1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to oppose the dangerous internet legislation currently being considered by Congress, including KOSA, the SCREEN Act, the EARN IT Act of 2023, the Cooper Davis Act, the Take it Down Act, and STOP CSAM. I also strongly oppose any efforts to repeal or sunset Section 230. These bills threaten our First Amendment rights and would fundamentally undermine how Americans access and use the internet. Section 230 is a critical legal protection that allows platforms to moderate content without becoming legally liable for everything users post. Repealing it would force websites to choose between acting as publishers facing constant lawsuits or becoming anything-goes platforms unable to remove even basic spam. This would effectively end online free expression as we know it. The SCREEN Act and similar age-gating bills adopted by 19 states would require Americans to provide sensitive identifying information like driver's licenses, passports, or face scans just to access websites. This mandate creates massive data breach risks, exposing personal information including names, addresses, and social security numbers to hackers. These verification systems rely on unreliable and biased facial recognition technologies and would allow government to restrict access to reproductive healthcare information and LGBTQ resources. Bills like KOSA, despite claims of protecting children, would actually harm vulnerable youth by restricting access to lifesaving LGBTQ resources and comprehensive sex education. The EARN IT Act, Cooper Davis Act, Take it Down Act, and STOP CSAM all undermine end-to-end encryption, making everyone less safe online. These bills would give law enforcement unprecedented surveillance powers and force companies to abandon encryption services that protect activists, abuse survivors, and ordinary Americans from stalkers and hackers. I urge you to vote no on these bills and protect Section 230. Americans deserve an internet that respects both safety and civil liberties without forcing us to sacrifice our privacy, anonymity, and First Amendment rights.