Roxie Rambles

Blog for non-art related things

[youtube-privacy-union]

Im scared. Is it all going to be okay if we keep fighting?

Yes it will be, I know it’s scary right now, but it’ll be okay

We’ve dealt with issues like this before, and the evil has lost time and time again.

Just like during civil rights, women’s rights and every other thing people have fought for, they eventually won out in the end.

Sure there are people in history that pushed back against these rights, but we must remember, that we fought back against them every time. We never gave up.

And that’s the key there, not giving up and fighting for what’s right.

They won because they fought.

And we will win because we will fight

Sure, there will be losses, but that doesn’t mean the war is over. It just means that we need to keep fighting harder

No matter how hard they push against us, they will not stop us

It’s okay to be scared, but you must know this, keep going, keep fighting for your rights.

Take breaks when you need to, but please, never stop fighting

It’ll be okay, I promise you

You’ll be okay, I promise

[d0esery]

SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER!!!!! 🌐⭐️🫂🎉

Thank you, @flare4688 , for sharing this amazing news :) 🎉❤️!

Link to bluesky in case you need it:

https://bsky.app/profile/evangreer.bsky.social/post/3mlr37orvx22p

Our voices matter!

KEEP FIGHTING OUT THERE EVERYONE!!!!⚔️✊️

[roxierambles]

YOUR VOICE MATTERS. EVERY VOICE.

[hannahhook7744]

Love when people use a holiday and dead kids to manipulate people into stripping away privacy from kids and adults/s:

Call your representatives and senators. Fax them. Write them. Email them.

Do the same with organizations around you and explain what these bills will actually do.

[roxierambles]

That's a new low. I'll add a suggestion that we do address those situations while we're fighting against KOSA, figure out a genuine solution that won't involve age verification or censorship. Part of what is making KOSA so successful is that parents believe that this is the "only way" to protect their kids. If we want the fight to be most effective, we must give parents the reassurance that their kids will be safe.

[mother-2-is-home]

I NEED YALL TO PAY ATTENTION BIG TIME THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IF WE LOSE SECTION 230, WE WILL LOOSE OUR RIGHT TO ANONYMITY!! NOW IS THE TIME TO START ACTING AND BEING AWARE!!

Let me explain:

Just before Christmas of 2025, a bunch of senators introduced a bill to repeal Section 230. Section 230 is the section that prevents companies from being liable for content created by its users. It is also the section that helps you stay anonymous online. Getting rid of it sounds like it could be good for taking down big tech but this actually will not help anyone let alone help children. Below is an infographic that explains how repealing it will affect us:

This bill was introduced, it has not gone through committee or Senate or house at all YET. However if it does end up being completely passed by all three and put into law, it could go into law immediately or January 1st 2027. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT LINDSEY GRAHAM OR ANY OTHER SPONSOR OF THIS BILL COULD TRY TO PUSH FOR MORE SUPPORT OR TO PASS IT IN COMITTEE IN FEBUARY. IM NOT SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE ISNT MICH MOVEMENT AS OF NOW, BUT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE! DO NOT PANIC

NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT HOWEVER!!

This is a bill that could potentially put us into danger of more censorship or surveillance. The Heritage Foundation is in support of this bill as well.

We cannot be quiet about this bill, especially because there are more like it that have potential to be introduced. If you want your right to anonymity and your right to free speech online, y'all need to act right the hell now.

Y'all need to start faxxing your reps and senators, you need to start emailing, calling, mailing, whatever TF, RIGHT NOW!!

We need numbers, we need people, we need to be loud and annoying yet polite, DO NOT GET VIOLENT!! We have seen what happened to the US servers of TikTok recently. Do not let that happen again

Below are some resources to check out:

https://www.badinternetbills.com/

https://www.whatissection230.org/

Check out the Stop Internet Censorship community on Discord - hang out with 1750 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Reblog this and boost/blaze this asich as possible. We need numbers and we need people. Reminder: repealing section 230 will not benefit us or children, and it will not benefit the fight against big tech either. If anything this has the potential to aid big tech financially.

Tag as many fandoms for reach and post this to other platforms.

By the way, the bill in question can be found here, read for yourself: https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/81396661-53f7-4e38-89b3-0cb7b1c7e912/sunset-section-230-act.pdf

[roxierambles]

Tagging fandoms like they said bc IF this repeal passes, this WILL affect fandom among many other things.

Also like they said, STAY CALM and don't panic. There is still time. Call, email, fax your lawmakers. Check out @botheryourreps for some info if you don't know how to go about calling, or don't know what to say. It's long past February, but these bills have not passed yet.

[lokiinmediasideblog]

Arizona's HB 2920 requires age gating for PREINSTALLED apps.

The browser, the text app, the search bar, the calculator, the weather are all age-gated. You won't be able to open it without providing age-verification data. Please CALL OR FAX YOUR REPS!!!!!

Tell them to vote AGAINST age verification and to PROTECT Section 230.

And specifically say:

No to the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA).

No to KOSA.

No to the SCREEN Act.

PROTECT Section 230.

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

[lullabitess]

this'll sound goofy but attacks on the internet aren't going to end at "You can't access this website anymore cause we said so sawry!!"

it'll extend to other forms of media as well. TV, movies, games, books, music. name it, it'll be censored, taken down, or demonetized

here's one example:

do you want to find out how deltarune is going to end? i do too. but imagine if one day every game store started removing games for content they deem "obscene". then, well, there goes deltarune, and any chance of us seeing any of the next chapters!

that'll happen to every other game you enjoy, regardless of how innocent you think it is. it'll happen to all those horror games, platformers, visual novels, rpgs, open world games, mmos, literally all of that. once it's decided they don't fit certain perameters, boom! it's gone.

don't doompost! that's resignation. but please, please take the facts seriously. please call your reps to oppose the bad internet bills. you can use a script if you go to 5calls.com. please spread the word, and please speak out before the internet's destroyed for us all.

[sandcheeze13]

kosa update:

all hands on deck for this one.

unsure of when kosa will be mentioned within the congress schedule, but support for kosa, as well as age verification, and the removal of section 230 has been ramping up within the past couple of months. there's a call-in today that needs to be taken care of. after today, if you can, please continue your callings, your faxes, and never stop spreading this around. we have to save the internet.

[roxierambles]

YES, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT DISCORD'S AGE VERIFICATION

But while cancelling Nitro and boycotting Discord CAN be a form of protest, it sadly may not be effective on its own. Why? Bc their hands are tied due to the recent trend in age verification bills worldwide.

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

This site helps send emails to your lawmakers to oppose certain Internet bills in the US, many of which would push age verification if passed HOWEVER, calling your lawmakers on the phone is most effective. If you're not in the US, you can still help by spreading the word. The only way to prevent age verification (On Discord and ALL other social media platforms) is to prevent the bills that are forcing it. Look at the site for more info

[roxierambles]

Getting a lot of comments in the tags on how Discord is doing age verification even when their hands are not tied, such as in the US, for example. This is true! Discord and many other platforms appear to be complying in advance. That is where cancelling Nitro, and/or to boycotting Discord IS effective! Focusing on the bills is focusing on the core of the compliance, preventing any future need to comply. But that is not to say you shouldn't protest Discord's new policy.

[roxierambles]

YES, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT DISCORD'S AGE VERIFICATION

But while cancelling Nitro and boycotting Discord CAN be a form of protest, it sadly may not be effective on its own. Why? Bc their hands are tied due to the recent trend in age verification bills worldwide.

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

This site helps send emails to your lawmakers to oppose certain Internet bills in the US, many of which would push age verification if passed HOWEVER, calling your lawmakers on the phone is most effective. If you're not in the US, you can still help by spreading the word. The only way to prevent age verification (On Discord and ALL other social media platforms) is to prevent the bills that are forcing it. Look at the site for more info

Update, just to clear things up: This is not a petition to stop Discord specifically. This is to point out the root cause of age verification policies. Discord is complying in advance, but if these bills pass, EVERY platform will have to make age verification features. If these bills pass, Discord actually won't have a choice. Protesting Discord's policies and preventing these bills are both important. We are saying "no" to Discord's complying in advance, while tackling the core of the situation.

[roxierambles]

SPEAK UP AND SPEAK LOUD!

BOYCOTT. CALL PEOPLE. SIGN PETITIONS. The future of the Internet depends on YOUR VOICE.

Spread the word about the current methods of age verification and why it's a problem. Get it trending. Get KOSA trending. Get Section 230 trending. Get social media bans trending. Tag and @ influencers, Youtubers, TikTokers, anybody with a big audience who would want to know about this stuff---these things affect EVERY Internet user, including them!

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

[fanfictionjumbler]

Better solutions than age verification BS

Teaching children/teens basic internet safety rules such as not giving out personal information (name, age, etc.) and internet stranger danger

Informing parents/guardians about the existence of the YouTube Kids app before they hand the unfiltered iPad to a kid to watch

Informing about YouTube Teen Accounts

More online teen spaces such as MMOs, pet sites, and RP forums with site rules to keep things appropriate

Emphasis of report and block buttons if something said in said spaces makes someone uncomfortable and/or breaks site rules

Game support forums not being locked to Discord servers and easily accessible to the entire userbase

Parental blocks that restrict downloading dedicated "adult community" apps

In mixed age online spaces, adults being less hesitant about using built in content filters such as tags and mature content labels

Parents/guardians understanding age ratings on items such as movies and video games, especially R and M

Parents, guardians, and trusted adults (ex. teachers, librarians) being available to listen and discuss when a topic is confusing (and not immediately get mad and complain about the material)

Better access to youth library materials (ex. young adult)

More/better offline teen spaces and access to hobbies without too much unnecessary expense

[petersartstuff]

DISCORD IS IMPLEMENTING GLOBAL AGE VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. GO YELL AT THEM ABOUT IT.

Source: Discord's official statement

Ethical problems of surveillance aside, Discord cannot be trusted with your information. There was already a data breach of 70,000 users' government IDs in October of 2025.

The support email listed on Discord's website for contact does not work. Instead, flood their system via submitting support requests via this form.

Discord also has an account on X, so if you have an account you can go put them on blast over there.

Public outrage over decisions like this does work. Make your voices heard.

[roxierambles]

I don't think anyone wants their social media activity associated with their permanent gov ID, nor their face. The only way to stop this is to get LOUD. ALSO, I believe the reason they're doing this is bc they feel obligated to. Countries around the world are pushing to make age verification a legal requirement, and as a result, many of these platforms are trying to think ahead.

So that means---focus on these bills!

Call lawmakers, sign petitions, spread the word. Don't let these bills pass!

[roxierambles]

Link to Twitter post

[roxierambles]

As if these two aren't enough, the latest PROTECT Act is aiming to repeal Section 230 as well!

[madness-poison-chat]

[roxierambles]

The three bills to call about: H.R. 7045 - PROTECT Act H.R. 6746 - Sunset to Reform Section 230 Act S.3546 - Sunset Section 230 Act

[defend-the-net-offical-deactiva]

Did you call your reps telling them to oppose any of the "kids online safety" bills?

Yes!

No...

Not from the US.

Voting ended onJan 31

If not, You NEED to start doing that NOW.

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

If you're not from the US, please reblog this and share it around.

[roxierambles]

Reminder that the entire Internet could be changed if Section 230 is repealed

As explained here, Section 230 is quite literally why we have free speech on the Internet. Without Section 230: .Indie websites and platforms, unable to pay for lawsuits or bear any other costs, will most likely be shut down.

.Indie shows, fanfiction, fandom content as a whole, and indie art and writing in general will be heavily sanitized or taken down. .If this leads to the deletion of content, BILLIONS of works of art, writing, videos and more will be lost. .Much much more will be caught in this ripple effect.

It will hit every Internet user of every background. The Internet as a whole will be affected. Millions of posts could be at stake However, THIS IS NOT A DOOM POST.

We cannot have panic or doom right now. That is the opposite of what we need. I encourage you to have hope. I say all this with urgency bc we need everyone to pay attention.

This is a serious issue. I know for many people, the Internet is the only escape they have when life gets too much. For many people, the Internet is the only space where they can find freedom, comfort, community and escapism. That is what is at stake. I've been hearing that offices are getting thousands of calls against KOSA. We need that same action on saving Section 230. Congress is back in action this month, and I'm hearing that a conference for KOSA and other Internet bills is tomorrow (not confirmed). But call whenever you can, as soon as you can!

[fawn-x]

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

The call tool on this website will forward you through select members of the subcommittee the KOSA package was in and your own senators and representative. Reps Pallone and Schakowsky already oppose the KOSA package so I bet they will be convincible if they don’t oppose undoing Section 230 already

I would also suggest calling Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D), Senators Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R), and Senator Dick Durbin (R) with your complaints about sunsetting Section 230. They are among the politicians sponsoring this bill.

[roxierambles]

Ty for this! I also hear 5 Calls is good too, although I haven't used it myself.

[roxierambles]

Reminder that the entire Internet could be changed if Section 230 is repealed

As explained here, Section 230 is quite literally why we have free speech on the Internet. Without Section 230: .Indie websites and platforms, unable to pay for lawsuits or bear any other costs, will most likely be shut down.

.Indie shows, fanfiction, fandom content as a whole, and indie art and writing in general will be heavily sanitized or taken down. .If this leads to the deletion of content, BILLIONS of works of art, writing, videos and more will be lost. .Much much more will be caught in this ripple effect.

Every platform. Discord, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok---they will all be hit. It will hit every Internet user of every background. The Internet as a whole will be affected. Millions of posts could be at stake However, THIS IS NOT A DOOM POST.

We cannot have panic or doom right now. That is the opposite of what we need. I encourage you to have hope. I say all this with urgency bc we need everyone to pay attention.

This is a serious issue. I know for many people, the Internet is the only escape they have when life gets too much. For many people, the Internet is the only space where they can find freedom, comfort, community and escapism. That is what is at stake. I've been hearing that offices are getting thousands of calls against KOSA. We need that same action on saving Section 230.

H.R. 7045 - PROTECT Act H.R. 6746 - Sunset to Reform Section 230 Act S.3546 - Sunset Section 230 Act