@navygel.bsky.social
he/him/his
16 y/o
black african-american
christian
autism (and also adhd)
i have an upcoming object show called "the show of history" so check it out IF it comes out
16 y/o
black african-american
christian
autism (and also adhd)
i have an upcoming object show called "the show of history" so check it out IF it comes out
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Yeah instead of fretting, get into action and use also the 5calls app. The more of you who participate the more likely it is to fail. Also we already have real world experience with the UK's version of KOSA that was already defeated.
Lastly, you can go to websites made made by
@fightforthefuture.org to learn about KOSA and other shitty internet regulating bills. If we want our digital freedoms as artists and writers to see the next decade, we mustn't stop until these bills are dead.
www.stopkosa.com
www.badinternetbills.com
@fightforthefuture.org to learn about KOSA and other shitty internet regulating bills. If we want our digital freedoms as artists and writers to see the next decade, we mustn't stop until these bills are dead.
www.stopkosa.com
www.badinternetbills.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Yeah instead of fretting, get into action and use also the 5calls app. The more of you who participate the more likely it is to fail. Also we already have real world experience with the UK's version of KOSA that was already defeated.
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looking at the bills and talking to folks, these are the most actively threatening among this batch that will be present during Dec 2's hearing
House KOSA's audit policy is the one aspect im a little shaky on and havent found any more authoritative writing on, but felt should still be mentioned
House KOSA's audit policy is the one aspect im a little shaky on and havent found any more authoritative writing on, but felt should still be mentioned
![KOSA [house version]
-omits duty of care, but there is no guarantee this stays gone
-no exemption for nonprofit entities
-yearly audits of platforms. could possibly include even really small ones, ex: mastodon instances, discord servers?
Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act [DRAFT BILL]
-prohibits kids/teens under 16 from maintaining socmed accounts
Sammy's LAW [H.R 2657]
-drastically increases surveillance of children
-leaves children MORE vulnerable to having their data and privacy violated
-isolates LGBTQ children
App Store Accountability Act [H.R.3149]
-requires Age Verification at the app store level
-transmitting Age Signals to developers.
SCREEN ACT [H.R.1623]
-instates nationwide age verification for websites lawmakers deem "harmful to minors"
-could include anything from porn sites to socmed, fanfiction sites or telecom networks.
-forces websites to contract with shady 3rd party verification companies
-collects and stores our ID info like drivers licenses and passports in insecure databases
-backed by far right politicians and anti-porn groups
Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act [HR. 6265]
-seeks to add parental tools to help act as safeguards for children
-the issue is, it seeks to install said safeguards by default, and the legislation goes hand in hand with AV legislation
Parents Over Platforms Act
-Age Verification for apps](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xawhcpoqu6pdxpp72fd43wuf/bafkreidjvw3v4k5iy26ih4bs3mbrznvwbfqcfrykrvrl5rmofzvxfzj7ye@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
looking at the bills and talking to folks, these are the most actively threatening among this batch that will be present during Dec 2's hearing
House KOSA's audit policy is the one aspect im a little shaky on and havent found any more authoritative writing on, but felt should still be mentioned
House KOSA's audit policy is the one aspect im a little shaky on and havent found any more authoritative writing on, but felt should still be mentioned
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not about safety: www.advocate.com/law/kosa-ant...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups Back New Kids Online Safety Act: Report
The previous iteration of KOSA made it to Congress in 2022 before it was dropped after it faced criticism from LGBTQ+ rights groups and digital rights advocates.
www.advocate.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
not about safety: www.advocate.com/law/kosa-ant...
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Lastly, you can go to websites made made by
@fightforthefuture.org to learn about KOSA and other shitty internet regulating bills. If we want our digital freedoms as artists and writers to see the next decade, we mustn't stop until these bills are dead.
www.stopkosa.com
www.badinternetbills.com
@fightforthefuture.org to learn about KOSA and other shitty internet regulating bills. If we want our digital freedoms as artists and writers to see the next decade, we mustn't stop until these bills are dead.
www.stopkosa.com
www.badinternetbills.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Lastly, you can go to websites made made by
@fightforthefuture.org to learn about KOSA and other shitty internet regulating bills. If we want our digital freedoms as artists and writers to see the next decade, we mustn't stop until these bills are dead.
www.stopkosa.com
www.badinternetbills.com
@fightforthefuture.org to learn about KOSA and other shitty internet regulating bills. If we want our digital freedoms as artists and writers to see the next decade, we mustn't stop until these bills are dead.
www.stopkosa.com
www.badinternetbills.com
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Reminder to keep calling your reps, tell them to oppose and vote No on KOSA and every other bad internet bill
Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Reminder to keep calling your reps, tell them to oppose and vote No on KOSA and every other bad internet bill
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Live in the USA? KOSA and COPPA 2 have reared their ugly heads again
Laws like this will destroy queer and trans communities online, requiring government ID to see any content that a state thinks "may cause distress to a minor"
ACT NOW, DEFEND OUR QUEER INTERNETS! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.stopkosa.com
Laws like this will destroy queer and trans communities online, requiring government ID to see any content that a state thinks "may cause distress to a minor"
ACT NOW, DEFEND OUR QUEER INTERNETS! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.stopkosa.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Live in the USA? KOSA and COPPA 2 have reared their ugly heads again
Laws like this will destroy queer and trans communities online, requiring government ID to see any content that a state thinks "may cause distress to a minor"
ACT NOW, DEFEND OUR QUEER INTERNETS! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.stopkosa.com
Laws like this will destroy queer and trans communities online, requiring government ID to see any content that a state thinks "may cause distress to a minor"
ACT NOW, DEFEND OUR QUEER INTERNETS! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.stopkosa.com
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Hell yeah! Let's get on it, friends!
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Hell yeah! Let's get on it, friends!
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Time to kill KOSA again! US peeps, you're up to bat! Demand your reps and senators kill KOSA!
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Find and contact elected officials | USAGov
Use USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials.
www.usa.gov
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Time to kill KOSA again! US peeps, you're up to bat! Demand your reps and senators kill KOSA!
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
like they said
PLEASE use the power you have to stop these internet bills, especially that one bill that tried to pass but failed miserably last year
it may got it's duty of care removed on one of the bills, but doesn’t mean the hearing is next month so PLEASE call your reps
PLEASE use the power you have to stop these internet bills, especially that one bill that tried to pass but failed miserably last year
it may got it's duty of care removed on one of the bills, but doesn’t mean the hearing is next month so PLEASE call your reps
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
like they said
PLEASE use the power you have to stop these internet bills, especially that one bill that tried to pass but failed miserably last year
it may got it's duty of care removed on one of the bills, but doesn’t mean the hearing is next month so PLEASE call your reps
PLEASE use the power you have to stop these internet bills, especially that one bill that tried to pass but failed miserably last year
it may got it's duty of care removed on one of the bills, but doesn’t mean the hearing is next month so PLEASE call your reps
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Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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It's best we call about these dangerous bills as they are pretty harmful in general.
#SaveSpeech #StopKOSA
#SaveSpeech #StopKOSA
call your representatives and demand they oppose KOSA, Sammy's law and the App Store Accountability Act. I'm going to try my best to loom through the other bills to see what else needs to be targeted by us, but for now focus on those three!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It's best we call about these dangerous bills as they are pretty harmful in general.
#SaveSpeech #StopKOSA
#SaveSpeech #StopKOSA
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#SaveSpeech people call and contact your reps and senators to oppose these bills, do it more than once
#SaveSpeech
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce Legislative Hearing on Protections for Children and Teens Online
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...
energycommerce.house.gov
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
#SaveSpeech people call and contact your reps and senators to oppose these bills, do it more than once
oh yeah there’s more bills that YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR REPS as well
(hopefully this repost get more likes and reposts)
(hopefully this repost get more likes and reposts)
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
oh yeah there’s more bills that YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR REPS as well
(hopefully this repost get more likes and reposts)
(hopefully this repost get more likes and reposts)
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November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Hopefully none of the bills go anyway seeing that congress only have 3 weeks left after coming back. Either way we all need to puch back on the bills!
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hopefully none of the bills go anyway seeing that congress only have 3 weeks left after coming back. Either way we all need to puch back on the bills!
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It may look bleak now, but if we don’t do something about it, then it’ll only get worse from here.
So, what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and start calling your reps NOW!
The post below has a list of useful links and resources to choose from!
So, what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and start calling your reps NOW!
The post below has a list of useful links and resources to choose from!
#savespeech #privacyisahumanright #stopKOSA
Did some homework last night and found a map tool to show the expanse of age verification laws as of sunday.
www.mapchart.net/world.html
Its not encouraging, but we MUST keep calling reps to fight against it.
This wont be permanent. But its gonna hurt.
Did some homework last night and found a map tool to show the expanse of age verification laws as of sunday.
www.mapchart.net/world.html
Its not encouraging, but we MUST keep calling reps to fight against it.
This wont be permanent. But its gonna hurt.
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It may look bleak now, but if we don’t do something about it, then it’ll only get worse from here.
So, what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and start calling your reps NOW!
The post below has a list of useful links and resources to choose from!
So, what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and start calling your reps NOW!
The post below has a list of useful links and resources to choose from!
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If you live in the US, please contact your reps and tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
- KOSA
- Sammy’s Law
- App Store Accountability Act
- SCREEN Act
- KOSA
- Sammy’s Law
- App Store Accountability Act
- SCREEN Act
call your representatives and demand they oppose KOSA, Sammy's law and the App Store Accountability Act. I'm going to try my best to loom through the other bills to see what else needs to be targeted by us, but for now focus on those three!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you live in the US, please contact your reps and tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
- KOSA
- Sammy’s Law
- App Store Accountability Act
- SCREEN Act
- KOSA
- Sammy’s Law
- App Store Accountability Act
- SCREEN Act
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Come on, everyone. This may be our last chance to fight all those censorship bills. Keep on bugging your reps with constant calls and letters before it's too late. Let's keep it up til they give in. We won't and shouldn't rest til KOSA's dead and forgotten!
#StopKOSA #SaveSpeech
www.stopkosa.com
#StopKOSA #SaveSpeech
www.stopkosa.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Come on, everyone. This may be our last chance to fight all those censorship bills. Keep on bugging your reps with constant calls and letters before it's too late. Let's keep it up til they give in. We won't and shouldn't rest til KOSA's dead and forgotten!
#StopKOSA #SaveSpeech
www.stopkosa.com
#StopKOSA #SaveSpeech
www.stopkosa.com
please do this for the lgbtq people (even though i’m not lgbtq)
#SaveSpeech
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce Legislative Hearing on Protections for Children and Teens Online
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...
energycommerce.house.gov
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
please do this for the lgbtq people (even though i’m not lgbtq)
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there's also the SCREEN Act!
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
there's also the SCREEN Act!
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call your representatives and demand they oppose KOSA, Sammy's law and the App Store Accountability Act. I'm going to try my best to loom through the other bills to see what else needs to be targeted by us, but for now focus on those three!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
call your representatives and demand they oppose KOSA, Sammy's law and the App Store Accountability Act. I'm going to try my best to loom through the other bills to see what else needs to be targeted by us, but for now focus on those three!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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#SaveSpeech
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce Legislative Hearing on Protections for Children and Teens Online
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...
energycommerce.house.gov
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
#SaveSpeech
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
the Energy and Commerce Commission are having a hearing on Dec 2nd to look at a whole swatch of legislation claiming it will "protect children. We have a full list of the bills that will be present, and it includes bills like KOSA, Sammy's Law, App Store Accountability Act and more!
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"Oh just get a VPN" and set it to where?
People who live in countries w age verification are setting it in the US. Every country is slowly succumbing to this privacy killing legislation. It's not a permanent solution!
People who live in countries w age verification are setting it in the US. Every country is slowly succumbing to this privacy killing legislation. It's not a permanent solution!
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Oh just get a VPN" and set it to where?
People who live in countries w age verification are setting it in the US. Every country is slowly succumbing to this privacy killing legislation. It's not a permanent solution!
People who live in countries w age verification are setting it in the US. Every country is slowly succumbing to this privacy killing legislation. It's not a permanent solution!
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If age verification for the entire internet goes through in the US according to new proposed bills in the House, we would lose soooo many activists and organizers who post their work and encourage others online. So many.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If age verification for the entire internet goes through in the US according to new proposed bills in the House, we would lose soooo many activists and organizers who post their work and encourage others online. So many.
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Please spread this. The process is also fairly applicable to Visa and Mastercard who are ALSO trying to push censorship, and brain-rotting conformity.
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Please spread this. The process is also fairly applicable to Visa and Mastercard who are ALSO trying to push censorship, and brain-rotting conformity.