#save the internet

[livinginpantropiko]

Mass. House passes bill to ban kids under 14 from social media

The legislation would also prohibit cellphone use during the school day.

[quanta-44]

20th march, mass Tumblr log off in protest of the reblog update

Remember when we threatened a mass log off to get rid of shapes.inc and then all the shapes.inc ads mysteriously vanished? yeah, let's do that again. On the 20th of march 2026, we tumblr users will log off in protest of the split notes on reblogs. Spread the word!! Reblog!! Tag your moots!!

EDIT: do NOT harass anyone who's not taking part. This instruction should go without saying.

EDIT 2: like with shapes.inc, Tumblr have decided to reverse their decision. Clearly, protesting by reducing revenue, making a ton of angry noise and sending feedback is a method that works.

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[sandcheeze13]

date: 22/6/26

kosa update (RED ALERT):

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.

that'll be all for now.

[artarchangel333]

CODE RED

USE THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTS WHEN CALLING REPS

Hello people, this is the list of subcommittee members along with their political party and numbers from the energy & commerce website you can call them easily instead of clicking on the site and having to go through with them one by one:

Gus Bilirakis (R) - 202-225-5755

Russ Fulcher (R) - 202-225-6611

Jan Schakowsky (D) - 202-225-2111

Neal Dunn (R) - 202-225-5235

Kat Cammack (R) - 202-225-5744

Jay Obernolte (R) - 202-225-5861

John James (R) - 202-225-4961

Cliff Bentz (R) - 202-225-6730

Erin Houchin (R) - 202-225-5315

Russell Fry (R) - 202-225-9895

Laurel Lee (R) - 202-225-5626

Tom Kean (R) - 202-225-5361

Gabe Evans (R) - 202-225-5625

Craig Goldman (R) - 202-225-5071

Brett Guthrie (R) - 202-225-3501

Kathy Castor (D) - 202-225-3376

Darren Soto (D) - 202-225-9889

Lori Trahan (D) - 202-225-3411

Kevin Mullin (D) - 202-225-3531

Yvette Clarke (D) - 202-225-6231

Debbie Dingell (D) - 202-225-4071

Marc Veasey (D) - 202-225-9897

Robin Kelly (D) - 202-225-0773

Kim Schrier (D) - 202-225-7761

Frank Pallone (D) - 202-225-4671

[flare4688]

Hey, look, I don't normally really post anything here, but I think this is important. California is planning to introduce a bill to ban under 16 kids from social media. It has support from the governor, who has said he would sign it if it made it to his desk. This is not how you protect kids, I have someone I know who has social media, and even their parents know to add basic parent control. If this passes, I don't know want to do. So please, if you live in California, please contact your senators or anyone, and tell them to oppose this bill. Link is down below for more information.

Bipartisan bill to ban social media for younger teens gains Governor's support - NewsBreak

SAN DIEGO — California legislators have introduced bipartisan legislation that would restrict social media access for young people. Governor

Edit: Contacting Senators, petition

Tell Congress: attacking Section 230 is dangerous

Free speech is under attack. Trump is suing journalists for unfavorable reporting, investigating companies that have DEI programs, and tryin

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

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

Edit: Yet again more stupidity from the governor on age verification that comes into affect Jan 1, 2027

A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup - NewsBreak

I wonder how the government of California plans to enforce it?

GODDAMIT NEWSOM!!!

MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT SO THAT NOBODY HAS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET BY AGE GATING COMPUTERS AND PHONES:

PRAY THAT THE COMPANIES LOSE ALOT OF MONEY DUE TO THE AGE VERIFICATIONS, PRAY!!!!

Quote from the article:

"An operating system provider shall do all of the following:"

"(1) Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user’s age bracket to applications available in a covered application store.

"(2) Provide a developer who has requested a signal with respect to a particular user with a digital signal via a reasonably consistent real-time application programming interface that identifies, at a minimum, which of the following categories pertains to the user."

From the Reddit User:

[roxierambles]

KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) has passed the House.

From now until the Senate vote, This period of time is our last chance to stop KOSA.

Upset at Discord and Youtube's age verification policies? If KOSA passes, your alternatives to these sites will be affected too. You would not be able to avoid it, not unless you decide to leave social media entirely, which many people cannot do. You would have to choose between privacy and access to your accounts. All is NOT lost, but our hope relies on calls, petitions, emails. I cannot stress enough how important these next few months are. Every call made in the next few months is for the future of the online world. If you have struggled to find time to make a script, or don't know what to say, use 5 Calls. They give you a script to use while calling. People have also provided other scripts. @daytimemin for example has a document with scripts.

Find your senator here: U.S. Senate: Senators Tips for calling

Everyone is free to tag people, tag fandoms, anyone you think should know about this. This is serious EDIT: Guys I messed up. I accidentally said "Passed the SENATE". It has NOT passed the Senate. It has passed the HOUSE. I'm sorry if I scared you more by saying it passed the Senate.

[hannahhook7744]

Arizona what the fuck man:

Call your representatives. Fax them. Email them. Write them. Tag them.

Spread awareness.

[luluthewatcher]

The fight isn't over

Chat Control 1.0 may have passed, again. Now Meta and Google can scan our private messages until April 2028.

But, not all hope is lost. I have seen the way the deputies slowly but surely changed their positions on the matter. If Chat Control wasn't passed as a second reading, it would have been rejected.

This is why we must keep making noise. We must keep signing petitions and sending messages to our representatives. Because it works, because their position shifts with every action we take.

Signez la pétition

NON à la mise sur écoute de votre téléphone avec Chat Control

We can keep fighting against worse measures.

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

In the meantime:

You can go from messaging apps like WhatsApp to once that encrypts your private conversations like Signal or Threema.

2. You can start looking for a good VPN to protect yourself on the Internet. Proton VPN comes with the free email address.

3. You can change your mail from Google to Proton, Tutamail, Infomaniak and surely more...

I don't know how many people do this with me. I don't know where they are nor who they are but I know for a fact I'm not the only one. You're not the only one either.

Stay brave, keep fighting.