Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

Congress is about to pass a really problematic piece of legislation, the JCPA, by adding it to a must-pass defense spending bill.

A serious lineup of signatories to this letter oppose it: @ACLU@twitter.com, @publicknowledge@twitter.com, @CenDemTech@twitter.com, @eff@twitter.com, @Wikimedia@twitter.com & more.

https://publicknowledge.org/policy/group-letter-to-congressional-leadership-against-jcpas-ndaa-inclusion/

RED ALERT, please boost! We got word this morning that Senate leadership has cut a deal to include #JCPA in the must-pass #NDAA.

This is a terrible, Rupert Murdoch backed bill that essentially creates a "link tax" and would make Big Tech and big media cartels even more intertwined. AND, apparently what Schumer "traded" for it was ... the vaccine mandate for the US military. I kid you not.

@team has a contact-congress tool here, please contact your Senators!

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-our-access-to-credible-news

It only takes 5 minutes to defend the internet and indie journalism, but you need to do it now.

We’ve made it easy to call 🐦SenSchumer and 🐦SpeakerPelosi at https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-our-access-to-credible-news

Tell them no pay for hate, no link tax, and no #JCPA in the NDAA.

🚨RED ALERT🚨

We need to stop an AWFUL bill.

@SenSchumer + 🐦SpeakerPelosi are poised to put special interests before people by ramming through the so-called Journalism Competition and Protection Act.

Urgent action is needed. Call now:
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-our-access-to-credible-news

#JCPA breaks content moderation by requiring social media platforms to carry and PAY FOR hate, including articles that put a target on marginalized communities. 🐦SpeakerPelosi’s husband was targeted by a “news” article that combined victim blaming and gay shaming.

BREAKING: we have joined 25+ orgs in demanding the awful #JCPA not be included in the NDAA.

JCPA is a handout to hedge funds that will harm local news and force social media to carry + PAY FOR hateful content. 🐦SpeakerPelosi needs to put her foot down!

https://publicknowledge.org/policy/group-letter-to-congressional-leadership-against-jcpas-ndaa-inclusion/

No more master password for web vault for now, by @bitwarden

Stop Killer Robots rally at SF city hall.

The JCPA is framed as a bill to "help journalism" but even many journalists have come out against it, knowing that their private equity owners will just pocket the cash. Similarly, part of the law would *require* internet companies to link to misinfo sources AND to pay them for the privilege.

It goes against everything that the web is supposed to stand for while enriching those destroying newspaper journalism.

So it appears that Congress may have decided to include the incredibly dangerous JCPA in the must pass NDAA today. The JCPA is effectively a "link tax" that will force internet companies to pay cash to private equity firms who are buying up newspapers and firing most of the staff.

It's a horrible bill for so many reasons. Even the Copyright Office says it's not useful or needed.

Making facial recognition the norm at airports is terrifying - even if it's not mandatory it will absolutely be compulsory, and it will exponentially expand surveillance of everyone traveling https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/02/tsa-security-face-recognition/

Nazi groups have written about their plans to target power grids before.

https://twitter.com/socialistdogmom/status/1599644899443281921

We must act against tech companies like Twitter platforming violent extremism against LGBTQ+ people.

When Elon Musk claims that hate speech is down and posts that there have been just under 2 million impressions, its clear he doesn't include LOTT which easily gets 2m/per.

This morning Nazi groups are celebrating the attack.

https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1599771404978688005

Just a week ago, Elon Musk supported the platforming of Libs of TikTok and stood up for Shopify for allowing it to sell "groomer" merchandise. I have documented many instances of stochastic terrorism by LOTT. Please see here:

https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1560034734788444162

Glaad has been tracking anti-drag attacks and harassment all over the United States this year, there have been over 124 at the time of the article being written.

Many of these were FIRST targeted by Libs of TikTok.

https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-report-drag-events-faced-least-124-protests-and-significant-threats-2022