@enigmadark.bsky.social
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KOSA dropping duty of care is great but this article buries a very important lede:
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted — and nobody’s happy
A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted — and nobody’s happy
It’s expected to be introduced with a package of kids online safety bills.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
KOSA dropping duty of care is great but this article buries a very important lede:
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
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Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
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🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
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Please contact your representatives about KOSA!
Phone calls, emails, letters, whatever option works best for you! But choose what works best and send a LOT of them until this legislation is put down!
Phone calls, emails, letters, whatever option works best for you! But choose what works best and send a LOT of them until this legislation is put down!
🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Please contact your representatives about KOSA!
Phone calls, emails, letters, whatever option works best for you! But choose what works best and send a LOT of them until this legislation is put down!
Phone calls, emails, letters, whatever option works best for you! But choose what works best and send a LOT of them until this legislation is put down!
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This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript
And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript
![@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]
@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vyys5nq3rbuvi3o5svdqyooo/bafkreihx4dfvcwdotqvf6ex4fnc6bjxtetunbntspjuxw527oavd3vxroq@jpeg)
October 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript
And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript
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KOSA is now in red alert priority.
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA!
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
⬇️
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA!
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
⬇️
#SaveSpeech
Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc
Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc
Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
KOSA is now in red alert priority.
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA!
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
⬇️
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA!
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
⬇️
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Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
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WAIT
PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS REGARDING NO KINGS PROTESTS RIGHT NOW
For real, this is not a joke
In keeping with my earlier post, IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE that immediately after the government makes a bunch of official bsky accounts we suddenly have a huge influx of new --
PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS REGARDING NO KINGS PROTESTS RIGHT NOW
For real, this is not a joke
In keeping with my earlier post, IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE that immediately after the government makes a bunch of official bsky accounts we suddenly have a huge influx of new --
October 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
WAIT
PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS REGARDING NO KINGS PROTESTS RIGHT NOW
For real, this is not a joke
In keeping with my earlier post, IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE that immediately after the government makes a bunch of official bsky accounts we suddenly have a huge influx of new --
PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS REGARDING NO KINGS PROTESTS RIGHT NOW
For real, this is not a joke
In keeping with my earlier post, IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE that immediately after the government makes a bunch of official bsky accounts we suddenly have a huge influx of new --
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Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Sharing a helpful link, has other numbers and call scripts to use.
stop-paypros.neocities.org
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
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reminder that free speech is a privilege and not a right—those in power will challenge your right to free speech at every turn if you do not stand up for yourself and those around you
make your calls!! in the US, KOSA is back on the floor. use the 5calls app to contact your state reps!
make your calls!! in the US, KOSA is back on the floor. use the 5calls app to contact your state reps!
he hasn't stopped calling~ have you? 🫵
how to call: stop-paypros.neocities.org
info and resources on pay discrimination: cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...
how to call: stop-paypros.neocities.org
info and resources on pay discrimination: cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
reminder that free speech is a privilege and not a right—those in power will challenge your right to free speech at every turn if you do not stand up for yourself and those around you
make your calls!! in the US, KOSA is back on the floor. use the 5calls app to contact your state reps!
make your calls!! in the US, KOSA is back on the floor. use the 5calls app to contact your state reps!
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Chat control's vote has been shelved for now, but the EU is still very intent on driving through this kind of legislation in the future if they can
If youre an EU resident, you need to contact your MPs and MEPs regularly and demand this be OPPOSED
If youre an EU resident, you need to contact your MPs and MEPs regularly and demand this be OPPOSED
Hey EU Citizens.
Between #savespeech and #fightchatcontrol, the current EU wants to STILL push to "protect the kids" in their own invasive way.
For as long as it lasts, they will keep pushing till they get what they want: control of you
danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/eu-m...
Between #savespeech and #fightchatcontrol, the current EU wants to STILL push to "protect the kids" in their own invasive way.
For as long as it lasts, they will keep pushing till they get what they want: control of you
danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/eu-m...
EU ministers united: Minors must be protected better online
EU digital ministers have concluded two days of discussions on how to better protect minors online. The meeting resulted in a joint ministerial declaration on the need for further EU measures in the c...
danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu
October 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Chat control's vote has been shelved for now, but the EU is still very intent on driving through this kind of legislation in the future if they can
If youre an EU resident, you need to contact your MPs and MEPs regularly and demand this be OPPOSED
If youre an EU resident, you need to contact your MPs and MEPs regularly and demand this be OPPOSED
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#SaveSpeech
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#SaveSpeech
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
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Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
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Bluesky's review aggregate on the play store in my region is down to 1.1.
Absolutely bonkers.
Definitely continue sending feedback and yelling about the TOS!
Absolutely bonkers.
Definitely continue sending feedback and yelling about the TOS!
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bluesky's review aggregate on the play store in my region is down to 1.1.
Absolutely bonkers.
Definitely continue sending feedback and yelling about the TOS!
Absolutely bonkers.
Definitely continue sending feedback and yelling about the TOS!
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actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout:
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout:
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
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You NEED to call your reps and tell them this shit fucking sucks! They literally want to big-brother style waych you at all times, zero privacy, to "protect children"
For-profit age-verification providers are now pushing for "continuous biometric monitoring" — AI scans of your face, your voice, your behavior — while you're online to protect children.
Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.
Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.
Why biometric AI holds the key for the UK’s Online Safety Act | The AI Journal
The next phase of the UK’s Online Safety Act, which prescribes how content platforms can serve children, has finally come into force following years of
aijourn.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You NEED to call your reps and tell them this shit fucking sucks! They literally want to big-brother style waych you at all times, zero privacy, to "protect children"
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Please Please Please do what you can to help stop this
#SaveSpeech
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability
Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.
reclaimthenet.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Please Please Please do what you can to help stop this
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My friend sent in a request to her local NPR for them to talk about the censorship from ID laws and payment processors and I think it'd be great if you sent in something to your local station too. We need news outlets covering this on our side!
(Under "new & fresh")
help.npr.org/contact/s/co...
(Under "new & fresh")
help.npr.org/contact/s/co...
NPR | Contact Us
By contacting us, you acknowledge and agree to NPR's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. NPR may share your name and email address with your NPR station. See details.
help.npr.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
My friend sent in a request to her local NPR for them to talk about the censorship from ID laws and payment processors and I think it'd be great if you sent in something to your local station too. We need news outlets covering this on our side!
(Under "new & fresh")
help.npr.org/contact/s/co...
(Under "new & fresh")
help.npr.org/contact/s/co...
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I simply cannot stress it enough.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I simply cannot stress it enough.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
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Remember if phone calls are too much for you, or if you need a break, mailing physical letters is another great vector to contact paypros or your representatives!
September 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Remember if phone calls are too much for you, or if you need a break, mailing physical letters is another great vector to contact paypros or your representatives!
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Visa hit me with the "we've given you everything, so we're hanging up now"
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Visa hit me with the "we've given you everything, so we're hanging up now"
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
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The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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lot of people try to stress how these laws will effect marginalized people, and to be clear thats 1000% true
but thats WHY they target porn first, so they can smugly say "oh stuff it, youre just mad you cant get your nasty porn anymore you pervert!"
so you have to say "yes! i want my porn!"
but thats WHY they target porn first, so they can smugly say "oh stuff it, youre just mad you cant get your nasty porn anymore you pervert!"
so you have to say "yes! i want my porn!"
September 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
lot of people try to stress how these laws will effect marginalized people, and to be clear thats 1000% true
but thats WHY they target porn first, so they can smugly say "oh stuff it, youre just mad you cant get your nasty porn anymore you pervert!"
so you have to say "yes! i want my porn!"
but thats WHY they target porn first, so they can smugly say "oh stuff it, youre just mad you cant get your nasty porn anymore you pervert!"
so you have to say "yes! i want my porn!"