TomJul 24, 2023
Dr. Damien P. Williams, Magus

Everything the @eff calls out in this post threatens to make people online fundamentally less safe and less protected— increasing surveillance and making online harassment and privacy breaches ever more likely— all under the guise of "safety" and "protection."

Please take a minute to act and spread the word:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills

You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills

Red alert! For the last six months, EFF, our supporters, and dozens of other groups have been sounding the alarm about several #BadInternetBills that have been put forward in Congress. We’ve made it clear that these bills are terrible ideas, but Congress is now considering packaging them together—possibly into must-pass legislation.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jul 23, 2023 at 3:28pmWeb
Show threadhapbtJul 23, 2023
@Wolven @eff this shit just drives me insane that we’re never going to not have to fight this every year forever since the internet was invented
These people will never stop trying to control everything you do online
I’ve been voting against and signing things and posting and talking about the same issues for 30 years almost
Show threadGemma RexJul 24, 2023
@Wolven Wow, the KOSA is...broad. They're asking for a lot.
Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusJul 24, 2023
@Gemma Yeah, it's very, very bad
Show threadGemma RexJul 24, 2023
@Wolven I'm surprised to see Blumenthal attached to it – I wonder if he's pushing this bill in exchange for something? Because this seems barely separate from "divisive"/"inappropriate" material. Perhaps I'm cynical, though. 😅
Show threadTrajecientJul 24, 2023
@Wolven @Gemma Besides everything else, censorship in the hands of the Attorney General of each state, given the nature of US states politics, sounds like it would be liable to be actively weaponised against certain groups.