#ab3080

[hamadisthings]

AO3 IS IN TROUBLE IF CALIFORNIAN AGE VERIFICATION LAW PASSES

An upcoming Age verification bill centered in California will be voted on Monday-- And as always,instead of actually protecting kids, it will lead to more online censorship and privacy risks, as it will force websites hosting to verify their users age by sending their ID, your browser history would be linked to it. if you live California, call your reps and tell them to oppose the bill AB3080 as it highly unconstitutional.

They also deem LGBT content harmful to minors, as well as mentions of weapons and tobacco, putting them on the same level as NSFW content.

Since AO3 headquarters reside in California, much like Reddit, Twitter,Discord and Youtube (and others) who knows how bad the effects would be. Instead of just effecting Californians (even then its concerning.) the effects would be US or even worldwide. VPNs wont help.

Please take actions here (a script is included to help you) https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php

Find your rep here https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

You can also send faxes using this https://faxzero.com/

If you don't live in California, please talk about this,tag your friends and urge others to take actions, make posts and tweets using the hashtags AB3080 and NoOnAB3080

More info HERE

Edit: Lots of this information is outdated for a more recent post click here.

Voting has been delaying until Monday May 13th 2024

[starwhoopsass]

IMPORTANT: VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO AGE VERIFICATION LAW IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA-STOP AB3080

The California age bill verification will be voted in monday, please call your reps and tell them to oppose the bill AB3080 as it threathens online privacy, as your ID will be linked to your browser history when you want to access a website. They deem LGBT content harmful to minors, as well as weapons and tobacco, putting them on the same level as nsfw content. Since a lot of tech companies resides in California (Youtube,Reddit,Discord,twitter) who know how they will implement this if it passes. Please take actions here (a script is included to help you) https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php

Find your rep here https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

You can also send faxes using this https://faxzero.com/ If you don't live in California,please spread the word and urge others to take actions, make posts and wteets using the hashtags AB3080 and NoOnAB3080

Remind your reps that companies pull out a of a state when they are required to do age verification. California cannot afford to lose that kind of money. Also specifically speak to Reps who are potentially losing votes or are more easily persuaded by telling them how popular this could be for their careers.

PLEASE REBLOG !

[transformativeworks]

Californians and AB3080

OTW Legal highlights the risks of internet age verification bill AB3080 and explains how concerned internet users can add their voices. Read more at https://otw-news.org/yckvarur

[draph91]

If you live in California then contact your legislator via the link down below

If you don’t live in California but know someone who does, then share the link down below with them and tell them to contact their legislator

If both of the two options above don’t apply to you then just reblog this.

California legislators must be told that their voters oppose age verification mandates.

Defend Online Privacy

But you better hurry as the vote is tomorrow at 2pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Also you can use the link below to find your representative:

https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

[homucifer-ryotan]

Wanted to make a small apology

I made a mistake a few days comparing bill AB3080 to KOSA when it actually isn’t like that (although it have been once upon a time, but it definitely was not when I made my post that I have since deleted). So I want to say I am sorry to my followers and others for spreading some misinformation and freaking any one out, even if my now deleted post barely had any notes.

All of this KOSA got me so nervous, so that’s why I jumped the gun with AB3080 as it was gonna have a voting yesterday (May 6th), only to get move on Thursday (May 9th). Again, I apologize if I freaked anyone out.

Now KOSA is the real problem and a voting is happening tomorrow (May 8th) at 10 am, I am give all links to vote against now.

Please vote and let anyone in your life know about this. Thank you very and a good peaceful night.

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California Bill AB3080

Please stop fear mongering about this bill. It would not impact Ao3. It does not list queer resources or material as one of the things that needs to be age verified. It does not tie your identity to you browsing history.

It only required companies selling stuff online that is illegal to sell to minors or companies making money off of sexually explicit material (defined within the bill without anything unusual) and where more that 1/3 or their material is sexually explicit to verify the users age. In cases of buying and selling, it only requires it if you buy something that is illegal to sell to minors. In cases of porn is would apply to the website as a whole. Additionally, new clauses have been added, preventing the companies from retaining your identifying information past it’s need.

You can read the full text here: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB3080/2023. Updates continue to be made, make sure to click the most recent version link at the top if present.

[kiwisandpearls]

Do you know about the AB3080 internet bill?

no, what is it

[draph91]

Bill Text (2024-05-02) The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act. [Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second readi

A little update regarding AB3080, turns out it’s actually an amendment to an already existing law. The law in question is called The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act

This law requires a person or business that conducts business in California and that seeks to sell specified products or services to take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser is of legal age at the time of purchase or delivery, including verifying the age of the purchaser. The act provides that reasonable steps include, but are not limited to, any of specified options, including requiring the user to input, scan, provide, or display a government-issued identification, as specified.

AB3080 would expand the above-described provisions to require a person or business that conducts business in California and seeks to make available products that are illegal to make available to minors, as specified, to take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser is of legal age at the time of purchase or delivery. The bill would provide that reasonable steps include, but are not limited to, any of the following: (1) requiring the user to input, scan, provide, or display a government-issued identification, as specified, (2) requiring the user to use a nonprepaid credit card or debit card for online access, or (3) implementing a system that enables only individuals with accounts designated as adult accounts to access the internet website.

Quoting some text in the link btw