Artificial Pawn

Mostly reposts of interesting and/or important things, and occasional original posts.

[Reclaim The Net @ReclaimTheNetHQ]

Weeks after America slammed the UK for dystopian social media rules, Congress is rushing through its own version.

The KIDS Act (with KOSA & more) is a bipartisan privacy nightmare: forces platforms to ID minors under a vague “should have known” standard, kills anonymity, ramps up surveillance on everyone, and creates a patchwork of rules.

“No age verification required" ... yet platforms get punished if they “should have known” a user is a minor.

That means digital ID/surveillance for all.

https://t.co/OaCWjjGQEl

[00LemonBoy00 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @00LemonBoy]

Parental controls exist we do not need mass censorship because parents don’t wanna parent

[Dodge This Security @shotgunner101]

Anyone who can't see what is happening is blind.

1) Banning of the ability to have privacy with a cellphone
2) Banning of the ability to own a foreign router (which may not "comply" with future "required" legislation )
3) Identity checks at the OS, App Store and Service provider levels.
4) Ability to restrict individuals access to the internet, to given types of content, etc
5) Forced front and center "official" news media forced into online services.
6) Control over AI algorithms
7) Control over algorithms for visibility/sharing of content
8) Control over peoples cars (remote kill switches, embedded biometrics, automated reporting to LEO, inebriation checks).
9) Forced biometrics to login to computers, phones, etc
10) Digital ID to replace physical ID.
11) Digital cash to replace physical cash
12) Millions of biometrics and license place cameras + millions of "gun shot detection" systems
13) Banning of mobile applications and endpoint software the government deems wrong, dangerous, or incorrect, etc. (Tiktok, Kaspersky, etc)
14) AI being embedded in every processor, mobile device, desktop OS, etc.
15) Laws demanding "backdoored" encryption.
16) Laws demanding client side scanning.
17) Laws demanding control over speech deemed harmful, violent, dangerous, upsetting, etc
18) Charges and convictions against anyone releasing privacy focused software (tornado cash).
19) AI predictive policing and predictive dissent detection
20) Centralizing of all healthcare, psychological, financial, online, offline, travel and government records.
21) Forced biometrics collection to travel, attend public events, etc

[alpha @omarsbigsister]

Literally none of these viral posts matter if action isn't taken. If you want digital ID and age verification to not go forward in the US, you have to actually do something other than hit the like button.

202-224-3121 connects you to your lawmakers. Mass pressure works.

[Eric Meder 👁️ @ericmeder]

Digital IDs aren't about convenience or security. They're about linking your biometrics to every transaction, movement, and interaction so the government can cut off your access to everything the moment you don't comply.

[@goldybear13 @lumity437]

Call your representatives and stop being making doomed posts
We can still stop this

[Hotcheesecakes (Clippy) @BLkhoih96132]

as a reminder. KIDS act is in the house. It's being paired with KOSA. KIDS is just as bad as KOSA. KIDS also affects video games

[alpha @omarsbigsister]

The KIDS Act is a five alarm fire by the way. This will reshape the entire internet and how we communicate and find information on anything and everything. Please, please fight back before it's too late.

[CR1337 @CR1337]

If you resist anything in your life, resist the upcoming widespread Age Verification & most importantly, Digital ID's, which they will present as easy solution for you to access almost anything.

Should they succeed to implement Digital ID systems, the next step to CBDCs & cashless society, paired with social score models, isn't that far away anymore.

This is happening, worldwide. Act accordingly!

[🏴‍☠️CyberTechWolf🏴‍☠️ @CyberTechWolff]

KOSA violates the first amendment this is not big news if this passes.

[Kougeru 🐉⛩️ @Kougeru]

Someday people will finally understand that their free speech and privacy are among their most important rights for a reason. Sadly, it feels like that lesson will be learned too late. Oppose ID (age) verification laws as strongly as you can. They are not safe for anyone

[alpha @omarsbigsister]

you only feel like it's gotten so bad so fast because you weren't aware of the long, drawn out fight over the course of years to prevent laws like KOSA from passing. this has been happening before COVID. you are just now aware of it.

[The_Bladedancer @Piglin_Nerd]

I have a crazy suggestion:

Instead of trying to "hold Big Tech accountable" at the expense of everyone online, how about we Instead hold INDIVIDUALS accountable for acts such as abuse, neglect, and exploitation?

Sweeping internet legislation will NOT hold ANYONE accountable.

[Sycamore! 🏳️‍🌈 @sycawah]

FOR GAMES???? BLOW THE FUCK UP OUTTA YOUR REP’S PHONES

[Basty @ Garcia4FEH REAL AAAA @MagvellianDrago]

We gotta kill this bill

[CodyThePatriot🦅🇺🇸 @politicianskid]

As an American you have a duty to protect your constitutional rights. If you believe in the constitution, call your politicians & lobbyists and tell them this is unconstitutional. It’s not about children it’s about a national registry of every American & stifling free speech.

[DBL MP / Double @dbl_mp1]

It starts with “indefensable” stuff and continues to evolve into the most insane crap like locking you out of your own laptop.

this is a list of REAL bills I’ve seen introduced. I’m NOT making these up.

This is NOT to protect kids. It’s just freaking not.

[Hotcheesecakes (Clippy) @BLkhoih96132]

hey y'all call your reps and tell em to vote no to kosa

[Age Veri fication Hater 🏳️‍⚧️🍉🌻 @chloetankahhui]

we're all rightfully angry about KOSA, but let's not forget that the FCC also wants to force everyone to show an ID to buy a cell phone plan. remember, the US is a country where ID isn't necessary to buy a gun

[ArceusBowser @ArceusBowser212]

BTW if this passes the internet is as good as dead, your privacy will disappear and anything you say on it will be used against you despite free speech