So, Congress is trying to pass a lot of bad bills that affect the internet, free speech, and a lot of us badly and if you go to www.BadInternetBills.com you'll see some resources to help fight against these bad bills and help you learn why these bills are bad and why if they become laws we're all screwed.
Stop these bad bills before we lose the internet as we know it!
(Plus, I heard we may lose Ao3, Wattpad, and Tumblr if these bills pass and I can't lose any of this or any of you guys!)
Lesson learned. From now on, use velcro to attach his name to anything.
(Photo from NYT)
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“We are living in Roy Cohn’s America, directed by his apt pupil, with the aid of a crime syndicate that does not recognize law, freedom, or the sanctity of human life.”
― Sarah Kendzior, Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America
I know we're all tired of political posts telling us to call people to protect our rights, but this is a big one.
H.R. 633, The TAKE IT DOWN act, could be put through a House session as early as next week according to the schedule.
Summary of H.R.633 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): TAKE IT DOWN Act
While this bill's intention is to make it easier to remove AI and deepfake pornography and other nonconsensual depictions of identifiable adults and minors, the way the bill is written poses a danger to free speech and the ability to post lawful content. As the way the bill's takedown system is written, there's a mandatory 48 hour takedown notice period with no way to appeal in the event of a wrongful report. Meaning this could just as easily be misused to report lawful content and speech that someone dislikes for any reason and have it removed without proper cause.
Indeed, Donald Trump has himself said that he blatantly intends to misuse the bill himself, which he has been touting alongside Melania Trump.
Anti-deepfake bill raises concerns about censorship and breaking encryption.
" "Once it passes the House, I look forward to signing that bill into law. And I'm going to use that bill for myself too if you don't mind, because nobody gets treated worse than I do online, nobody," Trump said, drawing laughs from the crowd at Congress. "
This is a blatant admission of the intent to misuse a law which could otherwise be used to help people who are victims of a serious crime in order to silence people he feels are not treating him properly online. Don't let him get his hands on that power in a time when he is already willfully putting the powers of checks and balances in a shredder for his own ends.
Call, email, and fax your House representatives to let them know just how dangerous this bill could be for America's already endangered free speech.
If you need a basic call or email script to base your words on, you may use the one I will add below. Thank you for taking the time to contact your representatives, and do your best.
"I would like to inform my representative about the dangers posed by H.R. 633, the TAKE IT DOWN act of 2025. While this bill is well-intentioned, the provisions provided in its takedown system and overly broad language are insufficient to prevent its measures from being abused by bad actors who would use it to remove speech, images, and information they disagree with rather than using it for its proper purpose of protecting others intimate images, both real and deepfaked, from being used to harm them.
The president has said himself that he intends to misuse this bill for its own purposes, and it should be in the interest of you as my representative to prevent such a blatant misuse of legal power to silence free speech. If the language of this bill cannot be altered, then it should be rejected at all costs to protect the free speech that is held so valuable in this country.
Join SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin in celebrating #TakeltDownDay! Today is the day that internet platforms must now allow people to request the removal of Al-generated sexual deepfakes and other non-consensual intimate imagery.
