Ardison-Gardner
@ardison-gardner.bsky.social
Not knowing is self-care; keep it up!
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Not knowing is self-care; keep it up!
Reposted by Ardison-Gardner
None of this is about protecting kids. The co-sponsor of the Kids Online Safety Act said we need to pass it to protect kids from “the transgender” in society. Jonathan Haidt, the right wing reactionary who has boosted these laws alongside the Heritage Foundation has spread anti trans conspiracies
Social Media Bans Aren’t About Protecting Kids. They’re About Censorship and Surveillance
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
None of this is about protecting kids. The co-sponsor of the Kids Online Safety Act said we need to pass it to protect kids from “the transgender” in society. Jonathan Haidt, the right wing reactionary who has boosted these laws alongside the Heritage Foundation has spread anti trans conspiracies
Reposted by Ardison-Gardner
Enacting mass surveillance/censorship is a gift to big tech, these laws do NOTHING to challenge big tech’s business model, instead they reward them w the ability to collect even more data on users including children. They will put smaller and less profit driven platforms and forums out of business.
The Latest Government Gift to Big Tech and Corporate Power
Lawmakers claim new age verification laws are about ‘child safety’ – but, in reality, they expand surveillance and silence dissent.
zeteo.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Enacting mass surveillance/censorship is a gift to big tech, these laws do NOTHING to challenge big tech’s business model, instead they reward them w the ability to collect even more data on users including children. They will put smaller and less profit driven platforms and forums out of business.
Reposted by Ardison-Gardner
Call your reps this January and tell them:
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Call your reps this January and tell them:
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems
— NO to KOSA
— NO to Section 230 reform
— NO to the SCREEN Act
— NO to the App Store Accountability Act
— NO to the Parents Over Platforms Act
—NO “age verification” laws
—NO to digital ID systems