KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)

Justin Hendrix sumamrizes Thursday's vote -- and the complete transcript of the markup

Fight for the Future's quick analysis of the House version of KOSA and the other bills under discussion.

It's at 10:15 am, Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5) this Thursday, December 11. Bills include KOSA, the odious SCREEN Act, the App Store Accountability Act, COPPA 2.0 (aka CTOPPA), and more., and it will be livestreamed here.

Now's a very good time to contact your representative! Here's Fight for the Future's suggested script, from https://www.badinternetbills.com/

“Hi there, My name is (your name) and I am calling to oppose multiple harmful internet bills that are moving through Congress right now. I oppose all bills that mandate online ID checks, infringe upon our constitutional right to free speech on the internet, enable government policing of online resources, and threaten end-to-end encryption. If you truly care about young people’s experience on the internet, you should pass comprehensive data privacy legislation and oppose any bill that forces Internet users to submit to ID checks or would censor the internet, like the SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and KOSA.”

https://www.badinternetbills.com/ has a calling tool that connects you with your representative, or you can just use the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. If you're not sure who your representative is, you can look it up here.

I know this group is generally US-specific for now, but this is a very bad internet bill so figured I'd include iut

LinkedIn, I know ... although it makes sense to try to reach people there too.

A report on today's hearing on KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and over a dozen other bills.

With KOSA and a bunch of other bad internet bills moving forward in Congress, Fight for the Future is kicking off a week of action.