In seriousness, though, we're analyzing the new text but this package looks like a mess. The new KOSA text is confusing... the removal of the unworkable Duty of Care is positive, but other changes are just ... weird? Other bills in the package would mandate age verification and look disastrous.

As always: the best way to protect kids online is to pass strong legislation that protects EVERYONE from Big Tech's surveillance capitalist business model & breaks their monopolies so that people can have social media and tech tools that serve community needs. Nothing in this package looks like that

This is DEFINITELY a time where it's more important to have MORE people calling than just a few super long ones. So even just getting a call to be dropped looks really bad for them, so give it a call and do what you can!

Or...the executives making millions could take less and pay the actual artists. How about that? Or how about we finally just burn it down?

It's like, other companies certainly do the same thing, but Mastercard and Visa made the blueprint for the behavior. If they backtrack, it makes it alot easier for everyone else to follow suit.

they may not be actively cancelling transactions, but they ARE getting in the way of people being able to use THEIR MONEY to buy and sell LEGAL content.

stress how this is hurting your opinion of these brands, and making you consider dropping them/ getting a different card