other characters, even though they all phenomenally miss the point of him. Potential starter pack name: “Bojack and his unwanted kids.”
Good news is that they won't try putting it into effect until 2027! So that at least gives us some time!
Also I find it REALLY IRONIC that they say it's to "protect kids", EVEN THOUGH ROBLOX AND DISCORD ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS (aka, the places KNOWN for being filled with child predators😭)
I've also seen this person claim Bluesky will be affected by the ban
https://x.com/i/status/2066531257190662650
But like...they've literally shown ZERO proof of this so idk
(of course this is still really early, stuff could absolutely change!)
⭐️🇬🇧UK SOCIAL MEDIA BAN UPDATE!🇬🇧⭐️
It's good that they are extending it to 2027 that give you all some time to fight back sooo....
⚔️🔥HERE IS YOUR CHANCE GUYS!🔥⚔️
Yeah, this sounds like a wholeeee mass surveillance and no more privacy online grab to me!
I have this feeling they are going to try to use this highly private data to opress a lot of people and force their own views down our throats
I mean, it's really suspicious that Discord/Roblox was not first on the list since they are more known for that happening there.
It really makes you think 🤔.
⭐️🌐Our governments are turning into authoritarian and fascist regimes stand up against it today!⭐️🌐
(Thank you, @candyguts-blog , for this news :) 💕🙏! Keep fighting over there rooting for you guys! Get these evil people out of your government!✊️🔥⚔️)
FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE - Hate groups poisoning our movement
We’re launching something important for Pride Month.
For a long time, we’ve known that there are some less-than-scrupulous people working on tech policy. It turns out that several powerful anti-LGBTQ+ organizations have infiltrated the movement—lobbying for bills like KOSA and pretending to be experts on what keeps kids safe online.1
The Heritage Foundation, NCOSE, the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and the Eagle Forum are Religious Right groups that have been active for decades.2 They got their start opposing marriage equality and fighting abortion rights. Now, they’re trying to blacklist LGBTQ+ and abortion speech.
This Pride Month, we're asking digital rights groups to cut ties with the Religious Right. If you agree that that anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups have no place in this movement, sign our letter now.
SIGN NOW
Unfortunately, the digital rights space is small, and Heritage et al. are sneaky. We learned that some digital rights groups have collaborated with the Religious Right—whether they know it or not.
Humanpower can feel scarce in the digital rights movement, and sometimes we work with people with whom we disagree. But we have to draw a line: collaborating with hate groups is unacceptable, especially as LGBTQ+ people are being targeted by a government partially staffed by Religious Right figures.
If you can sign, thanks in advance. If you know or work with organizations who would like to be a listed signatory on the open letter, indicate that on the form and we’ll be in touch.
BAD NEWS: The House GOP and Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee have been working on a package of age-verification bills and have finally struck a deal (I believe some of these are the same bills in the KIDS Act which they had passed out of committee a few months ago). Theoretically, this means that the House of Representatives could bring this package up for a vote at any time, with some reporters saying as early as this week or next week.
If this package were to pass it would still face an uphill battle as the House version of KOSA doesn't not include a duty of care provision, which the Senate wants.
However, we need to do everything to can to stop this from passing now, so it doesn't advance any further.
We must call House Leadership, our representatives, and our senators to express our opposition and we need to spread the work. If we can make noise and create pressure over how unpopular age verification is, it makes passing bills like these less enticing.
(Note: this is different from whatever deal the Senate and the White House are trying to reach over AI and age-verification)
You can use the resources linked to find more information and 5-calls to call:
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
Call Script on Page 2! Resources For Learning about KOSA Petitions: STOP KOSA Tell Congress: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help
The leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will unveil a bipartisan deal Monday on guardrails for protecting kids against online
Also noting that leaders in the push for age-verification don't like the House's version. So, if the House doesn't like the Senate version and the Senate doesn't like the House version, and no one likes Marsha Blackburn's AI package, that is a weakness/friction that can work in our favor, so PLEASE CALL TO OPPOSE:
this is an all hands on deck situation right now. the house seems to have made a bipartisan agreement, and is set to be voted into law as soon as next week. again, there's no exact date, but it's an estimate on when it'll happen.
this will be voted by the house representatives. this is a floor vote. if passed, it'll go to senate.
for the next two weeks, call your house representatives. make them oppose this as soon as possible.
Ring your representatives, your senators, etc and tell them to vote no.
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House Energy and commerce committee has announced an Agreement on Bipartisan Kids’ Safety Package, which includes KOSA.
TL;DR
House and Energy agrees on kids safety package called “KIDS ACT” which includes KOSA and 16 other bills
They have secured democrat support for a once republican only package
Democrats weren’t supporting the package because it didn’t go far enough
New text would require KOSA to force companies to curb harms to young users, though the differences between the senate and house versions of KOSA might cause challenges
With the senate version requiring a duty of care, with many pointing out to be a massive push for censorship (as is the other kid safety bills)
It does include provisions of date collection of young people and a bill that would push for better privacy for young people (oh the irony)
It’s not known when the bill will go to the senate floor, but it could be as soon as next week
full text
They have agreed on a version of the KIDS (Kids Internet and Digital Safety) ACT
“Securing Democratic support for the initially Republican-only package marks a significant step toward advancing the package through the chamber.”
“Republicans on the committee in March had approved the package along party lines at the time, with Democrats ripping into provisions as not going far enough to safeguard younger users.
new kosa text
The newly revised text would tweak KOSA to require social media companies to establish policies that would curb harms to young users.”
“Still, differences between the House and Senate version of KOSA remain, signaling challenges to get the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk.
The Senate bill would create a legal obligation for tech companies to exercise reasonable care when designing their platforms to prevent harms to minors, otherwise known as a duty of care.
Lead co-sponsor Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is separately negotiating a deal with the White House on a legislative package that would include her version of KOSA, along with preemption of state regulations on AI, in addition to other provisions.”
“The House package would also override state laws that do not meet the federal standards, establishing a floor, while still allowing states to enact stricter regulations related to youth online safety.
other stuff added
The package was broadened to include a provision, championed by Pallone, that would address data brokers’ collection and use of data from minors,
as well as a bill that would improve privacy settings for teens, known as the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act.”
what’s included
“The bill includes portions of:
o The SCREEN Act
o The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
o The Safe Messaging for Kids Act
o The SPY KIDS Act
o The Safer GAMING Act
o The SAFE Bots Act
o The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)
o Data Broker Disclosures
o The Safe Social Media Act
o The No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
o The Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
o The Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
o The AWARE Act
o The Kids Internet and Safety Partnership Act”
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with th
House lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal on a legislative package intended to strengthen online safety and privacy protections for chi
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