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How are folks recommended to get involved? Contact your local Congress member? I feel this thread has a lot of passion but is missing concrete, actionable steps

by wxw 6mo ago

How are folks recommended to get involved? Contact your local Congress member? I feel this thread has a lot of passion but is missing concrete, actionable steps.

chainingsolid 6mo ago
I've contacted my congressmen and I would also advocate for telling/explaining this to non technical people you know. They either won't have heard of this or won't know whats bad about it.
- Barbing 6mo ago
  Any tips for writing the letter, maybe even a starting point?
Barbing 6mo ago
Heroes @ EFF have our guide (USA residents): https://www.eff.org/pages/help-us-fight-back#main-content https://www.eff.org/pages/help-us-fight-back#main-content
- trueno 6mo ago
  man the EFF owns
- ethagnawl 6mo ago
  Of course Chuck Schumer won't let me contact him using this helpful tool. Perhaps we NYers should organize a rally outside his office in Manhattan like we did for PIPA/SOPA?
  - Barbing 6mo ago
    Dumb- BUT immediate links to sites of the right legislators! Adam B. Schiff Sorry, this legislator cannot be contacted with our tool. To message them, visit their website instead. Alex Padilla Sorry, this legislator cannot be contacted with our tool. To message them, visit their website instead.
    - 0xbadcafebee 6mo ago
      They do have a physical address, and stamps aren't that expensive.
      - post-it 6mo ago
        TIL it's not free to mail your rep. Mailing your MP is free in Canada.
    - trinsic2 6mo ago
      Yeah I have the same senators. Emailed them directly from their website. There should be links right above those messages.
    - trinsic2 6mo ago
      Here is the response from Adam Schiff >Thank you for contacting me regarding the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond. >Keeping children safe and holding accountable bad actors online is an important priority for the 119th Congress, and I am grateful for your input. My staff and I keep track of every message we receive from constituents like you, and your feedback is invaluable in guiding my priorities. >As you may know, KOSA seeks to establish new guardrails to protect children online by requiring that social media platforms give parents the option to enable the strongest privacy settings possible on their children’s accounts. It also would require audits of how online platforms affect the health and well-being of children. Further, it would create a “duty of care” instructing online platforms to mitigate content seen by children promoting eating disorders, suicide, sexual exploitation, and other dangers. KOSA has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, of which I am not a member. >As a parent, I believe that we must do everything we can in Congress to safeguard children online and will continue to support strong solutions to combat child exploitation. That is why I voted in the Judiciary Committee to advance the Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act to crack down on the proliferation of child sex abuse material online, support victims, and increase accountability and transparency for online platforms. >Please be assured that I will keep your concerns in mind should this bill be considered by the Senate. >Transparency has been a goal of mine throughout my time in Congress. You can find detailed information on every bill introduced in the Senate on Congress.gov, including the summary and full text of the legislation, which Senators have co-sponsored it, and the most recent action taken by Congress. >An ongoing job of a Senator is to help constituents solve problems with federal agencies, access services, and get their questions answered promptly. On my website, I offer a guide to the services my office can provide, as well as a contact form where you can share your priorities with me. You can also connect with me online via Facebook or Twitter, and you can always reach my office by phone at (202) 224-3841. >Thank you again for your thoughts. I hope you will continue to share your views and ideas with me.
  - Finnucane 6mo ago
    Use every means necessary. If that can be organized, do it.
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traderj0e 6mo ago
Let them pry ID from our cold dead hands. If a site requires ID, it doesn't get my business. Example, Discord wanted my ID to enable certain features, I declined, I now can't use those features, fine by me. If they started asking for ID anyway, I'd say no and see what happens, even if that means they lock me out entirely. There's no universe where they get my ID.

by wxw 6mo ago

How are folks recommended to get involved? Contact your local Congress member? I feel this thread has a lot of passion but is missing concrete, actionable steps.

chainingsolid 6mo ago

I've contacted my congressmen and I would also advocate for telling/explaining this to non technical people you know. They either won't have heard of this or won't know whats bad about it.

Barbing 6mo ago
Any tips for writing the letter, maybe even a starting point?

Barbing 6mo ago

Heroes @ EFF have our guide (USA residents): https://www.eff.org/pages/help-us-fight-back#main-content https://www.eff.org/pages/help-us-fight-back#main-content

trueno 6mo ago
man the EFF owns
ethagnawl 6mo ago
Of course Chuck Schumer won't let me contact him using this helpful tool. Perhaps we NYers should organize a rally outside his office in Manhattan like we did for PIPA/SOPA?
- Barbing 6mo ago
  Dumb- BUT immediate links to sites of the right legislators! Adam B. Schiff Sorry, this legislator cannot be contacted with our tool. To message them, visit their website instead. Alex Padilla Sorry, this legislator cannot be contacted with our tool. To message them, visit their website instead.
  - 0xbadcafebee 6mo ago
    They do have a physical address, and stamps aren't that expensive.
    - post-it 6mo ago
      TIL it's not free to mail your rep. Mailing your MP is free in Canada.
  - trinsic2 6mo ago
    Yeah I have the same senators. Emailed them directly from their website. There should be links right above those messages.
  - trinsic2 6mo ago
    Here is the response from Adam Schiff >Thank you for contacting me regarding the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond. >Keeping children safe and holding accountable bad actors online is an important priority for the 119th Congress, and I am grateful for your input. My staff and I keep track of every message we receive from constituents like you, and your feedback is invaluable in guiding my priorities. >As you may know, KOSA seeks to establish new guardrails to protect children online by requiring that social media platforms give parents the option to enable the strongest privacy settings possible on their children’s accounts. It also would require audits of how online platforms affect the health and well-being of children. Further, it would create a “duty of care” instructing online platforms to mitigate content seen by children promoting eating disorders, suicide, sexual exploitation, and other dangers. KOSA has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, of which I am not a member. >As a parent, I believe that we must do everything we can in Congress to safeguard children online and will continue to support strong solutions to combat child exploitation. That is why I voted in the Judiciary Committee to advance the Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act to crack down on the proliferation of child sex abuse material online, support victims, and increase accountability and transparency for online platforms. >Please be assured that I will keep your concerns in mind should this bill be considered by the Senate. >Transparency has been a goal of mine throughout my time in Congress. You can find detailed information on every bill introduced in the Senate on Congress.gov, including the summary and full text of the legislation, which Senators have co-sponsored it, and the most recent action taken by Congress. >An ongoing job of a Senator is to help constituents solve problems with federal agencies, access services, and get their questions answered promptly. On my website, I offer a guide to the services my office can provide, as well as a contact form where you can share your priorities with me. You can also connect with me online via Facebook or Twitter, and you can always reach my office by phone at (202) 224-3841. >Thank you again for your thoughts. I hope you will continue to share your views and ideas with me.
- Finnucane 6mo ago
  Use every means necessary. If that can be organized, do it.

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traderj0e 6mo ago

Let them pry ID from our cold dead hands. If a site requires ID, it doesn't get my business. Example, Discord wanted my ID to enable certain features, I declined, I now can't use those features, fine by me. If they started asking for ID anyway, I'd say no and see what happens, even if that means they lock me out entirely. There's no universe where they get my ID.