Center for Online Safety and Liberty
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Empowering individuals and communities to thrive online by building safer spaces, fostering creativity, combating harm, and championing digital rights and freedom.
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Hello Bluesky! We're a new nonprofit providing fiscal sponsorship for independent projects that promote online safety and liberty.
Our four priority areas are:
* Safer Hosting
* Supporting Fans
* Cyberbullying and Abuse
* Legal Advocacy
Read more on our website and spread the word!
Our four priority areas are:
* Safer Hosting
* Supporting Fans
* Cyberbullying and Abuse
* Legal Advocacy
Read more on our website and spread the word!
Is AI driving a dangerous distraction from real child abuse cases? Find out Dec 10th at this vital webinar https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #HumanRights
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is AI driving a dangerous distraction from real child abuse cases? Find out Dec 10th at this vital webinar https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #HumanRights
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
Reposted by Center for Online Safety and Liberty
Mandatory online age authentication makes almost everyone worse off--except age authentication vendors, who will celebrate their concern about children's welfare at their black-tie industry awards gala + after-party (seats cost 250£ & up; photos cost extra) 🤮
events.ringcentral.com/events/indus...
events.ringcentral.com/events/indus...
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Mandatory online age authentication makes almost everyone worse off--except age authentication vendors, who will celebrate their concern about children's welfare at their black-tie industry awards gala + after-party (seats cost 250£ & up; photos cost extra) 🤮
events.ringcentral.com/events/indus...
events.ringcentral.com/events/indus...
Australian police admit they didn't read the DD/lg fetish book at the center of a "child abuse" prosecution before arresting its author. https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/04/sydney-cop-says-daddy-dom-book-included-child-abuse-material/ #Fiction #FreeSpeech #Censorship #FictionIsNotAbuse
Sydney cop says 'daddy dom' book included child abuse material
Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, is fighting child abuse charges brought over the book Daddy's Little Toy.
www.1news.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Australian police admit they didn't read the DD/lg fetish book at the center of a "child abuse" prosecution before arresting its author. https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/04/sydney-cop-says-daddy-dom-book-included-child-abuse-material/ #Fiction #FreeSpeech #Censorship #FictionIsNotAbuse
The Trump Administration just declared war on "fact checking" and "online safety". There's no better time to stick it to them by joining us and fighting to defend free speech c4osl.org/jobs/ #volunteer
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Trump Administration just declared war on "fact checking" and "online safety". There's no better time to stick it to them by joining us and fighting to defend free speech c4osl.org/jobs/ #volunteer
Dec 10th: Join experts as they unpack the legal and ethical challenges of AI-generated imagery https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #DigitalRights
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dec 10th: Join experts as they unpack the legal and ethical challenges of AI-generated imagery https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #DigitalRights
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Really great coverage from @wired.com about our week of action against online ID verification and how these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer.
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Really great coverage from @wired.com about our week of action against online ID verification and how these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer.
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
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We are recruiting game makers affected by the 'NSFW' policy changes on Steam and itch.io for a survey. This survey is part of a broader project on the factors that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of porn games. More info about the project and survey at www.pppproject.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We are recruiting game makers affected by the 'NSFW' policy changes on Steam and itch.io for a survey. This survey is part of a broader project on the factors that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of porn games. More info about the project and survey at www.pppproject.com
🚨🚨🚨 URGENT! Contact your Senators & representatives and tell them you do NOT want the government censoring the Internet! Your freedom & privacy is at stake. https://www.badinternetbills.com/ #Privacy #Censorship #Freedom
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨🚨🚨 URGENT! Contact your Senators & representatives and tell them you do NOT want the government censoring the Internet! Your freedom & privacy is at stake. https://www.badinternetbills.com/ #Privacy #Censorship #Freedom
Artists, queer communities, & educators are at risk. Explore the intersection of art, fiction, & abuse in this #DrawingTheLine webinar on December 10th https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #OnlineSafety
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Artists, queer communities, & educators are at risk. Explore the intersection of art, fiction, & abuse in this #DrawingTheLine webinar on December 10th https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #OnlineSafety
"Based on numerous accounts… the report concludes sex education in it’s current form is not effectively exploring the topic of pornography with young people." https://theconversation.com/porn-not-inherently-harmful-says-first-inquiry-of-its-kind-in-australia-268105
Porn not ‘inherently harmful’, says first inquiry of its kind in Australia
The first ever state-based inquiry into the impacts of porn challenges simplistic ideas in favour of nuance, and calls for better sex ed.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Based on numerous accounts… the report concludes sex education in it’s current form is not effectively exploring the topic of pornography with young people." https://theconversation.com/porn-not-inherently-harmful-says-first-inquiry-of-its-kind-in-australia-268105
Data reveals a concerning trend: prosecutions for real child sexual abuse are down, while cases involving purely fictional or AI-generated material have surged. Learn more on December 10th: https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #ResponsibleAI
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Data reveals a concerning trend: prosecutions for real child sexual abuse are down, while cases involving purely fictional or AI-generated material have surged. Learn more on December 10th: https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #ResponsibleAI
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Broad Censorship is wrong & only part of the playbook of the fascists to drag us into a Policed State where all forms of self-expression, joy, individuality & social equality is gone.
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.
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 7:24 AM
Broad Censorship is wrong & only part of the playbook of the fascists to drag us into a Policed State where all forms of self-expression, joy, individuality & social equality is gone.
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hi! this is really bad! this is something the government has been trying to do for 10+ years since the SESTA/FOSTA era under the guise of protecting kids from porn or whatever sisyphean task they invented to cover up the fact that this is a major way to control and close up our internet access
While KOSA has taken up much of the attention in kids online safety discussions, a bill mandating app stores conduct age verification has been sweeping states and Congress. It will be discussed at tomorrow's House hearing, and just picked up Pinterest as a supporter www.theverge.com/policy/83087...
A nationwide internet age verification plan is sweeping Congress
The bill takes aim at Apple and Google’s app stores.
www.theverge.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
hi! this is really bad! this is something the government has been trying to do for 10+ years since the SESTA/FOSTA era under the guise of protecting kids from porn or whatever sisyphean task they invented to cover up the fact that this is a major way to control and close up our internet access
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As I mentioned in a blog post on Sunday, November 30, KOSA, SCREEN and all other bills like it do absolutely nothing to protect children.
All these bills are designed to do one thing and one thing only: completely destroy the US Constitution.
All these bills are designed to do one thing and one thing only: completely destroy the US Constitution.
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As I mentioned in a blog post on Sunday, November 30, KOSA, SCREEN and all other bills like it do absolutely nothing to protect children.
All these bills are designed to do one thing and one thing only: completely destroy the US Constitution.
All these bills are designed to do one thing and one thing only: completely destroy the US Constitution.
🚨 Urgent: AI & child abuse imagery are shifting legal focus. Join the discussion on December 10th! https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #AI #childabuse #legalreform
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🚨 Urgent: AI & child abuse imagery are shifting legal focus. Join the discussion on December 10th! https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-webinar #AI #childabuse #legalreform
"If you have an encounter with law enforcement, you should inform them that you are exercising your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and that you are not speaking to them without a lawyer present." https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #freedom #privacy
So you're living under fascism - what do you do now? - Center for Online Safety and Liberty
For those of us not living under a rock, and with the unfortunate ability of pattern recognition, it’s not hard to realize […]
c4osl.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"If you have an encounter with law enforcement, you should inform them that you are exercising your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and that you are not speaking to them without a lawyer present." https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #freedom #privacy
“One of the most shocking revelations from the upcoming Watchlist is that in the United Kingdom, prosecutions over real child sexual abuse materials have actually fallen…”
Learn how precision can protect children → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #ChildProtection #NewsLetter
Learn how precision can protect children → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #ChildProtection #NewsLetter
Seeing Clearly: Why Precision Protects Children in the Age of AI - COSL Newsletter #8
c4osl.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“One of the most shocking revelations from the upcoming Watchlist is that in the United Kingdom, prosecutions over real child sexual abuse materials have actually fallen…”
Learn how precision can protect children → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #ChildProtection #NewsLetter
Learn how precision can protect children → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #ChildProtection #NewsLetter
"You should unlock your device with a password or PIN, not face unlock, eye scan, or fingerprint unlock because password and PIN unlock is protected by the Fourth Amendment." https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #privacy #freedom #security
So you're living under fascism - what do you do now? - Center for Online Safety and Liberty
For those of us not living under a rock, and with the unfortunate ability of pattern recognition, it’s not hard to realize […]
c4osl.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"You should unlock your device with a password or PIN, not face unlock, eye scan, or fingerprint unlock because password and PIN unlock is protected by the Fourth Amendment." https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #privacy #freedom #security
On November 17, C4OSL joined 60+ organizations to release a statement on encryption:
“Policymakers should strengthen, not weaken, the tools that protect our shared digital infrastructure.”
Read the statement → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter #Encryption
“Policymakers should strengthen, not weaken, the tools that protect our shared digital infrastructure.”
Read the statement → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter #Encryption
Seeing Clearly: Why Precision Protects Children in the Age of AI - COSL Newsletter #8
c4osl.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
On November 17, C4OSL joined 60+ organizations to release a statement on encryption:
“Policymakers should strengthen, not weaken, the tools that protect our shared digital infrastructure.”
Read the statement → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter #Encryption
“Policymakers should strengthen, not weaken, the tools that protect our shared digital infrastructure.”
Read the statement → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter #Encryption
"Use apps that offer end-to-end encryption, such as: @signal.org, @element.io, @session-app.bsky.social, @proton.me, @ente.io, @notesnook.com, @joplinapp.bsky.social" https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #privacy #encryption #freedom
So you're living under fascism - what do you do now? - Center for Online Safety and Liberty
For those of us not living under a rock, and with the unfortunate ability of pattern recognition, it’s not hard to realize […]
c4osl.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Use apps that offer end-to-end encryption, such as: @signal.org, @element.io, @session-app.bsky.social, @proton.me, @ente.io, @notesnook.com, @joplinapp.bsky.social" https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #privacy #encryption #freedom
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The ban*will* silence their voices and that’s the point!
"We got a bunch of middle-aged politicians who have no experience in this choosing to have a say over young people.”
Teen activists say they've used social media to share their stories and politically organise. They fear the ban will silence their voice
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Teen activists say they've used social media to share their stories and politically organise. They fear the ban will silence their voice
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The ban*will* silence their voices and that’s the point!
New on the C4OSL blog: “Beyond the Filter: Fantasy Sexual Materials and Offending.”
Hosts Brandy and Jeremy explore whether AI-generated images, cartoons, or sex dolls are linked to real-world offending.
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
Hosts Brandy and Jeremy explore whether AI-generated images, cartoons, or sex dolls are linked to real-world offending.
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
Seeing Clearly: Why Precision Protects Children in the Age of AI - COSL Newsletter #8
c4osl.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New on the C4OSL blog: “Beyond the Filter: Fantasy Sexual Materials and Offending.”
Hosts Brandy and Jeremy explore whether AI-generated images, cartoons, or sex dolls are linked to real-world offending.
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
Hosts Brandy and Jeremy explore whether AI-generated images, cartoons, or sex dolls are linked to real-world offending.
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
"First things first, make sure your sensitive information is encrypted. IOS and Android are encrypted by default, so there’s no extra steps you have to go through to encrypt your cell phone." https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #privacy #encryption #freedom
So you're living under fascism - what do you do now? - Center for Online Safety and Liberty
For those of us not living under a rock, and with the unfortunate ability of pattern recognition, it’s not hard to realize […]
c4osl.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"First things first, make sure your sensitive information is encrypted. IOS and Android are encrypted by default, so there’s no extra steps you have to go through to encrypt your cell phone." https://c4osl.org/so-youre-living-under-fascism-what-do-you-do-now/ #privacy #encryption #freedom
Our new C4OSL newsletter is live: “Seeing Clearly: Why Precision Protects Children in the Age of AI.”
“Around the world … what’s real, what’s synthetic, and what’s simply artistic or fictional expression.”
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
“Around the world … what’s real, what’s synthetic, and what’s simply artistic or fictional expression.”
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
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c4osl.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our new C4OSL newsletter is live: “Seeing Clearly: Why Precision Protects Children in the Age of AI.”
“Around the world … what’s real, what’s synthetic, and what’s simply artistic or fictional expression.”
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter
“Around the world … what’s real, what’s synthetic, and what’s simply artistic or fictional expression.”
Read → https://c4osl.org/november-2025-newsletter #Newsletter