Tell your Members of Congress: Vote NO on KOSA!
Call BOTH of your Senators.
DC Office: 202-224-3841
Email (use your own words): Sen. Schiff’s email contact form
Note: Sen. Schiff’s voice mailbox appears to be full and they are asking people to use the email contact form. Use your own words if you are using the contact form. Sen. Schiff has not yet set up regional offices.
SF Office: (415) 981-9369
DC Office: (202) 224-3553
Email (use your own words): Sen. Padilla’s email contact form
Call ONE of the Representatives. Note: only one of these Congressmembers represents you. Find out which one here.
SF Office: (415) 556-4862
DC Office: (202) 225-4965
Email (use your own words): Rep. Pelosi’s email contact form
San Mateo Office: (650) 342-0300
DC Office: (202) 225-3531
Email (use your own words): Rep. Mullin’s email contact form
Call Script
My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _______. I am a member of Indivisible SF.
I urge you to vote NO on KOSA whenever it comes up for a vote. This dangerous bill will create censorship against people who are LGBTQ+ and minorities.
Background
Remember KOSA, the dangerous internet censorship bill that claims to protect children? Its proponents are trying once again to push this bill through.
The newest proponents are none other than Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino of X (formerly Twitter). You should be wary of any social media regulation bill they support. With their encouragement, Senators Blumenthal (D-CT) and Blackburn (R-TN), the bill’s sponsors, are making one last push to shove this bill down our throats. There’s some concern that they may try to attach the bill as a rider to any mandatory funding bills, though House Speaker Johnson has qualms about pushing a bill with such dire free-speech implications this hastily.
And make no mistake, the bill is still terrible for free speech. Despite its proponents’ claims that it’s now “content neutral”, it still restricts functionality related to multiple issues, so it remains dangerous to LGBTQ+, minorities, and anyone expressing dissent. Effectively the bill requires websites to identify people whom the service “knows is a minor” and restrict features that make certain content available to them. This can result in an age-gate (which might require proving your age and identity), but may also result in wholesale censorship of any content deemed too risky to host.
We continue to oppose KOSA and ask you to do the same.
Call your Members of Congress and tell them: We still want you to vote NO on KOSA!
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