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For those in the EU, they're putting up their own proposals to invade your privacy and control your speech. Be sure to contact your MEPs to OPPOSE Chat Control, and contact any of your local MPs to oppose any Age Verification laws. #SaveSpeech #StopChatControl #StopAgeVerification #StopScanningMe
gutsmonroe1300.bsky.social Gutsu @gutsmonroe1300.bsky.social · 9h
#StopScanningMe

And it's not just KOSA for the US but in Europe we also have Chatcontrol alongside with age verification that is also being pushed in there.

Every call, every mail, every fax, every letter and every post that you share with others to raise awareness matters.

fightchatcontrol.eu
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
fightchatcontrol.eu
February 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
A very good point. While calling out corporations is important, our government is trying to force av laws like KOSA and SCREEN on EVERYONE under the guise of "protecting kids". Call your reps + tell them to OPPOSE these bad bills. #SaveSpeech #Stopageverification #StopKOSA

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Erii @laylalightstar.bsky.social While cancelling Nitro is all well and good, just a reminder that age verification itself won't go away as a whole unless KOSA, the SCREEN Act, and tons more are buried and done with. Please contact your reps if you don't want this to spread to other platforms.
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
Although the next Texas legislative session doesn't happen until 2027, it's still good to contact your local reps and tell them how this violates our 1st Amendment, and could lead to identify theft and put more kids in danger. #StopAgeVerification #StopOnlineIDChecks

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Who Represents Me provides information about current districts and members of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, the Texas delegation to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, an...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
Can't say I'm surprised by this in Texas. I get that there's a need to protect kids, but banning social media is not the answer. It's censorship, and can lead to data hacks. Hope this gets blocked too. #SaveSpeach #StopAgeVerification #StopOnlineIDChecks

www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/n...
North Texas lawmaker plans to pass a law to ban social media for children under 16 in the state
A state lawmaker from North Texas says he's going to try to pass a bill modeled after Australia.
www.cbsnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
They want pictures of your kids. After everything that has happened, how does this not sound creepy?!

If you're from the UK, call your Lords and MPs to put a stop to this insane crap!
#savespeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

members.parliament.uk/findyourmp?S...
January 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
Age verification laws do not help kids. They hurt our 1st Amendment and our privacy, and leaves our data vulnerable to hackers and leakers. Regardless of the odds of passing, call your reps to OPPPOSE this bill. #savesspeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

www.congress.gov/members/find...
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
This isn't about "Big Tech", @politico.com. This is about our free speech and privacy, and the dangers of censorship, mass surveillance, & data hacks.

The pushback came from the people dissenting these laws, as they negatively affect all of us! #savesspeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Big Tech won in Texas — but the age-verification fight is just getting started
States are mounting a new challenge to Silicon Valley over age verification and parental consent, and while industry just scored an early win, the Supreme Court is likely to have the final say.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
A biometric scan or an ID upload can be a huge obstacle for undocumented communities. These practices can also prevent youth seeking life saving resources and information.

Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion

#STOPONLINEIDCHECKS

#stopageverification
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
Oppose any legislation requiring online age verification or other ID checks and tell your lawmakers to do the same: stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion

STOP ONLINE ID CHECKS

#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
ONLINE ID CHECKS WILL RUIN THE INTERNET
stoponlineidchecks.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
Online ID checks also create obstacles for marginalized people looking for vital resources and community online: tinyurl.com/46pn3njc

Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion

STOP ONLINE ID CHECKS
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone
Texas, Utah and other states are age-gating parts of the internet.
tinyurl.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
In order to verify someone’s identity/age, websites collect + store your data, often through third party companies that expose people to identity and data theft: tinyurl.com/5522v3n7

Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion

#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses
As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.
tinyurl.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
We all want the internet to be a safer place. But ID checks won’t make us safer, no matter who you are, how old you are, or what you’re doing online.

Take action now at stoponlineidchecks.org + stoponlineIDchecks.org/abortion.

STOP ONLINE ID CHECKS

#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
Call, call, call. They want to stick their fingers in places where they don't belong, and we need to tell them to cut it out. This script is pretty handy. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
dieselbrain.bsky.social Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Dec 15
#SaveSpeech

We only have about a week before most legislators go out for a holiday recess, so i recommend giving your reps a call to oppose bad internet bills!

I've included a script i adapted from one initially written by FFtF

www.congress.gov/members/find...

www.badinternetbills.com
Hi there, My name is (your name) and I am calling to oppose multiple harmful internet bills that are moving through Congress right now. I oppose all bills that mandate online ID checks, infringe upon our constitutional right to free speech on the internet, enable government policing of online resources, and threaten end-to-end encryption. If you truly care about young people’s experience on the internet, you should pass comprehensive data privacy legislation and oppose any bill that forces Internet users to submit to ID checks or would censor the internet, like the SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and KOSA additionally, I want to advocate for section 230, which I have seen multiple legislators call for repealing. Section 230 is integral to a free and open internet, and repealing it would destroy the internet as we know it and countless livelihoods. I do not want to see section 230 repealed, I want to see it protected. [optional] here is a list of bills that i believe must be opposed due to either increasing censorship, or surveillance: The Kids Online Safety Act SCREEN Act App Store Accountability Act Stop CSAM act of 2025 Sammy's law RESET Act GAMING Act Safe Messaging for Kids Act Parents Over Platforms Act
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
The fact that this happened in Louisiana is astonishing, and proves that we can beat this. Check your states regarding age verification if they come up, call your local reps, make some noise! And don't forget to call your federal reps too. #SaveSpeech #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
dieselbrain.bsky.social Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Dec 16
#SaveSpeech

Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!

This is huge!

These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Louisiana Age Verification Law, Protecting Free Speech and Parental Rights - NetChoice
BATON ROUGE, La.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana granted NetChoice’s motion for summary judgment in NetChoice v. Murrill, striking down Louisiana’s Act 456. The cou...
netchoice.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
We can have both free speech and parental rights (something that bills like KOSA and SCREEN Act would deny us of). Keep fighting, keep calling your reps, and we can beat these censorship bills. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

netchoice.org/netchoice-wi...
NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Louisiana Age Verification Law, Protecting Free Speech and Parental Rights - NetChoice
BATON ROUGE, La.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana granted NetChoice’s motion for summary judgment in NetChoice v. Murrill, striking down Louisiana’s Act 456. The cou...
netchoice.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
discord12395.bsky.social
There is a split. We're getting through! But we have to keep going until there's enough votes to block these invasive censorship bills. Keep calling your reps! #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

Bad Internet Bills Info: www.badinternetbills.com

5Calls to call reps: 5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
December 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
The Energy and Commerce Committee is doing a markup of most of the "online child safety" bills on Dec 11. Call them and your rep, and tell them to OPPOSE these bills. Here is a script provided by @fightforthefuture.org
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

energycommerce.house.gov/events/cmt-s...
I sent in a call to the committee just now, and let them know that the way the committee handled the meeting was unacceptable, and demanded that these bills receive additional scrutiny via more meetings call em using these numbers minority: (202) 225-2927 majority: (202) 225-3641 Introduce yourself, be polite, and say: “Hi there, My name is (your name) and I am calling to oppose multiple harmful internet bills that are moving through Congress right now. I oppose all bills that mandate online ID checks, infringe upon our constitutional right to free speech on the internet, enable government policing of online resources, and threaten end-to-end encryption. If you truly care about young people’s experience on the internet, you should pass comprehensive data privacy legislation and oppose any bill that forces Internet users to submit to ID checks or would censor the internet, like the SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and KOSA.”
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
"It’s not my behaviour online that’s the issue here, yet it is kids like me who are being punished."

ID Checks and AV laws won't make kids safe. It'll only make the problem worse.
#stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

Story link: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What we need is regulation and consequences. Whenever I have reported an account or comment for hate speech or bullying, my report has made no difference. The comment remains, the account still exists, and it’s up to me to block and move on, while that person or bot continues to spread hate. What responsibility do the platforms themselves owe to users? If tech companies have the capability to delete accounts for people under the age of 16, they also have the capability to delete accounts that bully, harass or cause harm. Banning social media for young people doesn’t actually solve the problems at the crux of this issue. Does the government not realise that bullying and trolling will continue on unregulated apps like WhatsApp, Roblox, Discord and probably many others that will pop up in the next few months to fill the gap that Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok have left? Dr Same agrees. “The focus on banning specific platforms based on social interaction, rather than actual risk, is likely to overlook where dangers lie,” she says. “In some cases, the ban could even increase risk. Children are likely to miss out on the opportunity to learn how to use social media safely and responsibly with appropriate adult guidance. If they begin using it secretly, they may be less likely to seek help or tell their parents if they encounter a predator or harmful situation. The ban could push children toward less regulated or underground platforms, where harmful content is more difficult to monitor.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
The Senate Judiciary Committee regarding "online child safety" is on Tues Dec 9th. The members' names & committee's #. Call them, and tell them that bills like KOSA will not help kids. They will hurt our free speech and privacy. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

www.judiciary.senate.gov
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December 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
fawnx.bsky.social
#kosa #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks #creatorsforafreeinternet #creatorsagainstcensorship #stopkosa #stopcensorship
fawnx.bsky.social fawn 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @fawnx.bsky.social · Dec 4
If it is within your ability to any degree, please try to call at least Speaker Mike Johnson (remind him he opposed KOSA last year and you support him in doing that again), Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and your rep and senators.
(2/2) #stopkosa
Scripts here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
Funny when it's the other way around. These age verification rules/bills are still bad in any case, and they don't protect anyone. They shred our freedom of speech, invade our privacy, and puts our data at risk! #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

www.bbc.com/news/article...
YouTube says it will be less safe for kids under Australia's social media ban
The Google-owned platform says parental controls will be stripped away as a result of the ban.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
miamitech.club
Write up we did about how this week is going in the fight against bad internet bills in the US. So far, we are in the fight!

discuss.techlore.tech/t/action-onl...

#Privacy #Security #DigitalRights #StopAgeVerification #StopOnlineIDChecks
[Action] Online ID Checks will Ruin the Internet - campaign against age verification by Fight for the future
Tomorrow, Dec 2, the US House Energy & Commerce Committee is holding a hearing to review all of the age verification and censorship legislation that has been proposed so far. In response to this most...
discuss.techlore.tech
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
discord12395.bsky.social
In addition, let the committee know how dissatisfied you are with how the event was handled. And if your rep was part of this, their names are right here to give them a piece of your mind. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

energycommerce.house.gov/committees/s...
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
discord12395.bsky.social
If they think our concerns over free speech is a "farce", that'd make the people pushing these bills un-American, don't you think? #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks

Sign: www.stoponlineidchecks.org

Find and call your rep: www.congress.gov/members/find...
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
fawnx.bsky.social
(The committee hearing is now today.)

#kosa #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks #creatorsforafreeinternet #creatorsagainstcensorship
mikestabile.bsky.social Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · Dec 2
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.

Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM