#protect the internet

[sandcheeze13]

update:

1. australia doesn't like queer people (what else is new?)

here's this thing that going on in australia. please sign this, if you live there. (5 days left before it closes.)

on other news, it time to start calling again. unfortunately, i have forgot where this announcement was, or if it was even announced. the call in days start today, and tomorrow.

2. the us is being stupid again (will be updated in a bit, please be patient)

i believe they start talking about it next sunday, which isn't too far away from now. i might be wrong, but still, better safe than sorry.

we're calling about the following:

the earn it act (is in the house)

for now, call your senators, and house representatives about these, so they won't give trump power. thank you.

h.r. 1526 (no rogue rulings act) (is in senate now)

the option to sunset (repeal) section 230 (i'm not sure, but call both of them, just in case)

news blogpost here from fftf, and this other link here

the save act (i believe it has already passed house, but im not sure. please give me a second)

texas abortion act

banning anime, and furries (yes, exactly that for some reason.)

(there might be more, please be patient)

3. the eu still needs our help

not much to say about this, as i'm not from the eu, but i feel like sharing this.

i believe i have already shared this before, but i'll share again anyway. just in case. if anyone's wondering, these petitions exist, because the eu is bringing back conversion therapy for queer folk, along with banning hrt.

do keep in mind that you have to be in the eu in order to sign these. if you're not from there, please share this, so more people can help.

petition

the uk version of this petition

4. internet archives is in danger again

again, not much to say about this one. but yeah, here's the petition to sign this. protect the internet at all costs.

that's about it for now. sorry for not responding to a lot of people recently. same with this update post.

[d-blue02]

We need all the help we can get to put a stop to this bill! Click the link, sign the petition, call your representatives, and donate as much as you possibly can! There’s no time to lose, KOSA must be stopped at all costs!!

[themistressofdolls]

[meanya]

I saw a post before about how hackers are now feeding Google false phone numbers for major companies so that the AI Overview will suggest scam phone numbers, but in case you haven't heard,

PLEASE don't call ANY phone number recommended by AI Overview

unless you can follow a link back to the OFFICIAL website and verify that that number comes from the OFFICIAL domain.

My friend just got scammed by calling a phone number that was SUPPOSED to be a number for Microsoft tech support according to the AI Overview

It was not, in fact, Microsoft. It was a scammer. Don't fall victim to these scams. Don't trust AI generated phone numbers ever.

[pluralsword]

even though KOSA has been defeated 4 times, just in case it passes this time around, today would be a good day to download your writing and art and website code if it would be effected by this bill that fascist Republican lawmakers have openly admitted they want to use for anti-2LGBTQIA+ actions of censorship, and this will effect users in countries outside of the USA since so many websites are based in the USA. this is an act of imperialism, an act of patriarchy, of reactionary bioessentialism, those of you that can please make your voices heard, including to your representatives, you can send a pre-written email via the Electronic Frontier Foundation here. what concerns us is that some Democrats are in support of this bill last weread. make it clear to them that this is an error

[gynii]

@hey-omi got me into aftg last semester and i made this for them as part of an art trade last month! so now yall get to see it :)

[sunderwight]

There is at times a (completely understandable!) assumption in SV fandom that "Peerless Cucumber", infamous online commenter, represents Shen Yuan's truest self in a way.

But while I get where that's coming from, I think the narrative of SV ultimately refutes that notion. Peerless Cucumber is the guy who called for Shen Jiu to be punished even worse when PIDW was just a novel, and yet when it's real, he not only wants to avoid that fate for himself, but he also feels more pity & compassion for Shen Jiu too. Peerless Cucumber thought that Luo Binghe's level-up arc was cool, but Shen Yuan doesn't want to put his disciple through that, even knowing that he will come out stronger at the end of it. Peerless Cucumber was deeply mired in the toxic macho heteronormative internet culture at the time, but Shen Yuan is himself a queer person whose suffering is more than incidentally attached to his internalized homophobia.

I think in its way, the Peerless Cucumber persona is as much of a mask as the Shen Qingqiu one. Being vitriolic and petty can be fun, but it isn't a truer version of Shen Yuan, it's just exaggerating different aspects of his personality for a different audience and in a different direction.

[destielmemenews]

"Publishers accused the nonprofit of infringing copyrights in 127 books from authors like Malcolm Gladwell, C.S. Lewis, Toni Morrison, J.D. Salinger and Elie Wiesel, by making the books freely available through its Free Digital Library.

The archive, which hosts more than 3.2 million copies of copyrighted books on its website, contended that the library was transformative because it made lending more convenient and served the public interest by promoting "access to knowledge.""

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[evydraws]

The team VS Count Dracula | prints

[yuwuta]

people have got to be nicer to and about kids

[glacierclear]

also, just putting this out there. if you interact with my posts (either through comments or reblogs) just to tell me you hate a character that I love there's a good chance I will just block you :p

[sweetpumpkinmouse]

Do lawmakers even know how stupid KOSA truly is as a bill, if not dangerous. Think about it: having to give ID containing SENSITIVE INFORMATION (literally against Internet Safety 101) just to go on the internet. Being a minor having to do that is so dangerous and would put them in more danger at the hands of predators.

People who have to use the internet for educational uses will have to go through stupid, unneeded steps just to look up the purpose of the mitochondria!

Trans and Queer youth are in danger. Fandom spaces are in danger. Children, the very group of people that this bullshit bill is claiming to protect, are in DANGER!

The States having full monopoly over the internet is so, so ungodly stupid and dystopian. I can’t imagine being someone not from the States and having to witness all of this.

The bill doesn’t protect kids, it only puts them in more danger.

CALL YOUR REPS! SIGN PETITIONS! KEEP KOSA TRENDING! LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING!

THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR ALL OF US! NOT JUST A SELECTIVE!

SIMILAR BILLS HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE AND BEEN STOPPED THANKS TO THE INTERNET! LET’S DO THAT AGAIN!

STOP KOSA!

[would-you-punt-them]

Websites that demand you give them extremely private information to "verify your age"

[mollyjimbly]

🚨🚨The Senate vote on KOSA is either taking place today or tomorow.🚨🚨

We need all the noises possible to make it clear that this bill should either be fixed or stopped.

There's still the House next if it passes, do not give up. ❤️

Use this to call your reps :

What you need to write/say is right here.

You can also send faxes using this if you wish

We were able to push against KOSA for so long and its all thanks to our combined efforts. Let's keep it up ! ❤️❤️❤️

[sortanonymous]

Welp, here I go again...

UPDATE: KOSA was not added to the bill, losing by a resounding 85-12. We've won the battle, but the war is not over! Don't! Let! Up!

[livingdxadwriter]

So people have actually been shipping Erik and Bobby… like romantically? What the fuck.