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Join the Protect European Internet Discord Server!
Check out the Protect European Internet community on Discord - hang out with 179 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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A discord server made to organize against #ChatControl and other bad bills across the EU
discord.gg/FPDJYkUujM
#Chatkontrolle everyone is welcome to join
discord.gg/FPDJYkUujM
#Chatkontrolle everyone is welcome to join
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KOSA has been defeated several times already and they keep trying over and over until the one time it goes through, at which point it becomes everyone's problem. It will be an unmitigated disaster if this passes and they say, well, sorry, now it's the law. Make sure your creature votes No on this.
Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!
US House Subcommittee Advances 18 Child Online Safety Bills | TechPolicy.Press
Some members expressed "fury" at the tech industry for not doing more to protect children and teens.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
KOSA has been defeated several times already and they keep trying over and over until the one time it goes through, at which point it becomes everyone's problem. It will be an unmitigated disaster if this passes and they say, well, sorry, now it's the law. Make sure your creature votes No on this.
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#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
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](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xawhcpoqu6pdxpp72fd43wuf/bafkreic3czewlpy3x4hv3egoajd2mrknydxc6ecu42ionk5ur4ilowi2uy@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#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
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
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HOPECORE ✨Federal judge rules ID check law as unconstitutional. The First Amendment prevails in Louisiana today 🙌
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
HOPECORE ✨Federal judge rules ID check law as unconstitutional. The First Amendment prevails in Louisiana today 🙌
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
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Y'all gonna start acknowledging the parallels yet?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
![A screenshot of the first three paragraphs from Wikipedia's article on "Degenerate art" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerate_art).
It reads:
Degenerate art (German: Entartete Kunst) was a term adopted in the 1920s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art. During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art, including many works of internationally renowned artists, was removed from state-owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on the grounds that such art was an "insult to German feeling", un-German, Freemasonic, Jewish, or Communist in nature. Those identified as degenerate artists were subjected to sanctions that included dismissal from teaching positions, being forbidden to exhibit or to sell their art, and in some cases being forbidden to produce art.
Degenerate Art also was the title of a 1937 exhibition held by the Nazis in Munich, consisting of 650 modernist artworks that the Nazis had taken from museums, that were poorly hung alongside graffiti and text labels mocking the art and the artists.[1] Designed to inflame public opinion against modernism, the exhibition subsequently traveled to several other cities in Germany and Austria.
While modern styles of art were prohibited, the Nazis promoted paintings and sculptures that were traditional in manner and that exalted the "blood and soil" values of racial purity, militarism, and obedience. Similar restrictions were placed upon music, which was expected to be tonal and free of any jazz influences; disapproved music was termed degenerate music. Films and plays were also censored.[2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fjyar4qi72ca4d54262prmt5/bafkreidrunh4pl7wusvh4btcxrswf4cfgzxdbvqhb2le7so5zntcboo5ja@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Y'all gonna start acknowledging the parallels yet?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
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Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!
US House Subcommittee Advances 18 Child Online Safety Bills | TechPolicy.Press
Some members expressed "fury" at the tech industry for not doing more to protect children and teens.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
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I really want to emphasize that this is a winnable fight, but everyone has to chip in in order to do so! Please dont sit it out expecting others to stand in your place!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
#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 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 1:39 AM
I really want to emphasize that this is a winnable fight, but everyone has to chip in in order to do so! Please dont sit it out expecting others to stand in your place!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
And dont ignore local/state level stuff! As these state laws get overturned, the narrative behind the Fed ones lose steam!
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#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 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 12:53 AM
#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 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!
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But no wait... he's curing disease, guys... the dastardly disease of *checks notes* DEI.
This is one case where it seems the "treatment" (wasting employee hours defunding grants) is worse than the "disease" (critical research into overlooked communities)
spectator.com/article/how-...
This is one case where it seems the "treatment" (wasting employee hours defunding grants) is worse than the "disease" (critical research into overlooked communities)
spectator.com/article/how-...
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
But no wait... he's curing disease, guys... the dastardly disease of *checks notes* DEI.
This is one case where it seems the "treatment" (wasting employee hours defunding grants) is worse than the "disease" (critical research into overlooked communities)
spectator.com/article/how-...
This is one case where it seems the "treatment" (wasting employee hours defunding grants) is worse than the "disease" (critical research into overlooked communities)
spectator.com/article/how-...
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The purpose of blaming any and every tragedy on trans people is convincing each other "wouldn't life be so much better if we just got rid of all the trans people"
There's no evidence that Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is undergoing a gender transition, despite claims circulating on social media. Here's how the baseless rumor spread. 👇
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
Unraveling baseless rumor Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is transgender
Nick Reiner, who is suspected in the deaths of his parents, was arrested on a murder charge, Los Angeles police said.
www.snopes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The purpose of blaming any and every tragedy on trans people is convincing each other "wouldn't life be so much better if we just got rid of all the trans people"
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The latest patch for the disastrous Online Safety Act? A "nudity blocker" installed on all UK devices.
The OSA was supposed to protect kids online, but was so vaguely defined and unenforceable that the UK keeps inventing new, ever more invasive tools, like "nudity filters" and VPN bans as cover.
The OSA was supposed to protect kids online, but was so vaguely defined and unenforceable that the UK keeps inventing new, ever more invasive tools, like "nudity filters" and VPN bans as cover.
UK Wants All iPhones to Block Explicit Images Unless You Prove Age
Apple and Google will soon be "encouraged" to build nudity-detection algorithms into their software by default, as part of the UK government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, repo...
www.macrumors.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The latest patch for the disastrous Online Safety Act? A "nudity blocker" installed on all UK devices.
The OSA was supposed to protect kids online, but was so vaguely defined and unenforceable that the UK keeps inventing new, ever more invasive tools, like "nudity filters" and VPN bans as cover.
The OSA was supposed to protect kids online, but was so vaguely defined and unenforceable that the UK keeps inventing new, ever more invasive tools, like "nudity filters" and VPN bans as cover.
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You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW.
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW.
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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#savespeech #stopKOSA
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#savespeech #stopKOSA
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
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If you’re a “trust but verify” person here’s the proof that @warren.senate.gov just ignored opposition from LGBTQ and human rights groups and sided with the likes of “Morality in Media” to support the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you’re a “trust but verify” person here’s the proof that @warren.senate.gov just ignored opposition from LGBTQ and human rights groups and sided with the likes of “Morality in Media” to support the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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Australia's new internet ID laws come into effect today.
Just to let you know, these clowns previously tried to implement a Federal Government internet pornography filter in 2007 and it got hacked and beaten by a teenaged bloke called Tom Wood.
Just to let you know, these clowns previously tried to implement a Federal Government internet pornography filter in 2007 and it got hacked and beaten by a teenaged bloke called Tom Wood.
Teen hacks 'useless' Govt porn filter
A Melbourne teenager who has managed to circumvent the Federal Government's internet pornography filter has described it as "completely useless".
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Australia's new internet ID laws come into effect today.
Just to let you know, these clowns previously tried to implement a Federal Government internet pornography filter in 2007 and it got hacked and beaten by a teenaged bloke called Tom Wood.
Just to let you know, these clowns previously tried to implement a Federal Government internet pornography filter in 2007 and it got hacked and beaten by a teenaged bloke called Tom Wood.
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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...
(2/2) #stopkosa
Scripts here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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...
(2/2) #stopkosa
Scripts here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Calling rep/sen offices is very easy— it will either go to voicemail, or someone will ask for your name and zip code to take your message.
I have phone call anxiety, I know getting over the scary hump is hard, but pushing through to just do it and make a difference feels good.(1/2) #stopkosa
I have phone call anxiety, I know getting over the scary hump is hard, but pushing through to just do it and make a difference feels good.(1/2) #stopkosa
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Calling rep/sen offices is very easy— it will either go to voicemail, or someone will ask for your name and zip code to take your message.
I have phone call anxiety, I know getting over the scary hump is hard, but pushing through to just do it and make a difference feels good.(1/2) #stopkosa
I have phone call anxiety, I know getting over the scary hump is hard, but pushing through to just do it and make a difference feels good.(1/2) #stopkosa
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A new week has come so you know what that means? More calls.
As a reminder when calling your House Rep you need to also tell them about:
KOSA
SCREEN Act
COPPA 2.0
RESET Act
Sammy Act
App Store Accountability Act
GAMING Act
Safe Messaging for Kids Act
Parents over Platforms Act
Cont.
As a reminder when calling your House Rep you need to also tell them about:
KOSA
SCREEN Act
COPPA 2.0
RESET Act
Sammy Act
App Store Accountability Act
GAMING Act
Safe Messaging for Kids Act
Parents over Platforms Act
Cont.
#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
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A new week has come so you know what that means? More calls.
As a reminder when calling your House Rep you need to also tell them about:
KOSA
SCREEN Act
COPPA 2.0
RESET Act
Sammy Act
App Store Accountability Act
GAMING Act
Safe Messaging for Kids Act
Parents over Platforms Act
Cont.
As a reminder when calling your House Rep you need to also tell them about:
KOSA
SCREEN Act
COPPA 2.0
RESET Act
Sammy Act
App Store Accountability Act
GAMING Act
Safe Messaging for Kids Act
Parents over Platforms Act
Cont.
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please keep calling your representatives and demanding they oppose censorship/surveillance/Age-verification legislation.
please continue to call Paypros and demand they stop discriminating against adult content, its creators, and sex workers
please
please continue to call Paypros and demand they stop discriminating against adult content, its creators, and sex workers
please
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
please keep calling your representatives and demanding they oppose censorship/surveillance/Age-verification legislation.
please continue to call Paypros and demand they stop discriminating against adult content, its creators, and sex workers
please
please continue to call Paypros and demand they stop discriminating against adult content, its creators, and sex workers
please
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RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
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LGBTQ+ people’s rights are being stripped globally in areas where online ID checks are being implemented. This is not fear-mongering- the name of the game is control. The goal is to censor us off the internet + trans people are the canaries in the coal mine.
www.techpolicy.press/age-verifica...
www.techpolicy.press/age-verifica...
Age Verification Is Locking Trans People Out of the Internet | TechPolicy.Press
Experts tell Dia Kayyali and Jasmine Mithani that age verification, sold as a fix for kids’ online safety, expands surveillance and deepens discrimination.
www.techpolicy.press
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
LGBTQ+ people’s rights are being stripped globally in areas where online ID checks are being implemented. This is not fear-mongering- the name of the game is control. The goal is to censor us off the internet + trans people are the canaries in the coal mine.
www.techpolicy.press/age-verifica...
www.techpolicy.press/age-verifica...
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The future is decentralized, free, tor anonymous web browsing. Become a part of the solution. Help fight against fascistic governments and corporations.
The more people who use Tor, the safer vulnerable populations are.
Learn more about Tor here: communistsortition.org/tor.html
The more people who use Tor, the safer vulnerable populations are.
Learn more about Tor here: communistsortition.org/tor.html
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The future is decentralized, free, tor anonymous web browsing. Become a part of the solution. Help fight against fascistic governments and corporations.
The more people who use Tor, the safer vulnerable populations are.
Learn more about Tor here: communistsortition.org/tor.html
The more people who use Tor, the safer vulnerable populations are.
Learn more about Tor here: communistsortition.org/tor.html