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Director of Fight for the Future. Queer slightly punk songwriter, album #SpotifyIsSurveillance out on Get Better Records & Don Giovanni Records. Bylines Washington Post, TIME, Wired, NBC News, Lawfare, The Guardian. Profile illustration by Louisa Cannell.

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Alright, it's official. The dangerous & misguided Kids Online Safety Act () will go to a "mark up" vote in the House Energy & Commerce Committee this morning, Thursday, May 23. THIS IS JUST A SUBCOMMITTEE VOTE. WE CAN STILL STOP OR FIX THIS BILL! https://www.stopkosa.com

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Some important things: First,
has not been fixed. There have been several rounds of changes to the bill, some of which have convinced large DC-based NGOs to drop their opposition, but there is still a large coalition of LGBTQ, human rights, racial justice groups opposed.

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LGBTQ youth have really been leading the charge here, & it's important we acknowledge they've already made real progress. The last changes to KOSA removed enforcement by AGs. That does help reduce the harm of the bill. And it wouldn't have happened if queer kids didn't speak up

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But so far, the bill's sponsors and Congressional leaders have refused to make the types of more substantive changes to ensure that the bill cannot be weaponized to censor important but controversial content, like LGBTQ resources and information about abortion.

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Last week, a coalition of LGBTQ, reproductive rights, and racial justice groups sent a letter reiterating how the CURRENT VERSION of
is a threat to marginalized communities, and urging lawmakers to table the bill or amend it to address concerns https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-05-20-new-letter-lgbtq-and-reproductive-rights-groups-tell-congress-to-take-their-concerns-about-kosa-seriously-trans-youth-and-abortion-seekers-are-at-risk/

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Financial surveillance is a tool of repression and progressives need to start caring about it a lot more https://mastodon.fightforthefuture.org/@fight/112214241568796600

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Banning TikTok is unconstitutional, unserious, and unhelpful. Pass a goddamn privacy law you absolute asshats https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/16/opinions/tiktok-ban-congress-privacy-law-greer-ctpr/index.html

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