#donotobey

While the Continuing Resolutions does not include KOSA, advocates for the bill are still pushing VERY HARD to add it to the package of bills, even going as far as to not vote for disaster relief bills if KOSA is not added to the package of bills.

WE HAVE TO CALL AND MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD. Below are the posts for contact info and call tools to call, email, and fax both representatives and senators to tell them to say NO to KOSA, it's important to keep up the pressure.

STOP KOSA (SENATE VERSION)

Reminder on how to find your Senators!

If you have a GOP/MAGA Senator, use this advice from Reddit in trying to convince them to oppose it:

The bill is still being pushed at the end of the year. We need to keep up the pressure to stop KOSA from passing.

This is more pressing with FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson (whose agenda has been revealed to be very transphobic) being selected as Trump's nominee for Chairman of the FTC. If KOSA passes, this will give him and the Trump administration the power to attack online platforms that "harm children," making it harder to share progressive content and organize online.

So this week, keep making calls, emailing, and faxing your Representatives and these House leaders as well.

In addition to your House reps, call the House Leaders, especially the Republican leaders since they’re majority leaders:

Republican:

⭐Steve Scalise

        (202) 225-3015

Fax 202-226-0386

⭐Mike Johnson

        (202) 225-2777

fax: (202) 225-8039

Democrat:

⭐Hakeem Jeffries

            (202) 225-5936

Ayanna Pressley

(202) 225-5111

Ilhan Omar

(202) 225-4755

Jamaal Bowman

(202) 225-2464

Cori Bush 

(202) 225-2406

Call tools:

FFTF:

Fax:

Find your rep:

Here are scripts to use for the calls:

DEMOCRATIC VERSION:

I am urging you not to include KOSA in any end of year spending bills and to keep it from passing. With Trump ascending into office, this bill will give the FTC power to control speech online. FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson just came out with an agenda that will focus on going after online platforms for displaying LGBT content. With KOSA, this would only give them and republican attorney generals even more power to remove any content they deem “harmful”, which we know is an excuse to censor everything they don’t like. Suicide rates will skyrocket for marginalized youth with this bill restricting content.

200 human rights and LGBT organizations total came out in an open letter opposing it. The ACLU is against it. Hundreds of thousands of Gen Z are against it. We know the harms of social media, and we do not want this. Major news have reported that this bill actively harms kids. 

The rewritten bill is still very dangerous, and giving any more power to Donald Trump to silence people he deems his “enemies” is a horrible move. With people like Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk supporting KOSA, this is enough of a sign to not push it forward. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies. The updated language threatens encryption. How is this protecting children’s privacy?  KOSA actively harms kids. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

REPUBLICAN VERSION: (pretend you’re GOP)

I am urging you VOTE NO on KOSA, the Kid’s Online Safety Act. Even with the rewritten language, this is still a dangerous bill that will harm children and censor pro-life content on the internet. Even with the new language, this bill still gives state Attorney Generals power to censor any content they don’t like. This bill would be weaponized by unelected bureaucrats to censor Americans, why else do you think Democrats are pushing it so hard? Why else would Biden and Kamala Harris support it?

Many news organizations have reported that this bill actively harms kids by exposing their private data to strangers under the guise of protecting them. We need to hold Big Tech accountable, but KOSA is not the solution.

The bill let any state attorney general and the FTC to sue any website for “harmful” content. Do we really want blue state lawyers deciding what can and can’t be allowed online? Big Tech is already censoring us. That’s why they support KOSA. This is massive government overreach. We need a bill that actually protects children by creating better security measures instead of bringing about more censorship to everyone. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third-party companies, which would put them in further danger. This also exposes everyone else. How is this protecting children’s privacy? What parent would want their child’s private data in the hands of strangers like this? KOSA is actively putting kids in danger. It censors our freedom of speech. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

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Keep up the pressure, the Republicans are pushing for this bill and we need to push back harder.

Fax, call, and email your house rep and tell them not to include KOSA in any end of year spending bills:

In addition to your House reps, call the House Leaders, especially the Republican leaders since they're majority leaders:

Republican:

⭐Steve Scalise

        (202) 225-3015

Fax 202-226-0386

⭐Mike Johnson

        (202) 225-2777

fax: (202) 225-8039

Democrat:

⭐Hakeem Jeffries

            (202) 225-5936

Ayanna Pressley

(202) 225-5111

Ilhan Omar

(202) 225-4755

Jamaal Bowman

(202) 225-2464

Cori Bush 

(202) 225-2406

Here are scripts to use for the calls:

DEMOCRATIC VERSION:

I am urging you not to include KOSA in any end of year spending bills and to keep it from passing. With Trump ascending into office, this bill will give the FTC power to control speech online. FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson just came out with an agenda that will focus on going after online platforms for displaying LGBT content. With KOSA, this would only give them and republican attorney generals even more power to remove any content they deem “harmful”, which we know is an excuse to censor everything they don’t like. Suicide rates will skyrocket for marginalized youth with this bill restricting content.

200 human rights and LGBT organizations total came out in an open letter opposing it. The ACLU is against it. Hundreds of thousands of Gen Z are against it. We know the harms of social media, and we do not want this. Major news have reported that this bill actively harms kids. 

The rewritten bill is still very dangerous, and giving any more power to Donald Trump to silence people he deems his “enemies” is a horrible move. With people like Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk supporting KOSA, this is enough of a sign to not push it forward. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies. The updated language threatens encryption. How is this protecting children’s privacy?  KOSA actively harms kids. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

REPUBLICAN VERSION: (pretend you’re GOP)

I am urging you VOTE NO on KOSA, the Kid’s Online Safety Act. Even with the rewritten language, this is still a dangerous bill that will harm children and censor pro-life content on the internet. Even with the new language, this bill still gives state Attorney Generals power to censor any content they don’t like. This bill would be weaponized by unelected bureaucrats to censor Americans, why else do you think Democrats are pushing it so hard? Why else would Biden and Kamala Harris support it?

Many news organizations have reported that this bill actively harms kids by exposing their private data to strangers under the guise of protecting them. We need to hold Big Tech accountable, but KOSA is not the solution.

The bill let any state attorney general and the FTC to sue any website for “harmful” content. Do we really want blue state lawyers deciding what can and can’t be allowed online? Big Tech is already censoring us. That’s why they support KOSA. This is massive government overreach. We need a bill that actually protects children by creating better security measures instead of bringing about more censorship to everyone. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third-party companies, which would put them in further danger. This also exposes everyone else. How is this protecting children’s privacy? What parent would want their child’s private data in the hands of strangers like this? KOSA is actively putting kids in danger. It censors our freedom of speech. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

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I also ask that if you have a reddit account you share and upvote these Reddit posts:

TUmblr as well:

There is a HUGE push to pass KOSA right now at the end of the year.!

Really Quick summary: Senators Blumenthal and Blackburn "rewrote" KOSA to appeal to the right more. They worked with ELON MUSK to push this bill in order to "protecting kids". Tomorrow, many organizations are bringing groups of parents to speak to Congress. This is coming at a time when the FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson admitted their agenda is straight transphobia:

There are TWO ways KOSA can be passed right now. Either from the House of Representatives or by attaching it to an end-of-year spending bill. They will try both.

Republican leadership(Scalise and Johnson) are surprisingly what is stopping thia from going through. They wont admit it out loud but they dont like the bill.

WE NEED TO PUSH BACK NOW!! Those phones need to ring OFF THE HOOK tomorrow while they meet with their parents.

So call, call, and call/email/ and fax your House Representative and tell them to vote no to KOSA TOMORROW! this is an all-hands-on-deck situation.

Here are the call tools:

FFTF Call tool that should cycle you through different reps:

Find your Representative here:

In addition to these House reps, call these reps as well, they are leaders and are very important regarding the fate of this bill:

Republican:

⭐Steve Scalise

        (202) 225-3015

⭐Mike Johnson

        (202) 225-2777

Democrat:

⭐Hakeem Jeffries

            (202) 225-5936

Ayanna Pressley

(202) 225-5111

Ilhan Omar

(202) 225-4755

Jamaal Bowman

(202) 225-2464

Cori Bush 

(202) 225-2406

Here are scripts to use for the calls:

DEMOCRATIC VERSION:

I am urging you not to include KOSA in any end of year spending bills and to keep it from passing. With Trump ascending into office, this bill will give the FTC power to control speech online. FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson just came out with an agenda that will focus on going after online platforms for displaying LGBT content. With KOSA, this would only give them and republican attorney generals even more power to remove any content they deem “harmful”, which we know is an excuse to censor everything they don’t like. Suicide rates will skyrocket for marginalized youth with this bill restricting content.

200 human rights and LGBT organizations total came out in an open letter opposing it. The ACLU is against it. Hundreds of thousands of Gen Z are against it. We know the harms of social media, and we do not want this. Major news have reported that this bill actively harms kids. 

The rewritten bill is still very dangerous, and giving any more power to Donald Trump to silence people he deems his “enemies” is a horrible move. With people like Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk supporting KOSA, this is enough of a sign to not push it forward. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies. The updated language threatens encryption. How is this protecting children’s privacy?  KOSA actively harms kids. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

REPUBLICAN VERSION: (pretend you’re GOP)

I am urging you VOTE NO on KOSA, the Kid’s Online Safety Act. Even with the rewritten language, this is still a dangerous bill that will harm children and censor pro-life content on the internet. Even with the new language, this bill still gives state Attorney Generals power to censor any content they don’t like. This bill would be weaponized by unelected bureaucrats to censor Americans, why else do you think Democrats are pushing it so hard? Why else would Biden and Kamala Harris support it?

Many news organizations have reported that this bill actively harms kids by exposing their private data to strangers under the guise of protecting them. We need to hold Big Tech accountable, but KOSA is not the solution.

The bill let any state attorney general and the FTC to sue any website for “harmful” content. Do we really want blue state lawyers deciding what can and can’t be allowed online? Big Tech is already censoring us. That’s why they support KOSA. This is massive government overreach. We need a bill that actually protects children by creating better security measures instead of bringing about more censorship to everyone. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies, which would put them in further danger. This also exposes everyone else. How is this protecting children’s privacy? What parent would want their child’s private data in the hands of strangers like this? KOSA is actively putting kids in danger. It censors our freedom of speech. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

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Please make as many calls as possible today and tomorrow; you are not powerless; you have a voice, and in these times, it's more important than ever to use it;

Reminder on how to find your Senator in order to contact them:

If you have a GOP/MAGA Senator, read the advice given here:

The NDAA, aka the National Defense Authorization Act, is a set of laws and provisions that set up the annual budget for the Department of Defense.

However, the Bill included a provision that would strip Trans service members and trans family members of service members in addition to another provision that will now limit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the military

Unfortunately, the bill passed 281-140 through the house with 81 democrats voting in favor

Here's a list of the Dems who voted yes:

From the state of Alabama

Sewell (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Alaska

Peltola (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Arizona

Gallego (Democrat) votes Yea

Stanton (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of California

Aguilar (Democrat) votes Yea

Carbajal (Democrat) votes Yea

Costa (Democrat) votes Yea

Eshoo (Democrat) votes Yea

Harder (Democrat) votes Yea

Levin (Democrat) votes Yea

Lieu (Democrat) votes Yea

Lofgren (Democrat) votes Yea

Panetta (Democrat) votes Yea

Peters (Democrat) votes Yea

Ruiz (Democrat) votes Yea

Thompson (Democrat) votes Yea

Torres (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Colorado

Caraveo (Democrat) votes Yea

Crow (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Connecticut

Courtney (Democrat) votes Yea

DeLauro (Democrat) votes Yea

Hayes (Democrat) votes Yea

Himes (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Florida

Castor (Democrat) votes Yea

Cherfilus-McCormick (Democrat) votes Yea

Frankel, Lois (Democrat) votes Yea

Moskowitz (Democrat) votes Yea

Soto (Democrat) votes Yea

Wilson (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Georgia

Bishop (Democrat) votes Yea

McBath (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Hawaii

Case (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Illinois

Budzinski (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Indiana

Mrvan (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Maine

Golden (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Maryland

Hoyer (Democrat) votes Yea

Ivey (Democrat) votes Yea

Mfume (Democrat) votes Yea

Ruppersberger (Democrat) votes Yea

Trone (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Michigan

Scholten (Democrat) votes Yea

Slotkin (Democrat) votes Yea

Thanedar (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Minnesota

Phillips (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Mississippi

Thompson (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Nevada

Horsford (Democrat) votes Yea

Lee (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Hampshire

Pappas (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Jersey

Gottheimer (Democrat) votes Yea

Sherrill (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Mexico

Vasquez (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New York

Jeffries (Democrat) votes Yea

Kennedy (Democrat) votes Yea

Meeks (Democrat) votes Yea

Morelle (Democrat) votes Yea

Ryan (Democrat) votes Yea

Suozzi (Democrat) votes Yea

Tonko (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of North Carolina

Davis (Democrat) votes Yea

Jackson (Democrat) votes Yea

Manning (Democrat) votes Yea

Nickel (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Ohio

Kaptur (Democrat) votes Yea

Landsman (Democrat) votes Yea

Sykes (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Pennsylvania

Cartwright (Democrat) votes Yea

Dean (Democrat) votes Yea

Houlahan (Democrat) votes Yea

Wild (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Rhode Island

Magaziner (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of South Carolina

Clyburn (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Texas

Allred (Democrat) votes Yea

Cuellar (Democrat) votes Yea

Escobar (Democrat) votes Yea

Gonzalez, V. (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Virginia

McClellan (Democrat) votes Yea

Scott (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Washington

Larsen (Democrat) votes Yea

Perez (Democrat) votes Yea

Schrier (Democrat) votes Yea

Strickland (Democrat) votes Yea

If you see your representative on this list, I suggest that you call them and share your disappointment for passing a bill that targets trans youth and trans adult.