I actually like sonic more than shadow

Thousands of you called, good job!! Your voice matters! 🩷 Be happy with me today. This is a huge win!

Evan here from Fight for the Future. I want to let you in on a little secret: things may seem pretty gloomy, but we are actually winning the fight against the dangerous censorship bill called the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).1

Something huge happened during the last Senate hearing on KOSA that totally flew under the radar in the news. But it’s really significant.

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), one of the top Senators on the committee who’s seen as a leader on children’s online safety, issued a statement criticizing KOSA and echoing our concerns about how it could be weaponized by Trump to target LGBTQ+ youth.2

It would have been easier for Senator Markey to just stay silent on a controversial vote. The fact that he issued a statement is a sign that our grassroots advocacy is working. All the phone calls, emails, letters to the editor, and protests are making a real difference. There are cracks in the wall. But we have to keep pushing.

We are leading the charge against KOSA and bad Internet bills with our coalition of dozens of organizations and tens of thousands of ordinary people just like you. Will you chip in to help fund the fight?

DONATE TO STOP KOSA

For decades, politicians have co-opted the language of “protecting children” to ram through legislation that threatens our basic rights. We are finally starting to win against this false narrative: more and more people understand that censorship and surveillance make kids less safe, not more safe.

But now Big Tech giants like OpenAI and Microsoft have thrown their weight behind KOSA, and billionaires are pouring money into lobbying for it and similarly dangerous “age verification” bills.3,4

We’re on a knifes edge. In the next couple years, we are either going to resoundingly defeat these types of dangerous bills, or they are going to become commonplace around the world. I hope you’ll pitch in to help steer us toward the right side of history.

Thanks for all you do,

-Evan at Fight for the Future

Footnotes:

Stop KOSA: https://www.stopkosa.com/

Markey Statement: https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-statement-on-commerce-committee-markup-of-kosa

TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/31/x-microsoft-kosa-kids-online-safety-bill/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARMINE AND IVORY!

damn little dude whatever you say….

@seldompathic, @piliiiiconfusionf, and i did a silly little collab! original image under cut

seldom’s part

pili’s part