Hi Mr. Gaiman, I'm not sure if you'll read this in time but I thought I'd try anyways. I'm not sure how familiar you are with US government and bills, but there's one that Congress is looking to pass that is only bad news.
It's called KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) and the basis is that it's censorship and for people to use social media sites they will have to upload their government ID or drivers license to shows that they are over 18.
It gives the government unprecedented control over the internet. I'm sure you can see the consequences of this as it would endanger kids trying to escape unsafe environments, identify theft would skyrocket because all of this sensitive data can be accessed easily, this bill would also allow parents of minors to see everything the kid does online which is obviously not good and can be deadly for the child.
This bill would also affect people globally since any company from the US would have to Comply or be sued, so this isn't just a problem for people in the US.
Also fun fact! Tumblr is a US company.
I thought I'd try reaching out to you since you can reach more people than I can and I really admire you. With that being said, sorry if I made your day worse with this news.
I just feel like not enough people know about it. I've also included 2 links, one is a petition to stop KOSA which you can sign even if you're not in the US or are a minor. The other is a link to Bad Internet Bills, which provides more information on KOSA and other bad internet bills. The second link provides much more information, so you can understand it better. Also sorry if the links don't work, Tumblr didn't want them to be links.
Stop KOSA
Bad Internet Bills
I hope you have a wonderful day or night or whatever time you're reading this. Also how are doing? And do you have any advice on editing a piece of writing? For context I'm used to writing shorter pieces but I wrote a long one and I'm editing it but I'm not sure how to go about it since it's a long piece for me and I get stressed every time I try to edit it.
P.S. - Please ignore my bad grammar and sentence structure.
Thank you for the information.
wow, thank you guys for all the support on ETD so far--the response is well beyond what I expected!
here's the thumbnail illustration I did, if you'd like to look at it
The Transformers Are All Dead
My take on the classic Shockwave cover.
Thank you, Jackie, for helping me fight my inner demons. I owe you so much...
I've slowly been chipping away at drawing scenes from that imaginary Muppet retelling of the Princess Bride, figured it was about time to share what I've drawn on Tumblr!
Falin's resurrection just stuck with me, it was such an impactful scene in the story, I just had to draw my version of it. I hope you like it!
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Thank you 💓
By popular demand: Avery Brooks (Extended Edition)
from beyond the stage (2023) ┈ A story about a traveler, telling the tales of their journeys through vibrant stage performances. My graduation film! Excited to make more animations even after school :)
She/they – Lover of all things sci-fi :D ✨AuDHD (probably)✨ – Aroace but in a gay wayI am into: Star Trek (tos, ds9, tng), anime (currently: mp100, dunmesh, one piece, kny), Transformers (G1, IDW, Armada, Prime, Animated, oh lord there's a lot), murder mysteries (Columbo, Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, etc.), and MUCH more lmaoMay post art if I can ever be bothered lol – pfp and background gif not mine ––– With all my heart, and with so much sorrow: Fuck Neil Gaiman.
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