I know im goin on about this a lot but please contact your senators about opposing KOSA and the KIDS Act. Please make friends and family aware of how this will effect them and their privacy.

🏳️‍⚧️ Fiona The Eepiest Kobold 🏳️‍⚧️@scalieshutterbug.bsky.social · 4w ago

Okay, so I guess people in Texas can't use this app anymore. How many of my friends are going to disappear now? ☹️ Also, this isn't going to stop with Texas. If the KIDS Act or KOSA isn't stopped, this'll be your future, too:

I keep seeing people thinking this is a bluesky problem. If you're seeing this it thinks you're in a state or country with age verification laws. This is what every social media site will do if KOSA and the KIDS Act succeeds. Running to another socmed won't fix it, we have to fight the source.

Dredgen Sale 🔜 Maybe? PAX West 🟪⬜️⬛️@destinythememe.bsky.social · last mo.

Well i dont know how long this login session is gonna last but @bsky.app just asked me to do an age verification with personal information. If this happens again i will not attempt to log back in. If i dont post here again let bsky know that i prefer my privacy over this platform.

The House has passed KOSA. It now heads to the Senate, where this version, at least, faces an uphill battle. That said, get on the horn and call your legislators. NOW.

House passes kids online safety package despite watchdog pushback

The House passed a sprawling package of kids online safety bills Monday night, marking the first time a version of the landmark Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) made it out of the lower chamber. The H…

thehill.com

Before any of you all go "BuT tHiS wOn'T aFfEcT mE", yes if will. It will affect EVERYONE. Not jusy here on bluesky, on EVERY. FUCKING. WEBSITE. You would have to give up your fucking ID info just to use ANYTHING on the internet. It's mass surveillance. theintercept.com/2026/06/28/a...

Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing

The KIDS Act, ostensibly aimed at protecting children, will raise the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.

theintercept.com

Remember, these bills aren't just about the right to have adult content, this is about privacy. This legislation demands that every move under your name is recorded forever and held by companies that leak every 2 weeks. Do you want to have your credit ruined AND not be able to make raunchy jokes?

Eromancer@eromancer.bsky.social · last mo.

We have a little over 24 hours to save the internet. The vote for a package of internet-freedom destroying bills is being rushed to the US House floor on Monday the 29th. Spread this beyond Bluesky, ASAP. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

We have a little over 24 hours to save the internet. The vote for a package of internet-freedom destroying bills is being rushed to the US House floor on Monday the 29th. Spread this beyond Bluesky, ASAP. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online

Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about p...

eff.org

Reminder that there will be motion on KOSA and the KIDS ACT on monday Please contact your representatives literally right now of you can and demand censorship/surveillance legislation be opposed

Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · last mo.

‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...

Hey look! A reminder that Discord still plans on doing this! Raise the alarm bells again!

Monique Barrow@moniquebarrow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

As early as next month, Discord could enable their global age verification measures. #privacy #ageverification theprivacycloud.substack.com/p/discord-wi...

Please take the time to contact your representatives and demand that KOSA and other bills are OPPOSED You dont need a big script, you just need to say "i dont want this, oppose these bills" www.congress.gov/members/find...

MikeMurdock@mikemurdock.bsky.social · 2mo ago

(political post) yeah, those bills are still there. keep calling your senators and reps 5calls.org capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121 and say no to KOSA SCREEN Act COPPA 2.0 RESET Act Sammy Act App Store Accountability Act GAMING Act Safe Messaging for Kids Act Parents over Platforms Act

Hey seriously, literally in the bills it says they'll also use identifying information, such as your age data for "other purposes". That means your data goes into a government surveillance database. This would be for ANY *OS*, which is the thing your fucking PC runs off of. Call your reps NOW.

Liam @ GamingOnLinux@gamingonlinux.com · 4mo ago

New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages #Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification

Hey, this is worth taking like 60 seconds to fill out. Its not a commitment towards anything, its just to help the Free Speech Coalition gauge interest in such a credit union Please share this around! This could end up being huge!

Suzanne ✨🌑@tendermiasma.com · 4mo ago

The Free Speech Coalition is serious about starting an adult industry credit union. Part of this is being able to show regulators that enough people would use it, so please fill out this form if you're interested! (Yes, credit unions can issue credit cards!) www.freespeechcoalition.com/survey

If you’re 🏳️‍⚧️ in a Red State and need to get out but don’t have the means, this is for you! tcpipeline.org

Reminder: Remove the default block on "sexually suggestive (cartoon)" posts in bsky's secret second moderation settings page! It's on bsky.app/profile/mode..., not the page in the settings cog!

Call Congress and tell them to do their job: 202-224-3121

Remember, discord is -still- planning to do this in around a month or two. Cancel your nitro, but ALSO call your reps and tell them that online Id/ age verification policy is an unsafe invasion of privacy www.congress.gov/members/find...

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

Donate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne M

On March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need

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1. An incredible bill is moving fast in Maryland protecting transgender students. It would apply to ANY "program or activity," and would even include private schools. This would include sports, bathrooms, and more. It even has a private right of action. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Maryland Advances Bill That Would Protect Trans Students In "Any Program Or Activity"

The bill will confer significant protections in sports, overnight accommodations, and bathrooms if it passes.

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So it has begun

if you're travelling and you are a documented citizen (esp if you're white/white-passing), you need to speak up & interrupt any racial profiling you witness. We are absolutely defeated if we allow ICE agents to harass people in the broad light of crowded airports. Don't be a good deputy citizen.

Politico@politico.com · 5mo ago

Tom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday

also, my understanding is that the US senate will be voting on the SAVE ACT/ SAVE AMERICA ACT -TOMORROW- (saturday the 20th) so PLEASE call and yell at your reps about that one specifically literally right now

Dieselbrain@dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey, if youre like me, i know that it's hard to keep track of everything you need to call your reps about right now this isnt exhaustive but here's a script with a check list of issues that demand attention right now. I'll likely be add more later CALL YOUR REPS www.congress.gov/members/find...

Hard to overstate how bad this is. This would be *national legislation to aid book banning*. The time to call your reps and say you are against HR 7661 is NOW.

Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 5mo ago

House Committee Advances National Book Ban Bill buff.ly/BQQ3HjE

No. Hell no. Call your reps, tell them to vote NO on the so-called SAVE America Act, TRUMP AMERICA AI, KOSA, KIDS Act, Sunset 230, ASAA, Interstate Obscenity Definition Act and any other First Amendment threatening bills. This is getting old. #Section230 #SaveSpeech

onpolitics.news@onpolitics.news · 5mo ago

Sen. Marsha Blackburn releases a Senate draft of the TRUMP AMERICA AI Act, a federal framework to replace state AI laws, incorporating KOSA and the NO FAKES Act (Oma Seddiq/Bloomberg Law) - Techmeme #senate

Shout this from the fucking rooftops, people!! #fuckAI

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 5mo ago

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

Posting the funny image so people draw more

🦇Sage⚰️|Vgen&Kofi Comms: Open!@sagecinders.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Please post this image if you support actual artists. (Fuck Gen AI) Consigan una abilidad y laburo sincero 🤌🏾✨️

The SAVE Act is voter suppression—not security. It would purge millions, especially married women with name changes, low-income voters without passports, and more. Tell Your Senators: Vote NO to protect our democracy!

Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

took me like two minutes total. don’t have to talk to anybody, don’t have to make a phone call, just have to write what you can about how payment processors shouldn’t control what consumers can buy and hit send. that’s it all hands on deck yall, this could make a huge difference

Suzanne ✨🌑@tendermiasma.com · 5mo ago

The government is asking for public comments on whether banks should be able to deny you from buying legal goods at their own whim (i.e. how they're cracking down on art) Tell them you don't want to be told how to spend your money www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposa...

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Call your senators. Call your house reps. 5calls can make it extra easy and you can look up “Iran” as the keyword and find a script that will augment Celeste’s nicely. Look, if I can call my California dem senators and leave shaky voicemails at 1 AM you can too. (Hopefully less shakily.) Love you.

Celeste Pewter@celestepewter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Do it now. Yes, you can leave a message. Yes, call the DC offices. Script here again.

I NEED Y’ALL TO UNDERSTAND if these all completely pass, that’s it. It won’t matter if we electorally escape this current fascism as fast as possible, trifecta (somehow) and all even. no amount of libs will dare to try and undo this This cannot be made into a norm NOW. DONT STOP CALLING

Catalina Fernandes@catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Your representatives need to know you don't want KOSA, KOSMA, The Screen Act, or any of the others put into law.