1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I'm writing to urge my representatives to vote NO on three internet censorship bills: KOSA, IODA, and the SCREEN act. All three bills claim to protect teens by placing a duty of care on online platforms to prevent exposure to harmful things. However, Republicans especially keep expanding what "harmful" means in this context. These bills are gifts to fascists. KOSA's sponsor said it would "protect minors from the transgender in thus culture." The Heritage Foundation said it would use KOSA to block abortion information. Both of the other bills allow the FTC to enforce them. FTC Chair Ferguson signed up "to fight wokeness" and "the trans agenda." The people in power now cannot be trusted with laws like these because they will keep expanding that "harmful" definition to fit what they personally don't like, which almost certainly includes anyone LGBTQ. Don't give weapons to fascists. If passed, these bills WILL HARM LGBTQ teens, adults, and anyone who needs information on reproductive health at a time those in power are actively seeking to strip it all away. Vote NO on KOSA, IODA, and SCREEN.