Nostr notes by Fight for the Future

What would actually make the internet safer for children & ...

2026-09-10T14:28:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…cmv3
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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

We maintain that there's no way to implement age verification ...

2026-09-10T14:27:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…cmv3
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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.

Despite major outrage from users when they initially rolled out ...

2026-09-10T14:26:35Z

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.

https://www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-bringing-back-age-verification-for-millions-of-users

Taylor & Travis made the right decision to flip the off ...

2026-07-23T20:41:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…wtxq
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Taylor & Travis made the right decision to flip the off switch at their wedding because AI facial recognition tech is DANGEROUS. We're asking them & other artists to pledge against playing at venues using this tech because it exposes many vulnerable fans.

Sign + share the pledge
www.banfacialrecognition.com/venues/

Wired just broke that facial recognition scanners were shut off ...

2026-07-23T20:38:10Z

Wired just broke that facial recognition scanners were shut off for the duration of Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden, demonstrating the dynamics of privilege & power when it comes to who gets to opt out of mass surveillance.

https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/

These two episodes can bookend the Internet as we know it. No ...

2026-07-06T16:48:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…e5ah
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These two episodes can bookend the Internet as we know it. No matter how much you may hate AI, it's important to look behind the scenes at the legal chess game that's happening that threatens free speech & any possibility for a decentralized internet.

https://touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/why-i-hate-the-anthropic-ban-and-you-should-too/

Last month Anthropic released Fable 5 & Mythos 5 models to ...

2026-07-06T16:47:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…q92p
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Last month Anthropic released Fable 5 & Mythos 5 models to the general public. Three days later, the US government used the same argument it used to restrict encryption—classifying these models as dangerous munitions—to cut off Anthropic access to all foreign nationals. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION.

https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access

In the early years of the internet, the US government classified ...

2026-07-06T16:46:46Z

In the early years of the internet, the US government classified encryption software as munitions & heavily regulated it.

That is until Electronic Frontier Foundation (npub1q40…aa27) challenged this law on behalf of a PhD student, resulting in a ruling that established code as speech.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_as_speech

We maintain that the data broker industry & their ...

2026-06-30T18:51:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…ke0e
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We maintain that the data broker industry & their exploitstive business practices are fundamentally destructive. Data broker regulation is a waste of time & money- they should be banned 🙅🏽‍♀️

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/ban-data-brokers/

This decision is a big step towards pulling back from mass ...

2026-06-30T18:50:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…p95j
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This decision is a big step towards pulling back from mass surveillance of where you are based on where your phone is. The fight isn't close to being over, but this decision shows that we will eventually win ✊🏽

🙌🏽 GOOD NEWS: Police around the country have been working ...

2026-06-30T18:50:22Z

🙌🏽 GOOD NEWS: Police around the country have been working to get access to people's precise location through data brokers & other means but the Supreme Court decided your geolocation data is protected by the Fourth Amendment!

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/supreme-court-location-data-ruling-00979929

Learn more and take action at BadInternetBills.com

2026-06-17T16:17:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…2u6j
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Learn more and take action at BadInternetBills.com

We all deserve access to the information we need to make ...

2026-06-17T16:14:42Z

We all deserve access to the information we need to make important medical decisions & get the support we need to thrive. Right now our ability to do this online is under serious threat with efforts to repeal or amend the First Amendment of the Internet: Section 230 🤐😬

✨BOSTON ✨ We’re calling on local human rights and tech ...

2026-06-09T18:05:35Z

✨BOSTON ✨ We’re calling on local human rights and tech justice advocates to join us for an evening of drag queens and drinks!

Join us TOMORROW for a Pride Month happy hour at Dani’s Queer Bar! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Connect with Fight for the Future’s leadership, learn how you can get more involved, and have a drink on us!

RSVP:

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2026-05-26T14:29:23Z

Utah politicians are trying to ban VPNs while continuing to ignore the basics of how the internet they’re trying to regulate actually works. Exactly why we preemptively endorsed any lawsuit filed to hold them accountable.

We need a wave of opposition to online ID checks and we need your ...

2026-05-20T14:01:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…93fp
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We need a wave of opposition to online ID checks and we need your help. Take action now : https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org

Haven’t we learned anything from Discord? ...

2026-05-20T14:00:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…29zk
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Haven’t we learned anything from Discord? https://www.404media.co/the-discord-hack-is-every-users-worst-nightmare/

Online ID checks aren’t just a threat to queer and trans ...

2026-05-20T13:58:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…tudd
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Online ID checks aren’t just a threat to queer and trans people, they’re a privacy nightmare, putting sensitive information into systems with an egregious record of data breaches, leaving you open to hacking and identity theft.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws

The dangers of government censorship & surveillance are not ...

2026-05-20T13:52:28Z

The dangers of government censorship & surveillance are not hypothetical, and online ID check mandates WILL give these fascists another weapon to track us and silence us.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-gorka-counter-terrorism-transgender-antifa-docuiment/

If you're in San Francisco we want to see you on May 29th! ...

2026-05-18T22:04:47Z

If you're in San Francisco we want to see you on May 29th!

We're teaming up with Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, Indivisible SF, Secure Justice, DeFlock SF and more to host an event to pressure Lowe's into dropping its contract with Flock, the notorious surveillance company that's been tapped to help Big Brother surveil our communities:

See you in San Francisco! Learn more at Deflocklowes.com and Sign our petition at https://FFTF.Link/FlockOut

#sanfrancisco #flock

Heartbreaking that Minneapolis legal observer Renee Good died at ...

2026-01-08T00:57:50Z

Heartbreaking that Minneapolis legal observer Renee Good died at the hands of ICE. It's clear that there was no threat when they shot her and the claims Trump is making on social media are total bullshit.

Renee could have been any of us.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/minneapolis-federal-agents-protesters-clash-portland-avenue/

You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or ...

2025-11-30T00:51:56Z

You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or face to be scanned just to access your favorite sites, news, or games yet this is the growing reality for Internet users globally.

We need a firestorm to take down online ID checks for good-- so we planned one. Join us for a week of action!

LOL

2025-11-20T23:52:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…cavc
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LOL

We helped the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic to organize risk ...

2025-11-05T14:17:26Z

We helped the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic to organize risk assessments for mutual aid groups.

Now, here’s the report with digital security recs for orgs + for projects that want to build mutual aid tools:

https://cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/securing-mutual-aid-cybersecurity-practices-and-design-principles-for-financial-technology/

Our Campaigns & Communications Director sat down with Taylor ...

2025-10-09T21:07:50Z

Our Campaigns & Communications Director sat down with Taylor Lorenz
to discuss political attacks against VPNs & how we’re fighting back.

Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoXafCNjl54

NEW: Fight for the Future and CovidSafeCampus are sounding the ...

2025-08-26T20:44:10Z

NEW: Fight for the Future and CovidSafeCampus are sounding the alarm as more schools capitulate to Trump admin financial threats and quietly adopt forced unmasking policies for the fall semester.

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08-26-new-campaign-tracks-spread-of-campus-mask-bans-at-60-universities-threatened-by-trump-admin-highlighting-growing-threats-to-student-health-privacy-and-free-expression/

Gaming platforms Steam + Itchio have given in to pressure payment ...

2025-08-14T14:36:18Z

Gaming platforms Steam + Itchio have given in to pressure payment processors MasterCard + Visa by removing content flagged by a conservative advocacy group as ‘inappropriate.’ https://www.theverge.com/games/715299/itchio-games-delisting-payment-processor-paypal

TSA claims face scan opt-outs cause an “overwhelming + chaotic ...

2025-08-12T15:47:55Z

TSA claims face scan opt-outs cause an “overwhelming + chaotic environment" but thanks to Algorithmic Justice League’s new report we know this isn’t the case.
 They found that 99% of the time, travelers weren't even told they had the right to opt-out of face scans.
 https://www.ajl.org/flyreport

BREAKING: New investigation exposes Microsoft for enabling ...

2025-08-07T14:28:41Z

BREAKING: New investigation exposes Microsoft for enabling surveillance + killing of Palestinians.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

✈️ Some numbers from Algorithmic Justice League's recent ...

2025-08-05T23:35:52Z

✈️ Some numbers from Algorithmic Justice League's recent report on passenger experiences with opting out of invasive biometric face-scans at the airport:  - 67% that requested to opt-out received negative treatment for doing so -56% of people didn’t see opt-out info  -74% weren’t notified of TSA use of facial recognition -99% weren't notified of their right to opt-out - 87% shared concerns with facial recognition - 33% were concerned with the handling of data

Read the full report:
https://www.ajl.org/flyreport

NEW: Facial recognition surveillance tech use is expanding ...

2025-08-01T15:25:00Z

NEW: Facial recognition surveillance tech use is expanding rapidly at airport’s + this new report from our friends at Algorithmic justice league exposes TSA’s shady practices around opt-outs :

✔️Most travelers weren’t told face scans were optional
✔️Some felt pressured or confused
✔️Opting out wasn’t always straightforward.

More at #ComplyToFly → https://ajl.org/flyreport

ATTN NY: We're joining partners at Stop Spying NY in a call ...

2025-07-30T19:35:20Z

ATTN NY: We're joining partners at Stop Spying NY in a call to action!

#FacialRecognition misidentifies women, children, and people of color- and NYC is bringing more of this dangerous tech into Black + Brown communities who are already vulnerable to police bias and discrimination.

Help us to #BanTheScan by asking NYC council speaker Adrienne Adams to call a vote on Intros 217 & 425 to keep New Yorkers safe from biased tech in our homes and grocery stores.

https://www.banthescan.org

The Senate voted overnight to cut $9 billion in federal funding ...

2025-07-17T17:48:13Z

The Senate voted overnight to cut $9 billion in federal funding for worldwide aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5405988-paula-kerger-pbs-funding-cuts/

ICYMI: This time last week the FTC hosted a ‘workshop’ to ...

2025-07-16T22:42:57Z

ICYMI: This time last week the FTC hosted a ‘workshop’ to spread misinformation about gender affirming care for trans youth.

We joined LGBT Tech + Public Knowledge the next day for a panel w/ experts, parents + advocates to set the record straight.

New music releases that are inspiring us rn: ...

2025-06-27T17:01:54Z

New music releases that are inspiring us rn:

The FBI has re-upped a number of investigations claiming ...

2025-06-03T18:53:19Z

The FBI has re-upped a number of investigations claiming ‘potential public corruption’ without any apparent criminal violations or new evidence of federal statute violations- we've got some concerns. 🪡🧵

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/27/fbi-investigation-dobbs-leak-dc-pipe-bombs/

"Across the Internet, marginalized ppl are bracing for ...

2025-05-19T23:24:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…p5ex
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"Across the Internet, marginalized ppl are bracing for weaponized, false takedown requests of their consensual, legal content via the Take It Down Act. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is regularly abused for censorship, Take It Down contains many of the same flaws." - Lia Holland, Communications + Campaign Director at Fight for the Future

We killed this bill in the Fall, but because authoritarian's ...

2025-05-19T19:07:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…fz35
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We killed this bill in the Fall, but because authoritarian's love using censorship to silence opposition, it's likely gonna keep rearing it's head.

Keep making it as toxic as possible for lawmakers who support any bill like it:

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-on-hr9495/

NONPROFIT KILLER BILL UPDATE: It's complicated, but so far ...

2025-05-19T19:05:57Z

NONPROFIT KILLER BILL UPDATE: It's complicated, but so far the chaos is working in our favor...

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/5/19/measure-targeting-pro-palestine-ngos-disappears-from-us-tax-bill

Here’s your digital rights download with highlights you ...

2025-05-19T03:11:40Z

Here’s your digital rights download with highlights you might’ve missed this past week.

Anyone still sponsoring KOSA is co-signing fascism. ...

2025-05-15T21:42:48Z

Anyone still sponsoring KOSA is co-signing fascism.
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Democratic trifecta states CAN and MUST act fast to protect their ...

2025-05-15T18:43:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…99en
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Democratic trifecta states CAN and MUST act fast to protect their citizens by passing comprehensive privacy protections that can serve as a shield, especially for the most vulnerable.

Fftf.link/demtrifecta

Go for it!

2025-05-15T00:27:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…tr4p
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Go for it!

Keep making as much noise about this as possible! ✊ ...

2025-05-14T19:14:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…kvdc
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Keep making as much noise about this as possible! ✊

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-on-hr9495/

What is clear is that, based on his previous threats, Trump will ...

2025-05-14T19:14:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…kvdc
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What is clear is that, based on his previous threats, Trump will use this law to revoke the tax-exempt status for groups he views as political foes.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-exempt-crew-environmental-groups-harvard-5e1e0ffacfa040ccdeaf4e43fb72b5fe

The nonprofit killer bill says it will target ‘terrorist’ ...

2025-05-14T19:12:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…kvdc
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The nonprofit killer bill says it will target ‘terrorist’ supporting organizations, but the definition + criteria for determining this is intentionally vague.

#nonprofitkillerbill #resist #nonprofits #freespeech #resistfascism

‼️Language from the 2024 nonprofit killer bill was approved ...

2025-05-14T19:11:39Z

‼️Language from the 2024 nonprofit killer bill was approved in House budget-reconciliation this morning 👎

We name some of the risks of this "terribly thought-out" legislation to vulnerable communities:

https://apnews.com/article/congress-nonprofits-tax-exempt-terrorism-trump-f9f5cfad4ea64c0745313a0b8a84fccf

"DHS immigration enforcement has blurred the lines between ...

2025-05-11T23:46:22Z

"DHS immigration enforcement has blurred the lines between criminal enforcement + national security. Every international traveler is a potential criminal or terrorist, justifying mass surveillance."

https://www.theverge.com/policy/664433/cbp-photos-facial-recognition-travelers-leaving-us

You can help 👇 ...

2025-05-11T19:32:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…c33n
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You can help 👇

https://southernersonnewground.org/our-work/freefromfear/black-mamas-bail-out-action/

This is the work of a toxic police state. Thankfully abolitionist ...

2025-05-11T19:31:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…nkc7
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This is the work of a toxic police state.

Thankfully abolitionist organizers, lawyers + activists are building movements to support mothers + families being torn apart by the prison industrial complex.

https://www.nationalbailout.org

At the same time countless immigrant mothers from targeted black ...

2025-05-11T19:30:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…s3ee
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At the same time countless immigrant mothers from targeted black + brown communities are being ripped away from their children and disappeared to foreign prisons.

Although Trump is supercharging this, Obama + Biden administrations laid the groundwork with Biden surpassing Trumps first term record of deportations.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/10/us/arrest-tennessee-trumps-deportation

This year 125,000 incarcerated moms are being kept from their ...

2025-05-11T19:19:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…lp79
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This year 125,000 incarcerated moms are being kept from their children. 60% of them are in jail due to the inability to afford bail- not even convicted of any crime!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDHgdDY91W8

The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world of about ...

2025-05-11T19:17:52Z

The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world of about 2 million people, many of them are mother's that are sole caretakers of children.

https://scholars.org/contribution/mothers-prison-and-cycle-incarceration

By creating a chilling effect on masking and ample opportunities ...

2025-05-08T21:53:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…vsay
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By creating a chilling effect on masking and ample opportunities for harassment and profiling, mask bans gravely escalate the life-threatening impacts of police violence, doxxing, #COVID, and #LongCOVID. They have no place on college campuses.

https://www.stopcampusmaskbans.com

Mask bans are a tactic of #surveillance and control. Not only do ...

2025-05-08T21:51:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…shxz
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Mask bans are a tactic of #surveillance and control. Not only do they infringe upon people’s rights to health, safety, #privacy, and #accessibility, they cause disproportionate harm to racially marginalized + #disabled people.

https://thesicktimes.org/2024/09/03/perfect-storm-of-criminalization-analyzing-mask-bans/

Last month, the Trump admin added fuel to the fire, issuing ...

2025-05-08T21:50:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…elde
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Last month, the Trump admin added fuel to the fire, issuing letters to Columbia & Harvard demanding campus mask bans. Columbia capitulated, continuing their disastrous strategy of attacking Palestine solidarity movements at the expense of everyone’s health & privacy

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/columbia-university-ban-masks-trump-republican-demand-pro-palestinian-israel-protests/

It’s no secret that universities have cracked down on student ...

2025-05-08T21:48:37Z

It’s no secret that universities have cracked down on student speech, sacrificing campus safety & fundamental rights to quash protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In response to April 2024 encampments, a renewed tactic of suppression emerged: the campus mask ban

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/states-dust-off-obscure-anti-mask-laws-to-target-pro-palestine-protesters

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2025-05-08T14:08:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…l970
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😂😅

For right now, you can still fly without a Real ID- but be ...

2025-05-08T14:08:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…kxta
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For right now, you can still fly without a Real ID- but be prepared for delays with ‘extra steps’ for ID verification. This is a good time to brush up on ways you can opt out of biometric theft. YK Hong has very thorough resources for this:
https://keepbeyond.com/optout/

Learn more + tell lawmakers to keep their hands off Section 230 ...

2025-05-06T23:31:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…djxt
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Learn more + tell lawmakers to keep their hands off Section 230

www.whatissection230.org

Check out the new Amazon Tax Loophole report from Athena for All ...

2025-05-06T23:30:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…jvls
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Check out the new Amazon Tax Loophole report from Athena for All + Powerswitch Action here: https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/amazon-and-our-rigged-tax-system

DOGE data updates, BigTech threats to workers and Section230 ...

2025-05-06T23:28:38Z

DOGE data updates, BigTech threats to workers and Section230 repeal killing online journalism are all on the docket for the Tech Speedrun this week!

Go to WhatisSection230.org to learn more about common ...

2025-05-03T23:29:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…d8tf
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Go to WhatisSection230.org to learn more about common misconceptions about this law and why it is important for freedom of speech, information and press online.

Without Section 230 social media platforms we use to share ...

2025-05-03T23:29:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…pxzv
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Without Section 230 social media platforms we use to share information would likely deplatform journalists that speak truth to power for fear of being sued. This means links to articles + reporting discussions could be removed from Reddit, Bluesky, etc., where many rely on getting news information.

Platforms would likely censor coverage critical of the Trump administration or state administrations, and of international news and much more.

This World Press Freedom Day we're seeing journalists face ...

2025-05-03T23:29:16Z

This World Press Freedom Day we're seeing journalists face increasing political threats, physical violence + online harassment while media outlets are being bullied into government compliance. What worse is lawmakers think it's a good idea to kill section 230.

https://cpj.org/2021/01/section-230-reform-could-have-unintended-consequences-for-the-press/amp/

Powerswitch Action, Athena for All and Institute for Policy ...

2025-05-01T19:00:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…e5cx
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Powerswitch Action, Athena for All and Institute for Policy Studies released a new report revealing how Amazon workers pay 15 times higher into Social Security than top executives, who use tax loopholes to line their own pockets while doing little to improve the lives of workers. https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/amazon-and-our-rigged-tax-system

Lawmakers who target Section 230 without understanding it are ...

2025-04-30T19:47:25Z

Lawmakers who target Section 230 without understanding it are risking everyone’s right to free speech online and the tools we need to fight for a democracy.

Great report from Pen America that touches on ways the Biden, ...

2025-04-29T21:47:10Z

Great report from Pen America that touches on ways the Biden, Obama + George W. Bush administration’s laid the groundwork for the free speech suppression and surveillance state tactics Trump is using now.

https://pen.org/report/trump-administration-100-days/

Good riddance! It’s time for a new, tech-literate generation to ...

2025-04-25T21:54:40Z

Good riddance! It’s time for a new, tech-literate generation to lead.

Our friends at Don’t Delete Art (DDA) have provided helpful ...

2025-04-24T14:40:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…kee4
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Our friends at Don’t Delete Art (DDA) have provided helpful boilerplate language for artists to include in the FTC comment page, or to add in part to your own response.

https://www.dontdelete.art/ftc-response

The FTC is requesting comments from social media users about ...

2025-04-24T14:39:32Z

The FTC is requesting comments from social media users about online censorship. Artists- this may seem like the moment you’ve been waiting for but- HOLD UP! Before you submit comments, keep in mind who is running the FTC + their goals! Comments will likely be used to justify greater governmental control over social media, rather than bring justice to artists censored online.

For many, Star Wars was an intro to the idea of 'resistance ...

2025-04-23T22:40:51Z

For many, Star Wars was an intro to the idea of 'resistance to fascism' in fiction.

Parts of the fandom touch on its political ramifications but #Andor has galvanized many. Get Free Together is offering Project Fulcrum: Nemik's Weekly Manifesto!

This is a weekly newsletter where you'll get real history of resistance mvmts behind the show + action items to rebel against imperialism in the U.S. Sign up here:

https://www.getfreetogether.org/project-fulcrum

Nice!

2025-04-23T16:11:18Z

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Nice!

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2025-04-23T16:10:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…c44n
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Yep! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-wF0vCzYZMa5t3lz6Rm6vFIWekf7knhP&si=TCPrP6XD-IHlchAu

Thanks for plugging them here!🙏

2025-04-22T22:16:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…sd04
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Thanks for plugging them here!🙏

Speaking of reading up on things maybe you should do that on ...

2025-04-22T22:15:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…a7ap
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Speaking of reading up on things maybe you should do that on protests. There are many ways to protest that are non violent. To the other commenters point, none are passive. They are intentional and active processes.

"What legal perils will pro-freedom protestors face in the ...

2025-04-22T22:00:25Z

"What legal perils will pro-freedom protestors face in the coming years if the Ozturk rule is canonized, entitling federal officials to crush any disfavored opinion? "

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If they can do this to foreigners, don’t think it will stop there. This is a precursor to rounding up Americans for free speech… wake up!!

https://mises.org/mises-wire/foreign-student-persecution-imperils-any-american-who-advocates-freedom

Big tech is consuming tons of energy running data centers that ...

2025-04-22T20:53:17Z

Big tech is consuming tons of energy running data centers that fuel AI. Our friends at Media Justice + Kairos are hosting a deep dive series to break down how data centers work, who profits from them + real world impacts on everyday people.

Sign up here: https://mediajustice.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017386973761/WN_piTafZEaQ3CzljIl5wypbQ#/registration

Read the full letter here: ...

2025-04-18T15:06:43Z

Read the full letter here: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-04-15-tesla-takedown-organizers-letter-democrats-dont-kill-the-tools-we-need-to-organize/

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Dozens of activists who helped organize protests this year against Elon Musk’s company Tesla are calling on Democratic leaders in Congress to drop efforts to repeal Section 230, arguing the statute protects their activism efforts.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5253431-tesla-takedown-organizers-call-on-democrats-to-shield-section-230/

Dozens of activists who helped organize protests this year ...

2025-04-18T15:05:36Z

Dozens of activists who helped organize protests this year against Elon Musk’s company Tesla are calling on Democratic leaders in Congress to drop efforts to repeal Section 230, arguing the statute protects their activism efforts.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5253431-tesla-takedown-organizers-call-on-democrats-to-shield-section-230/

Lifting up the ACLU’s campus firewall toolkit. If students are ...

2025-04-16T17:36:43Z

Lifting up the ACLU’s campus firewall toolkit. If students are able to establish one, schools won’t voluntarily share staff time or faculty/student data – with federal law enforcement: https://www.aclu.org/publications/firewall-for-freedom-campus-resolution-toolkit

Yes to these. Would also be a good time for them to stop DOGE ...

2025-04-14T19:14:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…9m9n
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Yes to these. Would also be a good time for them to stop DOGE from creating a mega API server at the IRS that'll put sensitive taxpayer data at risk.

"Privacy is an important guarantor of decentralization: ...

2025-04-14T19:01:31Z

"Privacy is an important guarantor of decentralization: whoever has the information has the power, ergo we need to avoid centralized control over information. "

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note1d5r…70ec
"Privacy is not about standing apart. It's about standing together."

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/04/14/privacy.html

Prepare for your phone to be confiscated and scanned by law ...

2025-04-14T18:59:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…k06l
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Prepare for your phone to be confiscated and scanned by law enforcement for any evidence of thoughts in opposition to the current U.S. administration but other than that...

https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/04/09/can-border-patrol-search-your-phone/

If you’re curious about the Stop Surveillance Copaganda ...

2025-02-25T15:48:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…6ek6
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If you’re curious about the Stop Surveillance Copaganda project- you can read more about it here: https://www.stopcopaganda.org/

Here’s a peek at what’s happening at RightsCon 25, the ...

2025-02-25T15:47:55Z

Here’s a peek at what’s happening at RightsCon 25, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age!

Peep our very own Lia H with folks from Compost Magazine, fiction writer Chris R Muscato and other human rights experts at todays Resisting Surveillance Copaganda panel 🙌

Even if you’re not from a state with proposed mask ban ...

2025-02-20T17:45:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…4enr
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Even if you’re not from a state with proposed mask ban legislation, you can still help. Tell reps there to oppose mask bans and connect how this issue affects you (do you travel there for business? Shop there? Seek medical care there? Visit family?

Marylanders call your reps now and tell them to oppose this ...

2025-02-20T17:39:15Z

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Marylanders call your reps now and tell them to oppose this legislation: https://nomaskbanmaryland.substack.com/p/phone-zap-fighting-for-an-unfavorable

Mask bans give police (and vigilante citizens) power to force ...

2025-02-20T17:38:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…egvm
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Mask bans give police (and vigilante citizens) power to force people to unmask. This means more surveillance, more risk of doxxing for protestors and overall heightened risk to public safety.

https://touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/mask-bans-are-a-surveillance-issue/

New mask ban legislation is on the move in Maryland: ...

2025-02-20T17:38:17Z

New mask ban legislation is on the move in Maryland:

https://www.stopmaskbans.com/#action-map

If you’re headed to RightsCon, join us for any of the following ...

2025-02-18T21:18:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…86vm
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If you’re headed to RightsCon, join us for any of the following sessions:

We’ll be joined by our short story competition finalist, guest ...

2025-02-18T21:17:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…zyqv
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We’ll be joined by our short story competition finalist, guest author Christopher R. Muscato. You can read his short story and other finalist works here:

http://strangehorizons.com/issue/20-january-2025/

Fixed link: ...

2025-02-18T21:16:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…w9nx
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Fixed link: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/08/police-surveillance-wont-make-us-safer-broken-windows-on-steroids.html

Want to know more about how these stories are helping to build a ...

2025-01-27T16:52:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…uvx5
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Want to know more about how these stories are helping to build a more just future? Learn more about the Stop Copaganda Project here :

https://www.stopcopaganda.org/

This story is available now in the current issue of Strange ...

2025-01-27T16:52:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…kxvy
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This story is available now in the current issue of Strange Horizons, so give it a read:

http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/taking-back-the-city/

Interested in fiction from the perspective of a researcher for ...

2025-01-27T16:51:15Z

Interested in fiction from the perspective of a researcher for anti-carceral technology? Meet Christine Phan, author of Taking Back the City, which highlights the impacts of excessive personal data collection on LGTBQ + immigrant communities in the U.S.

You can find this story and all other Stop Copaganda Project ...

2025-01-24T19:40:21Z

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You can find this story and all other Stop Copaganda Project finalist submissions in the current issue of Strange Horizons magazine now:

https://tinyurl.com/bdepkpmw

Meet Rich Larson , another rad Stop Copaganda project ...

2025-01-24T19:39:09Z

Meet Rich Larson , another rad Stop Copaganda project contributor, wrote “Murder in the Clavist Autonomous Zone” - a story about ways policing props up the status quo + suppresses alternative ways of being.

This story shows us what happens when a government encroaches on ...

2025-01-23T13:17:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…y4wt
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This story shows us what happens when a government encroaches on its citizens’ right to privacy in the name of sustainability. Read the full story here:

https://tinyurl.com/386c4nf5

Meet Christopher R. Muscato who penned ‘A Charm to Keep the ...

2025-01-23T13:16:21Z

Meet Christopher R. Muscato who penned ‘A Charm to Keep the Evil Eye Away From Your Campervan; or, Roamin' Rights’ for the StopCopaganda project!