RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115644471843497904

Americans!

Reminder: The House Energy and Commerce Committee is debating a whopping 19 bills regarding "child safety." This includes dangerous bills such as:

-Kids Online Safety Act (especially if "Duty of Care" is maintained)

-SCREEN Act (Broadest and most censor happy Age Verification Law)

-App Store Accountability Act (Age Verification for App Stores)

-Parents over Platforms Act (Age Verification for Apps)

-RESET Act (Under 16 social media ban)

-Sammy's Law (Mass surveillance on minors, would out closeted LGBTQ+ youth, etc.)

-Safe Messaging for Kids Act* (Bans minors from using disappearing messages on social media, Social Media platforms must obtain parental consent before enabling DMs on minors' accounts and give parents DM safety features)

- Children's and Teen's Privacy Protection Act* (Extends COPPA protections to 13-16 year olds)

*Dangerous if paired with Age Verification

Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?Class=1

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #US #UnitedStates

Americans!

The House Energy and Commerce Committee just had a hearing on a whopping 19 bills that they're considering for a "child safety" package.

As you might imagine, it was a total mess. Their logic for wanting to pass these bills was basically 1: "We assume all adults who talk to minors or distribute adult content are sexual predators!" + 2: "We need to stop kids and teens from getting unapproved™ ideas! Free thinking/autonomy scares us!"

Considering their intense desire to pass something and move on, it's more important then ever to call your Senators and Representatives! Especially if they're on the relevant committees!

Another phone line to call is the Energy and Commerce office line!

See if your Representative is on the E&C committee:
https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/committee-energy-and-commerce-119th-congress

https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/commerce-manufacturing-trade

Energy and Commerce phone lines:
Main Office: (202) 225-2927
Majority Office: (202) 225-3641

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Internet #US #UnitedStates

If #Russia 🇷🇺 is preparing for a war with #NATO by 2029, then the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 needs to initiate a plan to mobilize their military now.

👉🏾 #Putin from Moscow: If #Europe wants to start a war, we are ready now https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/02/if-europe-wants-to-start-a-war-we-are-ready-now-russias-putin-says

I doubt Putin would attempt a conflict with NATO under any circumstance except for one—the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 exits NATO.

Russian forces are struggling handling Ukraine 🇺🇦 right now, & it would be foolish for them to face the full force of NATO militaries.

Americans!

The House Energy and Commerce Committee just had a hearing on a whopping 19 bills that they're considering for a "child safety" package.

As you might imagine, it was a total mess. Their logic for wanting to pass these bills was basically 1: "We assume all adults who talk to minors or distribute adult content are sexual predators!" + 2: "We need to stop kids and teens from getting unapproved™ ideas! Free thinking/autonomy scares us!"

Considering their intense desire to pass something and move on, it's more important then ever to call your Senators and Representatives! Especially if they're on the relevant committees!

Another phone line to call is the Energy and Commerce office line!

See if your Representative is on the E&C committee:
https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/committee-energy-and-commerce-119th-congress

https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/commerce-manufacturing-trade

Energy and Commerce phone lines:
Main Office: (202) 225-2927
Majority Office: (202) 225-3641

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Internet #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115644471843497904

Americans!

Reminder: The House Energy and Commerce Committee is debating a whopping 19 bills regarding "child safety." This includes dangerous bills such as:

-Kids Online Safety Act (especially if "Duty of Care" is maintained)

-SCREEN Act (Broadest and most censor happy Age Verification Law)

-App Store Accountability Act (Age Verification for App Stores)

-Parents over Platforms Act (Age Verification for Apps)

-RESET Act (Under 16 social media ban)

-Sammy's Law (Mass surveillance on minors, would out closeted LGBTQ+ youth, etc.)

-Safe Messaging for Kids Act* (Bans minors from using disappearing messages on social media, Social Media platforms must obtain parental consent before enabling DMs on minors' accounts and give parents DM safety features)

- Children's and Teen's Privacy Protection Act* (Extends COPPA protections to 13-16 year olds)

*Dangerous if paired with Age Verification

Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?Class=1

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #US #UnitedStates

Americans!

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a big pile of bills they're looking at during a committee hearing on December 2nd, 2025:

-H.R. 6291, Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

-(Draft), Kids Online Safety Act

-(Draft), Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act

-H.R. 2657, Sammy’s Law

-H.R. 3149, App Store Accountability Act

-H.R. 1623, Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act

-H.R. 6290, Safe Social Media Act

-H.R. 6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act

-H.R. 6259, No Fentanyl on Social Media Act

-H.R. 6289, Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act

-(Draft), Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative (SAFE) Bots Act

-(Draft), Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act

-H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act

-H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act

-(Draft), Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act

-H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act

-H.R. 6257, Safe Messaging for Kids Act

-H.R. 6292, Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025

-(Draft), Parents Over Platforms Act

Notes:
-This is not a vote on the bills. This is just which bills they'll be considering for the final "child safety" package. It's unlikely ALL of them will make it into the final package.

-The House version of KOSA removes the highly controversial "duty of care" provision. This sets up a showdown with Senate GOP who want it in.

The most problematic bills are as follows:
-RESET Act (under 16 social media ban, doesn't mandate AV)

-Sammy's Law (surveillance on minors)

-SCREEN Act (Most broad AV law of them all)

-App Store Accountability Act (AV for App stores)

-KOSA (especially if the Senate gets their way)

-Parents over Platforms (AV for mobile apps, similar to the App Store Accountability Act)

@eff@mastodon.social @fight@fightforthefuture.org

#Privacy #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #Censorship #US #UnitedStates #KOSA

This partially explains why my tech stocks are doing better than expected, but honestly I am surprised by how much the @EUCommission is surrendering in order to appease the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸.

Also, why is the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 letting #America 🇺🇸 shape their space policies‽ That is crazy!

👉🏾 #Europe Is Bending the Knee to the US on Tech Policy https://www.wired.com/story/europe-bends-us-digital-policies-eu-ai-act/

Americans!

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a big pile of bills they're looking at during a committee hearing on December 2nd, 2025:

-H.R. 6291, Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

-(Draft), Kids Online Safety Act

-(Draft), Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act

-H.R. 2657, Sammy’s Law

-H.R. 3149, App Store Accountability Act

-H.R. 1623, Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act

-H.R. 6290, Safe Social Media Act

-H.R. 6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act

-H.R. 6259, No Fentanyl on Social Media Act

-H.R. 6289, Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act

-(Draft), Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative (SAFE) Bots Act

-(Draft), Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act

-H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act

-H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act

-(Draft), Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act

-H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act

-H.R. 6257, Safe Messaging for Kids Act

-H.R. 6292, Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025

-(Draft), Parents Over Platforms Act

Notes:
-This is not a vote on the bills. This is just which bills they'll be considering for the final "child safety" package. It's unlikely ALL of them will make it into the final package.

-The House version of KOSA removes the highly controversial "duty of care" provision. This sets up a showdown with Senate GOP who want it in.

The most problematic bills are as follows:
-RESET Act (under 16 social media ban, doesn't mandate AV)

-Sammy's Law (surveillance on minors)

-SCREEN Act (Most broad AV law of them all)

-App Store Accountability Act (AV for App stores)

-KOSA (especially if the Senate gets their way)

-Parents over Platforms (AV for mobile apps, similar to the App Store Accountability Act)

@eff@mastodon.social @fight@fightforthefuture.org

#Privacy #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #Censorship #US #UnitedStates #KOSA

In hindsight, I am glad I never signed up to join one of the branches of the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 (I have plenty of friends & family who have served).

👉🏾 Pentagon investigating #MarkKelly over ‘illegal orders’ video that sparked #Trump fury https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mark-kelly-pentagon-investigation-illegal-orders-b2871488.html

Me: I feel like I'm turning into a conspiracy theorist when I see the hand of Putin behind almost every fascist party and every right wing outrage and every political action from many governments.

Putin: No, you're fine.

#Russia #Putin#Fascism #UnitedStates #FarRight

The PewResearch 2025 poll on Social Media use of adults in the US is out - and #Mastodon doesn't exist? 🤯

#PewResearch #Poll #Statistics #SocialMedia #Social #Tiktok #WhatsApp #Instagram #Bluesky #Threads #Facebook #Youtube #X #Twitter #Reddit #Snapchat #Graph #graphic #PewResearch #TruthSocial #news #Us #USA #Unitedstates #america #americans #results

#Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, with the support of about half the countries, had pushed for a road map for ending the use of #oil, #gas & #coal.
#Trump, who is withdrawing the #UnitedStates from the #ParisAgreement, refused to send negotiators to the event.​ Even without the Trump admin present to champion #FossilFuel interests, the measure faced stiff opposition.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #COP30

#Satellites in Congressional action today.

The (reintroduced) Dark And Quiet Skies Act text is here: https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dark-and-Quiet-Skies-Act-119th-Congress.pdf

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #DarkAndQuietSkies #Congress #UnitedStates

#Satellites in Congressional action today.

The (reintroduced) Dark And Quiet Skies Act text is here: https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dark-and-Quiet-Skies-Act-119th-Congress.pdf

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #DarkAndQuietSkies #Congress #UnitedStates

I am surprised the @EUCommission is weakening #GDPR in order to please #ArtificialIntelligence companies in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸.

Props to @mgsiegler for highlighting this recent change!

👉🏾 #Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and #AI laws https://www.theverge.com/news/823750/european-union-ai-act-gdpr-changes

The anti-abortion bill has stalled in the Senate of South Carolina, which would have made it the most restrictive abortion law in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸.

Apparently jailing women for 30 years was something many #GOP members (& all of the #Democrats) would not accept as law, & attempts by other #Republicans to soften the bill were rejected.

Even the Governor was not thrilled with the bill.

👉🏾 #SouthCarolina #abortion ban bill stalls in Senate subcommittee https://www.wrdw.com/2025/11/18/sc-lawmakers-vote-against-most-restrictive-abortion-bill-us/

#Beatings. #SexualAssault. #PsychologicalAbuse. These are some of the horrors endured by the >250 men the #UnitedStates sent to #ElSalvador on flimsy evidence of gang membership, acc/to a new comprehensive report released on Wednesday by #HRW & #Cristosal, a #HumanRights group focused on #CentralAmerica.

#Trump #law #Constitution #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #Rendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #CECOT #DueProcess #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/11/12/you-have-arrived-in-hell/torture-and-other-abuses-against-venezuelans-in-el

The #Democrats caved to #Trump & the #Republicans, as #JonStewart so elegantly described.

👉🏾 Jon Stewart “Can’t F**king Believe” Democrats Caved on the Shutdown https://youtu.be/eFI6MwlLJ08

My Theory is that the #GOP are principled as in they are willing to subject the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 to pain & suffering if it means achieving their desired goal. Democrats are more pragmatic, but do not know how to negotiate with someone willing to “burn it all down” to prove a point (hint: it’s leveraging power).

What is it like to be a progressive in Trump country? Photographer Isabelle Zhao traveled from Alaskan outposts to the pine woods of East Texas, and discovered something unexpected: hope.

https://flip.it/8abt1X

#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #MAGA #RepublicanParty #USA #UnitedStates

…foreign diplomats said they were stunned by what they described as “nasty” & “very personal” threats made by #State Department officials, which were mostly aimed at leaders from poorer or small countries that are economically dependent on the #UnitedStates. Some of the delegations were summoned to the #US Embassy in London for these discussions, these people said.

#Trump #MafiaState #law #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis