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"To normal people, a 'trend' means something that happens with some frequency. And yet the FBI offers no data to suggest that abductions by Uber, Lyft, or other rideshare drivers are actually widespread."
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RT @ENBrown
Today in dubious crime panic: Uber & Lyft drivers are coming for your kids, the FBI says reason.com/2022/10/27/fbi-repo
twitter.com/ENBrown/status/158

RT @ACLU
BREAKING: The Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a historic move forward in the rights of LGBTQ families.

The bill ensures federal recognition of marriage regardless of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of either spouse.

The EU, UK, and various states are pushing "protect the children!" laws that will effectively mandate age verification technologies for most websites.

Turns out the French data protection agency (which doesn't mess around) has said that all existing age verification technologies violate people's privacy...

techdirt.com/2022/11/30/as-us-

Alert Virginia!

A bill has been filed in the Virginia senate to medically detransition all transgender youth!

This bill, SB791, is the same SAFE act being challenged in Arkansas and elsewhere. It would take decisionmaking away from parents, their doctors, and their trans youth

"Online spaces have seen a rise in anti-sex and anti-kink rhetoric. They believe that sexual or kink content leads to a rise in “degeneracy” and people who consume that content are predators." buff.ly/3fYOkOY

RT @BuddhistNoBody
Russia moves to ban 'LGBT propaganda' among ALL ages

"Under the new bill, any event or act deemed to promote homosexuality — online, in film, in books, in advertising or in public — could incur a hefty fine."
nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/r

"We shouldn’t let our emotions override logic and make us push through legislation that will cause more pain and suffering" buff.ly/3VgRqgR

RT @oliviasolon
Elon Musk has decimated the specialist global team dedicated to tackling child sexual exploitation, leaving behind an overwhelmed skeleton crew.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Passionate about prevention? The best way to make a difference is to become a member by setting up a recurring donation. There's something in it for you too, as members get perks depending on how much they give. buff.ly/2ST0nfH

I’d much rather see Apple unban sex than ban the bird site

RT @cobun@twitter.com

NEW from @axios@twitter.com:

Letter opposing Kids Online Safety Act, signed by @ACLU@twitter.com, @glaad@twitter.com, @EFF@twitter.com, @publicknowledge@twitter.com, @ALALibrary@twitter.com, @CenDemTech@twitter.com, @Wikimedia@twitter.com, @TechFreedom@twitter.com, @LGBTTech@twitter.com, @internetsociety@twitter.com, etc.
drive.google.com/file/d/1N60A5 twitter.com/ashleyrgold/status t.co/HmP2WnlqRq

🐦🔗: twitter.com/cobun/status/15972

"I was never taught what warning signs I should be worried about. I had no idea what grooming was or how it worked. I knew I wanted romance and sex, but I didn’t understand how those feelings could be exploited and make me into a target." buff.ly/3fYOkOY

RT @AshleyLatke
The dems just passed a very similar policy in CA, have co-signed and bragged about writing SESTA/FOSTA, SISEA, EARN IT, KOSA, and a plethora of other “online safety” legislation all deceptively marketed as focused on saving kids while actually selling surveillance and censorship

"The poorly drafted 'Kids Online Safety Act' would make kids less safe, and would be weaponized to attack LGBTQ+ people and abortion rights." buff.ly/3VA6i9S

RT @evan_greer
Congress should pass an actual privacy bill like instead of , which literally subjects kids to MORE privacy violations twitter.com/OTI/status/1592210

As the year comes to a close, we would like to remind you that all donations until the rest of the year are doubled! buff.ly/3kn7w6F

"Growing up, my understanding of consent was extremely limited. I was told by my parents that I shouldn’t let anyone touch my underwear area because “it was bad”. Why was it bad? Who knows, I was never told." buff.ly/3fYOkOY

We need to make it unacceptable for politicians like Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) to continue using kids & grieving parents as pawns to advance legislation that does more harm than good. It's not okay to use harm to kids to justify legislation that does MORE harm to kids. Let's get this right.

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Big Tech companies ARE doing real harm to kids. But #KOSA won't make things better. Congress needs to pass real laws like #AICOA, #OAMA, and #ADPPA (which needs to be improved but is a good start) to chip away at Big Tech abuses. And we need robust #FTC enforcement too.

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If you want to add your name / make your voice heard against #KOSA you can sign this petition we're hosting @team. Be sure to call your Senators too and tell them to oppose #KOSA / S. 3663. fightforthefuture.org/actions/

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