Stop the OS Surveillance Mandate
@stopossmandate.bsky.social
A campaign that opposes awful OS-level bills in some U.S. States like #California and #Colorado and the U.S. #StopOSSpies #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom
Website: https://stopossurveillancemandate.weebly.com/
E-mail: [email protected]
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In the United States of America, Congress and state lawmakers are pushing dangerous and aggressive age-verification bills, like the Parents Decide Act (H.R. 8250), that place ID checks and surveillanc...
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🔔REMINDER: If you are in the USA (#America), be sure to contact your legislators (including lawmakers and senators) and representatives to repeal or amend mandatory OS-level/app store level age assurance laws & bills. We need to protect our #DigitalFreedom and #Privacy. #DigitalRights
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KOSA stalled, but only for now. Sponsors are lining up support for a lame‑duck revival, and the next attempt will move fast if parents aren’t paying attention. This fight isn’t over — and November is the danger zone.
October 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
KOSA stalled, but only for now. Sponsors are lining up support for a lame‑duck revival, and the next attempt will move fast if parents aren’t paying attention. This fight isn’t over — and November is the danger zone.
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Site-blocking isn’t just theoretically dangerous. Italy’s system blocked hundreds of innocent websites. Spain’s swept up domains belonging to Greenpeace and Harvard. Now Congress wants to bring this to the U.S. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection
www.eff.org
October 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Site-blocking isn’t just theoretically dangerous. Italy’s system blocked hundreds of innocent websites. Spain’s swept up domains belonging to Greenpeace and Harvard. Now Congress wants to bring this to the U.S. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Looks like Reclaim the Net has launched the US Age Verification Laws Map.
You can check those Draconian and Orwelian age verification bills that threaten privacy and free speech rights there.
#StopOSSpies #NoKOSA #NoAgeSignals #DigitalFreedom #Privacy #DigitalRights #PrivacyFirst
You can check those Draconian and Orwelian age verification bills that threaten privacy and free speech rights there.
#StopOSSpies #NoKOSA #NoAgeSignals #DigitalFreedom #Privacy #DigitalRights #PrivacyFirst
US Age Verification Laws Map
Explore age-verification bills and laws across every US state, including what is proposed, enacted, in force, or blocked in court.
reclaimthenet.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Looks like Reclaim the Net has launched the US Age Verification Laws Map.
You can check those Draconian and Orwelian age verification bills that threaten privacy and free speech rights there.
#StopOSSpies #NoKOSA #NoAgeSignals #DigitalFreedom #Privacy #DigitalRights #PrivacyFirst
You can check those Draconian and Orwelian age verification bills that threaten privacy and free speech rights there.
#StopOSSpies #NoKOSA #NoAgeSignals #DigitalFreedom #Privacy #DigitalRights #PrivacyFirst
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#savespeech #fightchatcontrol #notodigitalID
Reminder: The EU KIDS Act could legitimately end Stop Killing Games IF PASSED.
@echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy
@fightforthefuture.org
@fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
CALL THEM OUT. DEMAND THEY VOTE NO ON THIS
fightchatcontrol.eu
Reminder: The EU KIDS Act could legitimately end Stop Killing Games IF PASSED.
@echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy
@fightforthefuture.org
@fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
CALL THEM OUT. DEMAND THEY VOTE NO ON THIS
fightchatcontrol.eu
This could legitimately end Stop Killing Games.
YouTube video by Stop Killing Games
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September 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
#savespeech #fightchatcontrol #notodigitalID
Reminder: The EU KIDS Act could legitimately end Stop Killing Games IF PASSED.
@echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy
@fightforthefuture.org
@fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
CALL THEM OUT. DEMAND THEY VOTE NO ON THIS
fightchatcontrol.eu
Reminder: The EU KIDS Act could legitimately end Stop Killing Games IF PASSED.
@echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy
@fightforthefuture.org
@fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
CALL THEM OUT. DEMAND THEY VOTE NO ON THIS
fightchatcontrol.eu
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Despite major outrage from users when they initially rolled out age verification systems, Discord plans to make all accounts teen by default GLOBALLY & you have to scan your face or upload an ID to prove you aren't one. www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-b...
Discord Is Bringing Back Age Verification for Millions of Users
Discord age verification now locks stage channels, DMs, and adult content behind four ID methods — each with different privacy trade-offs worth knowing.
www.gadgetreview.com
September 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Despite major outrage from users when they initially rolled out age verification systems, Discord plans to make all accounts teen by default GLOBALLY & you have to scan your face or upload an ID to prove you aren't one. www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-b...
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We maintain that there's no way to implement age verification without compromising sensitive data. Those who choose to opt out of this get a censored experience.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
September 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We maintain that there's no way to implement age verification without compromising sensitive data. Those who choose to opt out of this get a censored experience.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
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What would actually make the internet safer for children & everyone?
✅Comprehensive privacy legislation
✅ Anti-trust legislation
✅ Algorithmic justice legislation
Learn more at www.stoponlineidchecks.org
@18millionrising.bsky.social @assemblyfour.com @rootsaction.org @openmedia.org
✅Comprehensive privacy legislation
✅ Anti-trust legislation
✅ Algorithmic justice legislation
Learn more at www.stoponlineidchecks.org
@18millionrising.bsky.social @assemblyfour.com @rootsaction.org @openmedia.org
ONLINE ID CHECKS WILL RUIN THE INTERNET
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
September 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
What would actually make the internet safer for children & everyone?
✅Comprehensive privacy legislation
✅ Anti-trust legislation
✅ Algorithmic justice legislation
Learn more at www.stoponlineidchecks.org
@18millionrising.bsky.social @assemblyfour.com @rootsaction.org @openmedia.org
✅Comprehensive privacy legislation
✅ Anti-trust legislation
✅ Algorithmic justice legislation
Learn more at www.stoponlineidchecks.org
@18millionrising.bsky.social @assemblyfour.com @rootsaction.org @openmedia.org
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UPDATE: You can yell at Discord & other companies following suit here. Plus, share your story with ID checks to help us fight back! www.stoponlineidchecks.org/companies
ONLINE ID CHECKS = SURVEILLANCE AND CENSORSHIP
Tell Discord: online ID checks don’t keep anyone safe. Don’t comply with surveillance and censorship.
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
September 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
UPDATE: You can yell at Discord & other companies following suit here. Plus, share your story with ID checks to help us fight back! www.stoponlineidchecks.org/companies
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We broke down the findings and what they mean for U.S. families on our Substack: https://protectingkidsonline.substack.com/p/the-first-real-evidence-is-in-age
The First Real Evidence Is In: Age Verification Laws Don’t Empower Parents — They Expand Surveillance.
Lawmakers have been promising that age‑verification mandates would finally “protect kids online.” The pitch is simple: keep younger teens off social media, require platforms to verify age, and empower parents with new tools.
protectingkidsonline.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
We broke down the findings and what they mean for U.S. families on our Substack: https://protectingkidsonline.substack.com/p/the-first-real-evidence-is-in-age
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Australia just released the first real data on nationwide age‑verification laws and it’s not what lawmakers promised.
🚫 Kids weren’t protected. 🚫 Parents weren’t empowered. ✅ Surveillance expanded.
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🚫 Kids weren’t protected. 🚫 Parents weren’t empowered. ✅ Surveillance expanded.
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September 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Australia just released the first real data on nationwide age‑verification laws and it’s not what lawmakers promised.
🚫 Kids weren’t protected. 🚫 Parents weren’t empowered. ✅ Surveillance expanded.
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🚫 Kids weren’t protected. 🚫 Parents weren’t empowered. ✅ Surveillance expanded.
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Happening TONIGHT!
Join us for the virtual launch of Protecting Kids Online
Register: https://streamyard.com/watch/PapprUfZBXgb
Parents are the firewall. Not the government and not Big Tech!
Join us for the virtual launch of Protecting Kids Online
Register: https://streamyard.com/watch/PapprUfZBXgb
Parents are the firewall. Not the government and not Big Tech!
September 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Happening TONIGHT!
Join us for the virtual launch of Protecting Kids Online
Register: https://streamyard.com/watch/PapprUfZBXgb
Parents are the firewall. Not the government and not Big Tech!
Join us for the virtual launch of Protecting Kids Online
Register: https://streamyard.com/watch/PapprUfZBXgb
Parents are the firewall. Not the government and not Big Tech!
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“This is Flock in your pocket.”
Kansas Rep. Rebecca Schmoe: app-store “child safety” bills don’t just touch kids. They age-gate everyone and build a family registry inside Big Tech.
##protectingkidsonline #digitalID #parenting #surveillance #Flock
Kansas Rep. Rebecca Schmoe: app-store “child safety” bills don’t just touch kids. They age-gate everyone and build a family registry inside Big Tech.
##protectingkidsonline #digitalID #parenting #surveillance #Flock
September 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“This is Flock in your pocket.”
Kansas Rep. Rebecca Schmoe: app-store “child safety” bills don’t just touch kids. They age-gate everyone and build a family registry inside Big Tech.
##protectingkidsonline #digitalID #parenting #surveillance #Flock
Kansas Rep. Rebecca Schmoe: app-store “child safety” bills don’t just touch kids. They age-gate everyone and build a family registry inside Big Tech.
##protectingkidsonline #digitalID #parenting #surveillance #Flock
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Discord’s new age‑assurance system isn’t a “safety upgrade.” It’s the result of state policies pushing platforms toward digital‑ID frameworks. This is the direction lawmakers are taking the internet.
Read the full breakdown and join PKO to push back. https://vrl.link/aL
Read the full breakdown and join PKO to push back. https://vrl.link/aL
September 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Discord’s new age‑assurance system isn’t a “safety upgrade.” It’s the result of state policies pushing platforms toward digital‑ID frameworks. This is the direction lawmakers are taking the internet.
Read the full breakdown and join PKO to push back. https://vrl.link/aL
Read the full breakdown and join PKO to push back. https://vrl.link/aL
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You don’t need a new law to protect kids online.
Charge devices outside the bedroom.
Parents first. Then the kids.
That’s when a lot of the harm happens — late at night, in private rooms.
Free. Simple. No digital ID required.
##DigitalID #ProtectingKidsOnline #parenting #parentingtips
Charge devices outside the bedroom.
Parents first. Then the kids.
That’s when a lot of the harm happens — late at night, in private rooms.
Free. Simple. No digital ID required.
##DigitalID #ProtectingKidsOnline #parenting #parentingtips
September 25, 2026 at 12:02 AM
You don’t need a new law to protect kids online.
Charge devices outside the bedroom.
Parents first. Then the kids.
That’s when a lot of the harm happens — late at night, in private rooms.
Free. Simple. No digital ID required.
##DigitalID #ProtectingKidsOnline #parenting #parentingtips
Charge devices outside the bedroom.
Parents first. Then the kids.
That’s when a lot of the harm happens — late at night, in private rooms.
Free. Simple. No digital ID required.
##DigitalID #ProtectingKidsOnline #parenting #parentingtips
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Stretch your brain muscles with this bundle of programming-themed puzzle games! Pay what you want and benefit EFF, too. www.humblebundle.com/games/progr...
September 29, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Stretch your brain muscles with this bundle of programming-themed puzzle games! Pay what you want and benefit EFF, too. www.humblebundle.com/games/progr...
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“We believe [these age verification laws] burden adults’ rights to access lawful speech, that they can destroy people’s ability to be anonymous online, and that they are privacy and data security disasters waiting to happen,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @penncapital-star.com.
Pa.'s latest online age verification bill would restrict access to adult content • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Experts warn that, while such measures may be intended to protect children, they can ultimately wind up burdening adults, posing data privacy concerns, and restricting access to First Amendment-protec...
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September 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“We believe [these age verification laws] burden adults’ rights to access lawful speech, that they can destroy people’s ability to be anonymous online, and that they are privacy and data security disasters waiting to happen,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @penncapital-star.com.
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Our new “Privacy’s Defenders” podcast talks to the activists, lawyers and technologists who have fought for a better, more secure and private digital future – a future that’s still attainable. Episode 1, “Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries,” is our origin story.
Privacy’s Defenders Podcast: Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries
People are increasingly concerned about the ways in which mass surveillance is tracking our every move: from Flock license plate readers to face recognition to creepy ads that – based on what we see a...
www.eff.org
September 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Our new “Privacy’s Defenders” podcast talks to the activists, lawyers and technologists who have fought for a better, more secure and private digital future – a future that’s still attainable. Episode 1, “Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries,” is our origin story.
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We’re proud to sign on to letters to UN high-level officials demanding urgent action to challenge the U.S.’ withdrawal from the Universal Periodic Review and attempted dismantling of a core pillar of the UN Human Rights Council.
Read here: ccrjustice.org/home/get-inv...
Read here: ccrjustice.org/home/get-inv...
Publications and Reports
ccrjustice.org
September 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
We’re proud to sign on to letters to UN high-level officials demanding urgent action to challenge the U.S.’ withdrawal from the Universal Periodic Review and attempted dismantling of a core pillar of the UN Human Rights Council.
Read here: ccrjustice.org/home/get-inv...
Read here: ccrjustice.org/home/get-inv...
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For only $5 a month you can ensure EFF's lawyers and activists are prepared to defend your right to speak freely online. eff.org/join-m
Defend Privacy and Free Speech
Renew Your Support for Online Rights
Thanks for renewing your support towards our mission to defend civil liberties and human rights online! Use the same email address to...
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September 28, 2026 at 9:01 PM
For only $5 a month you can ensure EFF's lawyers and activists are prepared to defend your right to speak freely online. eff.org/join-m
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The First Amendment protects speech regardless of viewpoint, especially if it is adversarial to the government.
Watch @adamrose.bsky.social explain why Trump banning @cnn.com, @ms.now, and @politico.com from the White House is incompatible with the Constitution.
Watch @adamrose.bsky.social explain why Trump banning @cnn.com, @ms.now, and @politico.com from the White House is incompatible with the Constitution.
September 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The First Amendment protects speech regardless of viewpoint, especially if it is adversarial to the government.
Watch @adamrose.bsky.social explain why Trump banning @cnn.com, @ms.now, and @politico.com from the White House is incompatible with the Constitution.
Watch @adamrose.bsky.social explain why Trump banning @cnn.com, @ms.now, and @politico.com from the White House is incompatible with the Constitution.
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For decades, advocates have fought for strong cybersecurity standards at polling places and for the privacy of voting records. Learn what's at stake this election season—10/8 at 11AM PT. eff.org/livestream-...
September 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
For decades, advocates have fought for strong cybersecurity standards at polling places and for the privacy of voting records. Learn what's at stake this election season—10/8 at 11AM PT. eff.org/livestream-...
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Americans have a First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements, and President Trump violates that right when Truth Social sells early access to his posts, EFF told a federal court.
EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights
Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people wh...
www.eff.org
September 25, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Americans have a First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements, and President Trump violates that right when Truth Social sells early access to his posts, EFF told a federal court.
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September 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Applications for multiple #OTW roles are still open: #Communications Social Media Moderators, Accessibility, Design, & Technology Software Developers, User Response Translation Volunteer Coordinator and Translators, & #AO3 Documentation Editors. Check out otw.org/volunteer for more information!