Posts by evangreer@mastodon.online
(DIR) Post #AbrKclY0ymtiQZp08u by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-15T14:59:09Z
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Remember to explain to these Senators staff that #KOSA would make kids less safe, not more safe. And it doesn't just harm LGBTQ youth. It could also lead to widespread censorship of racial justice content, and be used to suppress information about abortion https://jezebel.com/22-democrats-sponsor-a-bill-that-could-censor-abortion-1850923128
(DIR) Post #AbrKcmTRXGppIggrei by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-15T14:59:26Z
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You can use http://BadInternetbills.com to easily contact your legislators if you haven't already.Again: the message today is DON'T PANIC, SPEAK UP! The pro-#KOSA crowd are making their last ditch efforts, but we are still positioned to stop this bad bill. Never ever give up.
(DIR) Post #Ac9CD75cxh1ivF4yem by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-24T19:17:39Z
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Was fun to write this for @lukeoneil47 Welcome to Hellworld. A little history on how we got to the current wave of terrible Internet censorship bills in Congress, and how we stop them https://www.welcometohellworld.com/an-unholy-alliance/ #KOSA #EarnItAct #BigTech #Surveillance #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #LGBTQ #tech #technology #techpolicy #contentmoderation #antitrust #privacy
(DIR) Post #AcH4CP43OzwM0lAnPE by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-28T15:16:45Z
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Boost this until it breaks. Then boost it some more.We need to sound the alarm!Dem leadership have cut a deal with MAGA speaker Johnson to ram through a reauthorization of Sec 702 mass surveillance as part of the must-pass NDAA.Learn more & call: https://fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-democrats-stop-pushing-racist-surveillance/
(DIR) Post #AcHVcPopuuCIdvgQVs by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:04:17Z
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BREAKING: Politico reports that Senator Cantwell says she will delay hotlining the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA) because of ongoing concerns around LGBTQ rights and the need for further changes. This is an important win for human rights. But we have so much more to do
(DIR) Post #AcHW0Ik5sXO7e5r3Ee by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:04:44Z
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In the last line of the piece Sen Blumenthal says he's open to a 2024 vote on #KOSA. That's more or less him admitting defeat that it's not gonna happen this year.But there will absolutely be a hard push to advance KOSA and other bad bills early in the new year.
(DIR) Post #AcHW0JlC5vrWnnNRaa by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:04:57Z
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And it's also infuriating that we are likely going to end 2023 without ANY meaningful regulation that reins in Big Tech monopolies and addresses their harm.#KOSA isn't that, and never was, but it's important that we don't just stop bad bills but pass good ones.
(DIR) Post #AcHW0KgcePndfuFJ6O by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:05:08Z
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We desperately need to hit the ground running in 2024 on the areas where we have real consensus as a movement, like passing privacy legislation and cracking down on specific harmful business practices like autoplay and infinite scroll.
(DIR) Post #AcHW0LQht4f9ypo6vw by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:05:21Z
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That won't happen if Senators and advocates insist on doing this all over again, pushing a dangerous and unconstitutional bill while ignoring the objections of the human rights and civil liberties community. We'll waste next year too.
(DIR) Post #AcHW0MGolKLYaSBj9s by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:05:31Z
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If you or your organization supported #KOSA in 2023, I am literally begging you to talk to those of us who have raised concerns about it. Not because we want to convince you that we're right and you're wrong, but because we need to find consensus, or Big Tech will keep winning.
(DIR) Post #AcHW0NCFJoHfSZ3afg by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T00:05:51Z
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And, just to be clear, #KOSA is not dead. They will definitely still try to pass it, and we still need to keep pushing hard for them to either make meaningful changes to address concerns, or drop the bill and start over. Do that here https://www.badinternetbills.com
(DIR) Post #AcJ2kKCMBnj7An1XtY by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T17:52:43Z
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(DIR) Post #AczEIFKG4vpO88yKIq by evangreer@mastodon.online
2023-12-20T02:05:43Z
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I spoke to @drewharwell at the Washington Post about the FTC slamming Rite Aid for using facial recognition on shoppers without their knowledge or consent.“stop using discriminatory and invasive facial recognition now, or get ready to pay the price.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/19/ftc-rite-aid-facial-recognition/
(DIR) Post #AkE6moH0iDJ8VawsbY by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-07-23T14:59:00Z
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BREAKING: Schumer is moving to a floor vote on the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act.Read why this bill is a danger to LGBTQ youth and human rights here: https://them.us/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-youth-lgbtq-contentTell your Senators to vote NO on #KOSA here: https://www.stopkosa.com
(DIR) Post #AkXGLjhKJ4Ja2nE20O by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T17:11:07Z
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BREAKING: #KOSA is officially dead in the House.It's infuriating how much time was wasted on a flawed, unconstitutional & controversial bill that was destined to fail, when we could have passed strong privacy or antitrust& KOSA will be back. Stay tuned http://BadInternetBills.com
(DIR) Post #AkaCjlar5rIkWyHVia by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-07-30T11:51:06Z
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I spoke with NPR's morning edition about why hundreds of parents of trans kids are begging Congress to consider alternatives to the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA), which the Senate is voting on today https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5056195/its-taken-2-years-to-get-the-kids-online-safety-act-to-this-point
(DIR) Post #AniWnpktInZRNdFrO4 by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-11-05T01:23:44Z
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i've been avoiding all this mess because i have a lot going on and i doubt my platform will matter much here, but FWIW:I'm an anarchist, an abolitionist, and a radical leftist. I also vote and encourage others to vote. I believe in harm reduction and strategic action.
(DIR) Post #AniWnqqFGNRokWleN6 by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-11-05T01:23:49Z
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You can't vote to end genocide. You can't vote to abolish police. You can't vote to stop the climate crisis. We do not have a system that allows for that. But you can vote to impact, in a small way, the battle ground that liberatory social movements fight on. And that matters.
(DIR) Post #AnofMvCJPdatMw1ELQ by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-11-07T16:46:48Z
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it should be even more obvious now that there are clear use cases for private, censorship-resistant ways to transfer money.it should also be obvious that "crypto industry" grifters who are backing trump don't give two shits about that & are cozying up to fascists for profit
(DIR) Post #AnofMwNh0oI92WLpiq by evangreer@mastodon.online
2024-11-07T16:46:54Z
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like, i never wanna hear liberals say shit like "there is no legitimate use case for private money" in a country that is on the cusp of criminalizing all reproductive and gender affirming carei also never wanna hear crypto industry lobbyists claim to care about privacy while backing authoritarians