The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

The Senate Should Reject KOSA's Privacy Risks

The Senate Commerce Committee is once again considering legislation that would dramatically expand age verification, and undermine privacy for everyone. Alongside the SCREEN Act, the CHATBOT Act, and

"The S is for surveillance": fighting KOSA and bad internet bills in the ATmosphere and the fediverses

Part 2 of The Time Is Right: shifting from theory to practice.

Tips for contacting Congress about bad internet bills - Fighting Bad Internet Bills

Phone, web forms, meetings ... there are lots of options!

Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?

From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and trans people first find community.

Age-Verification Laws Seek to Erase LGBTQ+ Identity from the Internet

Age-verification laws are weaponized to censor LGBTQ+ and abortion-related content online under the guise of protecting children from porn.

The CHATBOT Act Forces One Parenting Model On Every Family

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing education, and the way people search for information. Parents, teenagers, teachers, and schools are struggling with tough questions about when AI should,

The SCREEN Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites

The Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider S. 737, the SCREEN Act, a sweeping age-verification bill that would require online services to verify users’ ages before they can access any sexually

Statement: Meta Latest Big Tech Company to Back KOSA, exposing hypocrisy of "accountability" bill

Yesterday, Meta dropped its opposition to KOSA after reports that it is being packaged by the White House with AI preemption and the App Store Accountability Act, two bills that Meta has lobbied for. Meta now joins Microsoft, Apple, X, Snap, and Pinterest in supporting KOSA, while much of civil society and the city of […]

Senate AI and Kids Safety Package Won’t Justify Preempting State AI Laws

Press reports indicate that the Senate Commerce Committee is preparing to markup a package of kids’s safety and artificial intelligence legislation on July 29. For months, the White House has been in talks with Republican Senate leaders to strike a deal on kids’ safety and AI bills that would also preempt certain state AI legislation. […]

Hawley Negotiates Inclusion of STOP CSAM Act in Senate NDAA

WASHINGTON --Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that his legislation to combat child sex abuse material online, the STOP CSAM Act, was added to the text of the defense policy bill

STOP CSAM Only Harms Americans’ Privacy

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KOSA, the KIDS Act, AI, Bad Internet Bills, and a potential giveaway to big tech (UPDATED)

Just say no to bills that age restrict, censor, and surveil the internet!

STOP CSAM Act Threatens Everyone’s Online Safety and Security - Internet Society

The Internet Society calls on the Senate Judiciary Committee to address risks in the STOP CSAM Act that pose an existential threat to the Internet and crucial security technologies that keep children and vulnerable people safe online.

How the KOSA and KIDS Acts will Harm Vulnerable Teenagers

KOSA & the KIDS Act harm vulnerable teenagers by cutting them off from online communities & support systems, & could be used to censor LGBTQ content for minors.

Teen and Parent Perspectives on Approaches to Age Verification

Age verification (AV) is being rolled out by online services to comply with new laws in Europe and across states in the United States. Proposed legislation at the federal level in the U.S., such as the Kids Off Social Media Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, may also result in increased adoption of AV […]

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

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