House could vote on KIDS Act this week as groups urge rejection

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The House may vote this week on H.R.7757, the KIDS Act, after a June 23 preprint of the bill was circulated; the package incorporates the earlier KOSA proposal and contains age verification provisions that would push online services to verify users’ ages. Nearly 100 tech‑safety and privacy organizations sent a joint letter urging House leaders to reject the KIDS package, arguing the bill’s age checks will force more data collection or reliance on error‑prone age estimation and will undermine anonymity and privacy. Critics and advocacy groups say the bill’s language also narrows protections under Section 230 and includes policies that would effectively bar accounts for users under 16, according to reporting cited in discussion of the measure. Grassroots calls to action and rapid outreach to representatives have intensified because House leaders are considering bringing the bill up under suspension, a process that limits debate and bars amendments. Legal and youth‑advocacy groups warn the provisions could cut off minors from online support communities and disproportionately affect LGBTQ and other vulnerable teens. If the House approves the bill under suspension, the package would advance to the next legislative steps and leave little opportunity for floor changes, prompting opponents to press for a straight rejection this week.

Bree 🍄🦇🌿

@breebird33.bsky.social

people in the US: If you haven't called your reps yet to vote NO on the Kids Act (which contains KOSA), CALL NOW!!!! 5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

1584h ago

Electronic Frontier Foundation

@eff.org

🚨Congress could vote on the KIDS Act today. The bill will push websites towards demanding to know users’ ages, whether through more data collection or error-prone age estimation. act.eff.org/action/tell...

1014h ago

IRON SPARROW [鐵] XIV 🪶

@ironsparrow.etheirys.social

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO FIGHT KOSA 🧵 KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) is still alive. If history has taught us anything, blanket censorship poses a very real danger to marginalized peoples including the LGBTQ+ community. It's never about the kids!! Here's a few resources you'll hopefully find helpful.

636h ago

🔞 Phillabuster 🔜 Hot Seat Vegas

@phillabuster.bsky.social

US- Don't forget to call your House representative and tell them to oppose the KIDS Act/KOSA! (KIDS is just the updated version of KOSA.) They allegedly vote on it today. It takes two seconds, this site helps you find your rep and even has a script. 5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

316h ago

TheCongressman

@thecongressman.bsky.social

This is going to vote within a few hours. Please call your reps, tell them NO on the KIDS Act, and NO on KOSA. My rep is a fuckhead republican, but I still always call to tell him it's un-american censorship and to vote NO. There is no reason not to make the call.

311h ago

5 Calls

@5calls.org

🚨 The House is set to vote on the KIDS Act *THIS WEEK* as early as Monday night or Tuesday. This so-called safety bill includes KOSA and age verification requirements and does nothing to protect anyone. Call your House Rep NOW and oppose this bill. 🔥📞🔥

373h ago

Exclusively Woke3

The phone number is (202) 224-3121. 5Calls (OP) gives scripts to call your representatives. If this passes, it will go to senate. This is a ploy to TRACK who and what is said online. Anything deemed "not correct?" you are tracked. CHINA DOES THE SAME, and people HAVE been arrested for social media

Kavi Kat 🌬️1

🚨 Age verification requirements do nothing but place a digital threshold between people & access to information, and when that threshold is programmed by pedophiles who want to traffick your children you should #StandUpFightBack⚠️

Fascist Dem Tracker

@fascistdemtracker.bsky.social

New week and a new fascist bill preview! The House has four bills that I am keeping an eye on this week, but the big one on my mind is HR 7757, the KIDS Act. It is on the docket to begin debate today and seems to have quite a bit of Dem support. As such, call your reps ASAP!

275h ago

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@custat.net

If you like seeing me and my art around online and you appreciate anonymity we have to kill this and keep it buried under stone like a vampire My rep didn't have their number public but I was able to connect via the congressional switchboard @ (202)224-3121 Tell your rep to Vote NO on KIDS Act

265h ago

Calebthebamlord

@calebthebamlord.bsky.social

This is just a quick reminder that the KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) isn't about protecting children. It's about control. If the US government really cared about protecting children, they wouldn't be doing this. Call your reps now! We cannot let this bill pass!

311h ago

Kommy

@kombuchaskunk.bsky.social

5calls.org/issue/kids-o... KOSA & KIDS act is being voted on by the house of representatives TODAY. we need everyone to call in and make your voice heard! this website will provide you a brief script to read out on the phone. Wont even take 5 minutes & helps fight against online surveillance

95h ago

RefractionXIII - Open for Comms!

@lsdxiii.bsky.social

PLEASE contact your reps. There are a variety of resources to find their numbers and all you have to do is state your name, zip code, and a brief comment on the bills you want them to oppose. I just did my calls and it literally took less than 3 minutes. PLEASE call them about KOSA and the KIDS Act

94h ago

@missxbri.bsky.social

I hate parents who act like their kids exempt from sickos. Girl it don’t matter how much you filter and monitor if the pedos in charge want your kids to see their content? they will! wtf do y’all be saying!?

164h ago

Quoting this

it's still free range5

Which is so funny because we were circumventing parental controls when we were kids. Do people really think that just because we grew with tech that these babies won't be able to do the same thing? Or that those on sinister shit haven't figured out ways around these blockers???

The Nexus of Privacy

@thenexusofprivacy.net

KOSA, the KIDS Act, AI, Bad Internet Bills, and a potential giveaway to big tech -- UPDATED Whatever happens with today's House vote, there's still a long way to go. The battle is likely to go to the end of the year, as it did in 2022 and 2024. thenexusofprivacy.net/kosa-kids-ac...

64h ago

National Youth Rights Association (NYRA)

@youthrights.bsky.social

New NYRA Blog Post Published: "How the KOSA and KIDS Acts will Harm Vulnerable Teenagers" KOSA & the KIDS Act harm vulnerable teenagers by cutting them off from online communities & support systems, and could be used to censor LGBTQ content for minors. www.youthrights.org/how-the-kosa...

96h ago

Big Puppy Stuart

@bpstuart.bsky.social

I have made my calls to congress. Please do the same if you haven’t. KOSA and the KIDS act are a serious threat to the net and won’t protect kids at all. Please do your part if you haven’t yet

125h ago

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thehill.comDozens of tech safety groups urge House to reject KIDS package 5calls.orgOppose KOSA and the KIDS Act (UPDATED 6/24) - HOUSE VOTE THIS WEEK ⭑ 5 Calls eff.orgThe KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online

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