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He’s communicating…

“Spruuuce I think Floyd’s upset”

Their therapist recommended it. It’s been working.

Spruce is usually the one to talk to Floyd about his feelings, since John Dory has NO idea what to do and Clay is hardly old enough to know either.

STOP KOSA

In the unlikely event my posts reach anyone, this is for those of you who struggle with long posts:

KOSA (The Kids Online Safety Act) is NOT a good thing.

Anything KOSA hasn't approved will be removed, including posts about mental health, LGBTQ+, etc

You will no longer be anonymous.

You can be traced.

Your parents will have full control.

KOSA will have full control.

KOSA is the internet's Big Brother and it CANNOT be allowed to happen.

my kosa post where I was just complaining is now my most popular post and I’ve deleted it now bc I’m sick of it clogging my notifs but also it included some misinformation. looking back I don’t believe it says anywhere in the bill that kosa will make the internet require ID before use. it’s still an awful bill rife with censorship shit but do your research kids. sorry for fearmongering, but do still rally against the bill as there will still be mass amounts of censorship and breaches of privacy!!

Read the bill:

congress.gov

Text - S.1409 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Kids Online Safety Act

Text for S.1409 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Kids Online Safety Act

if you are a USAmerican and care about any of the following:

fandom spaces and activities, such as shipping, fanart, fanfiction, and more

the LGBTQ+ community

sexism, feminism

racisism, racial equality

the genocide in palestine

the things happening in sudan, congo, lebanon, yemen, etc...

equality and equity

being able to voice your opinions on the government

government transparency

your right to freedom of speech, expression, and press under the constitution

THEN PLEASE HELP STOP KOSA

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5 THOUSAND MORE NEEDED!!

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STOP THE KOSA

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Hey, so, uh…

KOSA literally violates the First Amendment freedoms. If this is passed, then that means the Constitution and Bill of Rights are basically void, because Congress are ignoring them. THATS A PROBLEM

As a teen myself, it pisses me off. I wish for anarchy, with everything the US government has been doing, from supporting Israhell to this bullshit.

Please, do what you can to prevent this from getting passed. It violates everyone’s rights in the US, and if it gets passed, then we’re back to where we started; a monarchy. Just with far too many people.

the kids online safety act passed the u.s. senate.

long story short (for anyone who hadn't heard of this before) the kids online safety act, aka kosa, is a bill that will censor online content and resources for lgbtq+ matters, reproductive healthcare, activism (INCLUDING PALESTINE AND LIKELY OTHER CRISES GOING ON LIKE IN CONGO OR SUDAN), mental health, etc. everywhere--its effects likely won't be contained to just america.

today, july 30th, 2024, the senate passed it 91-3. it has officially moved to the house of representatives.

is this a pretty massive setback? yes. do you have every right to be scared, sad, angry, or whatever else about this happening? absolutely. but should you give up hope completely? NO!

even though kosa passed the senate, the house is on break/august recess at the moment. we have around an entire month to get emails, calls, and faxes in to house reps, maybe more depending on when they decide to vote on it.

should it pass the house and get signed into law, we still have a whole 18 months before it actually goes into effect. this is plenty of time for digital rights orgs (e.g. fight for the future, the electronic frontier foundation) and other groups that oppose it to file a lawsuit against it. even if, worst-case scenario, it flies through the house immediately after the recess ends, we can still fight this up to march 2026.

so, yes, remember what's at stake here, but also remember that it's not over yet. we lost a battle, not the war.

below are some resources to learn more about kosa and how to contact your reps (first link) + a page that lets you directly contact progressive house reps, sign an open letter opposing the bill, and view others' testimonies against it (second link):

Google Docs

Resources For KOSA

Call Script on Page 2! Resources For Learning about KOSA 2023: KOSA bill itself: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1

FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.