Youtube Boycott Update: MORE GOOD NEWS!
Fight For The Future has now entered the fight! FtF is an organization that has been fighting internet censorship and serveillance for years and is one of the most prominent organizations doing so! Including but not limited to organizing efforts and spreading the word to stop KOSA and the SCREEN Act.
They now have an action items where you can call your local lawmakers and tell them how youtube's new policy is not only violating privacy laws, but also complying with the laws of a foreign country for no reason.
You can also tell them if you are someone personally affected by youtube's bs if you were flagged or not.
And that's not all, THE FTC has come out against this nonsense as well! Specifically, the FTC chairman has advised companies not to lower their data privacy for outside influences like The UK and Europe. the FTC seems worried about weakened American security that could result in fraud and identity theft. They also warned companies that they could be in risk of going against“FTC Act’s prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices in the marketplace” by lowering their cybersecurity.
Link to the article here:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ftc-chair-warns-tech-firms-not-weaken-data-privacy-comply-with-eu-uk-laws-2025-08-21/
This is also on their official government page
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N.
What we are doing IS having an impact! KEEP GOING! At this rate it's not a questionof if, but a matter of WHEN Youtube is gonna walk this back. They're feeling the heat from ALL sides including the freaking government! However, that doesn't mean we can be lax. We need to keep up the pressure, and go even harder! In lightof Youtube using spam bot reviews to maintain their ratings on the app store, another tumblr user recommended we report spam bot reviews and mark them as unhelpful!
Keep up the great work guys! May all age verification, censorship and serveillance policies crash and burn!
