#kosa update

[virovac]

update from the “Stop Internet Censorhip discord” on Kosa

It passed the sucommittee. Contact your representative s

Find Your Representative | house.gov

here are more resource links such as faxes and other articles

My last post about content of what’s in the bill bundle and call scripts

UPDATE ON KOSA:

Unfortunately, all of the privacy-killing legislation passed out of subcommittee. 😡😡 This includes KOSA, the App Store Accountability Act, and several other age verification bills.

I am extremely furious about this. So so bad. What the hell.

The only good news is that KOSA passed on a party line vote, meaning they ARE listening to opposition. Same with COPPA, I believe.

But it is still not enough. These age verification bills are TERRIBLE. This is not a fight we can give up on or afford to lose. We must go 10x harder.

If you're angry about it, CALL UP THOSE MEMBERS. If you're scared, CALL UP THOSE MEMBERS. If you don't know what to do, CALL UP THOSE MEMBERS.

SPREAD THE WORD.

Thank you for everyone who participated in this weeks rounds of calls. I do believe it had an impact, considering that this is the first time KOSA had some opposition of this level. Still, let's go even harder.

BTW this means it heads to the full committee in the House now, which may or may not be next week. There's nothing scheduled, but who knows. The GOP has signalled they want to get this out the House before the end of the year back in Spring, but who knows. I will keep yo uall updated.

[sandcheeze13]

kosa update:

as soon as the government shutdown is over, they'll immediately attempt to push this into law. they do this by putting this into a package bill around "child safety." do whatever you can, and call/fax the house now. otherwise, spread this around.

call script

you can fax them too

find your house representatives here

message.txt (for those unable to access it)

date: 18/10/25

[officeobject]

The government needs to stop underestimating kids. Do they seriously think that fecking laws and Ai is gonna get between a bunch of teens and their hormones - like, I know someone UNDER 13, who can already program in Roblox and is learning at a rapid pace, the government did not account for "the grind" either, nor for like the 12 year olds who are gonna hear about Chat Control, remember "the dark web" from a recently-watched top 10 list, and are gonna feel the need to go there. Lying about one's age is dangerous, but that's actually the MINIMUM that folks would do, to get access online - like, you know what I mean? Like either you've isolated a minor to parents that MIIIIIGHT be good, OR you've just given a new challenge to minors who are installing browser extensions on their computer all the time anyway. Also, how the fuck are minors who are given a Chromebook by the school or something, even gonna fecking use them then? How are they even gonna like, go to the school website and check today's schedule, or make a presentation on the computer, or do actual homework or research? Are you just suddenly gonna demand every single school goes back to trying to find the right physical material for it all while not being able to afford new markers, and maybe not even supporting the kids properly in the first place?

[taikeero-lecoredier]

STOP KOSA(and cie) MASTERPOST 2024

Both KOSA and the Earn It Act bill are dangerous for the future of the Internet.

In a nutshell, KOSA would allow states to sue any websites that host content deemed “harmful” to minors. With such a vague wording, its expected that any NSFW stuff, educational ressources or LGBT content, will immediately be taken down if govts dont approve of it.

Plus, it will be made mandatory to use IDs to confirm your age when going online, to so called “protect kids” but all that will cause is a huge potential data breach and endanger more kids.

As for the Earn It Act bill, it would allow the governement to spy and filter out anything they dont like in private dms for any users,as well as blowing a hole into Section 230 : The thing that prevent websites from being directly liable in case a user post something illegal,instead of the user being punished directly. The comics I made about KOSA and Earn It Act are old but sadly still relevant. All the info you need are in this post.

•KOSA Comic •Earn It Act comic

•KOSA UPDATE + CALL SCRIPT (Made the April 11, 2024)

•When contacting your reps, you may also add that they should support better bills that will make kids (and anyone) safer by focusing on data privacy legislations instead of KOSA • Contact Congress through here https://www.stopkosa.com/ • House Energy and Commerce are the best to contact for the hearing of 17th April 2024 https://energycommerce.house.gov/representatives (the link doesnt work properly so you'll need to head to the site and select "Members" to find them)

• Find all your Congresspeople here http://badinternetbills.com/

• Find your House representative here https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative •Never forget to make tweets, posts, tiktoks, or use any social media you can think of to talk about this : Spreading the word will be crucial. As always, if you wish to help us fight against bad inetrnet bills,and have the latest infos about KOSA, consider joining our Discord server (if not, please just share it around) • https://discord.gg/pwTSXZMxnH

[pintadorartist]

House Energy and Commerce committee going to vote on KOSA and gutting Section 230 tomorrow MORNING! CALL YOUR Senators now!

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected free speech online for decades, but now there is a bipartisan effort in Congress to force Section 230 to expire on January 1, 2027. Without this clause, platforms can be held legally responsible for user-generated content. At risk are forums like Discord and Reddit, the user comments sections on news websites and blogs, product reviews on business pages, and social media platforms.

If Section 230 is repealed or reformed, every online platform will pre-emptively take down any content, no matter how harmless it is to avoid being sued. Congress must take responsibility for protecting free speech online and hold back its attack on the existing legislation that is foundational to the free internet.

Congress has again put forward legislation aimed at controlling what content children see online, known as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)

KOSA requires online platforms to take steps to mitigate harm to children, but while lawmakers claim it would prevent kids from seeing inappropriate content online, KOSA would instead be weaponized by both the government and tech companies to police legal speech online.

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are working on a bill to repeal Section 230. And the House E and C commitee are doing a markup tomorrow morning on various age verification bills include s20 and kosa. Call your Representatives and tell them that any legislation that repeal this internet protection is unacceptable.

Ro Khanna (D) [phone] Thomas Massie(R) [phone] Frank Pallone(D) [phone] Doris Matsui(D) [phone] Amy Klobuchar (D) 202-224-3244 Your Rep and Senator: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Tools: Dem: Hello, my name is __, I live in __. (Be honest where you are from. If it is not your representative then acknowledge it but state that this is an issue of national importance.)

I’m calling to ask you to OPPOSE a repeal or reform of Section 230 under the Communications Decency Act of 1996, AND to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. 

KOSA must not pass as it allows massive tech companies to gather incredibly sensitive information on nearly every citizen in the United States. 

On top of this, repealing or changing Section 230 would take away a critical shield for free speech online in the face of escalating crackdowns on our rights. Section 230 provides the legal framework necessary to prevent tech platforms from being sued for most content on their platforms WITHOUT letting them off the hook for knowingly hosting outright illegal content. With a repeal or reform of Section 230, platforms would be forced to have extreme moderation standards to be able to still function. This would kill the internet as we know it.

Lawmakers who target Section 230 are risking everyone’s right to free speech online, our rights to criticize ICE and the Trump administration, and the tools we need to protect our democracy.

Republican:

Hello, my name is __, I live in __. (Be honest where you are from. If it is not your representative then acknowledge it but state that this is an issue of national importance.)

I’m calling to ask you to OPPOSE a repeal or reform of Section 230 under the Communications Decency Act of 1996, AND to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. 

KOSA must not pass as it allows massive tech companies to gather incredibly sensitive information on nearly every citizen in the United States. 

On top of this, repealing or changing Section 230 would take away a critical shield for free speech online in the face of escalating crackdowns on our rights. Section 230 provides the legal framework necessary to prevent tech platforms from being sued for most content on their platforms WITHOUT letting them off the hook for knowingly hosting outright illegal content. With a repeal or reform of Section 230, platforms would be forced to have extreme moderation standards to be able to still function. This would kill the internet as we know it.

Lawmakers who target Section 230 are risking everyone’s right to free speech online, our rights to criticize the government and the tools we need to protect our nation.

[literally21]

Kids Internet and Digital Safety Package - Now is the time to reach out📲

If you’re calling (I hope you do) it’s easy. The site does everything for you. And if you call in the early AM & late PM you’ll get voicemail.

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

Script for both Dem & Rep

Resources For KOSA

Call Script on Page 2! Resources For Learning about KOSA Petitions: STOP KOSA Tell Congress: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help

Stop KOSA

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a fr

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[gingerlyfurri]

Me aesthetically linking https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop-online-id-checks-week-of-action/ in my aestheticblog bio thing:

(The actual "about me" starts a line below that). Feel free to do the same to your own aestheticblog thing!

[dragonoftheunderground]

PSA 12/26/2024 1:30 UTC - KOSA Update

The following is forwarded from a moderator on the Stop Internet Censorship discord server (join):

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KOSA IS OFFICIALLY DEAD.

This message was meant to be sent last week, so this is entirely on me for forgetting to send due to real life circumstances. I sincerely apologize.

Moving on,

WE DID THIS. YOU DID THIS. WE WON, AGAIN.

KOSA was 100% going to be passed this year. There is no doubt in my mind, in the mind of other big organizations (like FFTF, for example), that this was 100% going to pass this year. You all saw the insane amount of propoganda that went into KOSA the past two years. You all saw how desperate they got. You all saw the advertisements, the money spent flying these groups to lobby congress every few weeks, the news media all fall in line to support.

And yet, we won. It was like David and Goliath, truly. I had severe doubts of even continuing even trying to fight this because it just felt so impossible. And yet we all kept pushing. We didnt give up. We gave it our all, through the sheer fear and nerves controlling our emotions. And we won.

That deserves to be celebrated. That deserves to be applauded. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who left calls, spread the word on social media, signed petitions, reached out to influencers and media. Thank you.

The work continues, however. Sadly, we know these censorship loving freaks will bring KOSA up again in the new congress. They will go very hard. No one knows the timeline, but I hope when they do you will all be by my side again to fight. With the loss of tiktok, of more censorship, of other things, it will be hard. There is no easy way around that. Prepare yourselves. Get ready to get creative. But above all, rest for now.

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