#stop kosa

I get the desire to protect the children, especially from an obvious and immediate harm.

You know the last organization I want doing it on a blanket level*?

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/

Call your senators and representatives and tell them to end these things, they will listen they have to;

* tell them to end the war in Iran,

* tell them to help those in Gaza,

* we don't want Kosa, specify we want no version of kosa whatsoever, no kosa at all and no version of kosa

* to stop Todd Blanche from ever taking away our right to choose abortion

* and keep asking for the Epstein files.

I know it's been hard and I know some of you think they won't listen but they are, yes they're annoyed but guess what that's what counts, annoyed or not they are listening to us. Keep up the good fight, I believe in all of you and know we can win this! I love you guys!

Please call your Senators about these bills, and tell them to oppose these bills. Call, email, fax everyday to bring attention to how this is STRONGLY unfavored by constituents. While I’m not 100% sure, I did see some vids that the kids acts is not favored by the senate.

OmarBigSister has a beacons (linktree) in their bio that will help with calling your local senators, as well as email. If you want to leave a voicemail for those that are nervous about someone picking up, call after 8pm (that’s what I do). Google doc provides a script that you can use. They have information on KOSA.

Cloud or Princeofcloudcity is also someone who has information of KOSA and other internet bills.