Fight for the Future
@fightforthefuture.org
Digital rights are human rights. There's hardly anything as important as ensuring that our shared future has freedom of expression and creativity at its core. https://www.fightforthefuture.org
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🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
“In the South.. these proposals mimic arguments that you see behind book bans & laws that criminalize gender-affirming health care & abortion information” Our campaigner @sarahephilips.bsky.social breaks down the battle against online ID checks for @wired.com
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 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“In the South.. these proposals mimic arguments that you see behind book bans & laws that criminalize gender-affirming health care & abortion information” Our campaigner @sarahephilips.bsky.social breaks down the battle against online ID checks for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
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nice to see this related campaign from @fightforthefuture.org www.stoponlineidchecks.org/abortion/
ONLINE ID CHECKS CENSOR ABORTION INFO
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
nice to see this related campaign from @fightforthefuture.org www.stoponlineidchecks.org/abortion/
As online ID check laws spread, companies are working out how to comply. It’s Day 5 of our week of action- we’re putting the spotlight on YouTube.
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.
YouTube is ready to start testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. using artificial intelligence to distinguish between adults and minors based on their viewing habits.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As online ID check laws spread, companies are working out how to comply. It’s Day 5 of our week of action- we’re putting the spotlight on YouTube.
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
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How do online ID checks, age verification laws, and digital rights impact abortion access? Check out this Reddit AMA we joined with our friends from @fightforthefuture.org, @eff.org and @taylorlorenz.bsky.social yesterday for all the answers.
www.reddit.com/r/prochoice/...
www.reddit.com/r/prochoice/...
From the prochoice community on Reddit: AMA: We are digital rights and abortion access advocates concerned about how online ID checks/age verification censors abortion info + sex ed!
Explore this post and more from the prochoice community
www.reddit.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How do online ID checks, age verification laws, and digital rights impact abortion access? Check out this Reddit AMA we joined with our friends from @fightforthefuture.org, @eff.org and @taylorlorenz.bsky.social yesterday for all the answers.
www.reddit.com/r/prochoice/...
www.reddit.com/r/prochoice/...
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Like all of you, as a queer NSFW writer I am so SICK of having to worry every single damn day about boomers and septuagenarians in Congress writing laws about things they do not understand, weaponizing "protect the children" to erase our safe haven like AO3 and watch us suffer! #stopkosa #savespeech
"Many states have done what Congress refuses to: pass meaningful laws that increase privacy and protect rights... Preemption undoes all that work. It lowers the ceiling for privacy and protections, rather than raising the floor." [email protected] www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: Fight for the Future opposes federal preemption of state privacy & digital safety laws
The following statement can be attributed to Matt Lane (he/him), Senior Policy Counsel at Fight for the Future: Bills like KOSA have unnecessarily divided advocates for Big Tech accountability. While ...
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Like all of you, as a queer NSFW writer I am so SICK of having to worry every single damn day about boomers and septuagenarians in Congress writing laws about things they do not understand, weaponizing "protect the children" to erase our safe haven like AO3 and watch us suffer! #stopkosa #savespeech
Today is Microsoft’s Annual General Meeting and @eko.org @abolitionistlawcenter.org @glanlaw.bsky.social along with other international legal + advocacy rights groups is issuing the company’s shareholders a warning:
ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
Microsoft’s Aiding of Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians Exposes Company and its Leadership to Legal Liability
December 2, 2025, Philadelphia – A coalition of international legal and advocacy rights groups–Abolitionist Law Center, Avaaz Foundation, European Legal Support Center, SOMO, Center for Constitutional
ccrjustice.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today is Microsoft’s Annual General Meeting and @eko.org @abolitionistlawcenter.org @glanlaw.bsky.social along with other international legal + advocacy rights groups is issuing the company’s shareholders a warning:
ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
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“These are censorship laws. In the South, where I live, these same proposals mimic a lot of the arguments that you see behind book bans and behind laws that criminalize gender-affirming health care or abortion information.”
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 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“These are censorship laws. In the South, where I live, these same proposals mimic a lot of the arguments that you see behind book bans and behind laws that criminalize gender-affirming health care or abortion information.”
"Many states have done what Congress refuses to: pass meaningful laws that increase privacy and protect rights... Preemption undoes all that work. It lowers the ceiling for privacy and protections, rather than raising the floor." [email protected] www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: Fight for the Future opposes federal preemption of state privacy & digital safety laws
The following statement can be attributed to Matt Lane (he/him), Senior Policy Counsel at Fight for the Future: Bills like KOSA have unnecessarily divided advocates for Big Tech accountability. While ...
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Many states have done what Congress refuses to: pass meaningful laws that increase privacy and protect rights... Preemption undoes all that work. It lowers the ceiling for privacy and protections, rather than raising the floor." [email protected] www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Being a Spotify customer in 2025 is nothing to celebrate, that’s why we’re calling on listeners, musicians, and labels to commit to boycotting Spotify instead of providing free PR through sharing their Wrapped content.
Drop Spotify: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
Drop Spotify: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Being a Spotify customer in 2025 is nothing to celebrate, that’s why we’re calling on listeners, musicians, and labels to commit to boycotting Spotify instead of providing free PR through sharing their Wrapped content.
Drop Spotify: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
Drop Spotify: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
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Follow @fightforthefuture.org and join our week of action against online ID checks if you want to get more involved in this: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
Stop Online ID Checks Week of Action
Stop Online ID Checks WEEK OF ACTION December 1-5 WHAT TO DO
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Follow @fightforthefuture.org and join our week of action against online ID checks if you want to get more involved in this: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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There are lots of other ways to address the very real harms that kids experience online:
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There are lots of other ways to address the very real harms that kids experience online:
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
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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
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This is ALWAYS what the TikTok ban was about. It was never about China or “child safety.” Same for KOSA and these other “online safety” bills in congress right now. The goal is complete and total control over online speech and independent journalism
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is ALWAYS what the TikTok ban was about. It was never about China or “child safety.” Same for KOSA and these other “online safety” bills in congress right now. The goal is complete and total control over online speech and independent journalism
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PALANTIR CEO, on the constitutionality of boat strikes:
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
PALANTIR CEO, on the constitutionality of boat strikes:
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
".. the reason why I like this questioning is the more constitutional you want to make it, the more precise you want to make it, the more you’re going to need my product."
@gizmodo.com $PLTR
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
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i’ll be spending the day answering questions for our r/prochoice AMA on age verification — come join us !!
How do online id checks impact abortion access? We’ll be discussing this and more of your questions tomorrow during our r/prochoice AMA with guests @eff.org @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social
From the prochoice community on Reddit: We are digital rights and abortion access advocates concerned about how online ID checks/age verification censors abortion info + sex ed, AMA Thursday!
Explore this post and more from the prochoice community
www.reddit.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
i’ll be spending the day answering questions for our r/prochoice AMA on age verification — come join us !!
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Up & @ 'em, Skeeple! This is happening TODAY...
How do online id checks impact abortion access? We’ll be discussing this and more of your questions tomorrow during our r/prochoice AMA with guests @eff.org @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social
From the prochoice community on Reddit: We are digital rights and abortion access advocates concerned about how online ID checks/age verification censors abortion info + sex ed, AMA Thursday!
Explore this post and more from the prochoice community
www.reddit.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Up & @ 'em, Skeeple! This is happening TODAY...
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We're joining our friends from @fightforthefuture.org, @eff.org and @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for an r/prochoice AMA start at 12 ET today. See you there?
How do online id checks impact abortion access? We’ll be discussing this and more of your questions tomorrow during our r/prochoice AMA with guests @eff.org @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social
From the prochoice community on Reddit: We are digital rights and abortion access advocates concerned about how online ID checks/age verification censors abortion info + sex ed, AMA Thursday!
Explore this post and more from the prochoice community
www.reddit.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We're joining our friends from @fightforthefuture.org, @eff.org and @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for an r/prochoice AMA start at 12 ET today. See you there?
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I left a message with my congressman and even the staffer sounded surprised about this. Call your reps and senators because it's a safe bet that some are clueless about it. We can also assume that the ones pushing for it are clueless too. Bug them and make this idea so toxic that it gets buried.
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 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I left a message with my congressman and even the staffer sounded surprised about this. Call your reps and senators because it's a safe bet that some are clueless about it. We can also assume that the ones pushing for it are clueless too. Bug them and make this idea so toxic that it gets buried.
Redditors + Repro Justice folks- we’ll see you at today’s r/prochoice AMA from 12-5pm ET ! Link below
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Redditors + Repro Justice folks- we’ll see you at today’s r/prochoice AMA from 12-5pm ET ! Link below
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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...
How do online id checks impact abortion access? We’ll be discussing this and more of your questions tomorrow during our r/prochoice AMA with guests @eff.org @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social
From the prochoice community on Reddit: We are digital rights and abortion access advocates concerned about how online ID checks/age verification censors abortion info + sex ed, AMA Thursday!
Explore this post and more from the prochoice community
www.reddit.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
How do online id checks impact abortion access? We’ll be discussing this and more of your questions tomorrow during our r/prochoice AMA with guests @eff.org @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social
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I've switched to Qobuz and am scrobbling to LastFM and @teal.fm
😈 Anybody else starting to see those Spotify Wrapped posts and having some feelings? We just launched a thing for that: fftf.link/spotifywhacked
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I've switched to Qobuz and am scrobbling to LastFM and @teal.fm
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I really need people to understand that they *can* live without things like Spotify. It’s time for people to understand that voting with their wallets require actually not using a service or product.
😈 Anybody else starting to see those Spotify Wrapped posts and having some feelings? We just launched a thing for that: fftf.link/spotifywhacked
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I really need people to understand that they *can* live without things like Spotify. It’s time for people to understand that voting with their wallets require actually not using a service or product.
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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Some potential good news out of yesterday's theatrical House hearing on internet censorship bills. A pre-emption provision has even KOSA supporters like NCOSE abandoning the House version.
With ten days to go, there seems to be little appetite for KOSA or age-verification bills in general.
With ten days to go, there seems to be little appetite for KOSA or age-verification bills in general.
A leading kids safety bill has been poison pilled, supporters say
App store age verification is beginning to take center stage.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Some potential good news out of yesterday's theatrical House hearing on internet censorship bills. A pre-emption provision has even KOSA supporters like NCOSE abandoning the House version.
With ten days to go, there seems to be little appetite for KOSA or age-verification bills in general.
With ten days to go, there seems to be little appetite for KOSA or age-verification bills in general.