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SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS: After years of pushing for it, Sen. Blumenthal says a Democratic "blue wave" could finally help the Kids Online Safety Act become law, though critics continue to raise privacy and free speech concerns. #News12 #Connecticut connecticut.news12.com/sen-b…

Imagine having to show your ID to do anything? That’s effectively what age verification regimes do to most activities on the internet. Cato’s @dr_inserra argues that age verification requirements harm kids and adults and sacrifice privacy for all.

🚫KOSA. Yes, kids face harms online. No, government mandated data collection, identity verification, and surveillance is NOT the solution. You can tell you Senator NOT TO PASS KOSA by calling (202) 224‑3121.

Marsha Blackburn: "I want to make certain we never, ever end up with a surveillance state like you have in China." Are we already there? Tennessee is currently ranked #11 nationally for LPR use including Flock. Continued use of state grants and taxpayer money will continue to push us into the top 10, and further...

Shigeru Miyamoto is expected to recover within a few days to a week from a "sudden illness" kotaku.com/nintendos-shigeru…

45 attorneys general have written to Congress demanding it quickly pass the Senate’s Kids Online Safety Act, with the "duty of care" intact. That clause makes platforms liable for content a regulator decides is harmful, so sites will delete lawful speech to stay out of court. The AGs openly describe their $17 billion Meta settlement as a stepping stone. That deal forces Meta to age-check every Facebook and Instagram user with ID or a face scan, and both sides agreed never to challenge it as unconstitutional. They also want KOSA to leave their own state powers untouched, so they can keep adding rules on top. They want one federal standard and fifty extra ones as well. Every version ends with an ID check. reclaimthenet.org/attorneys-…

🚨BREAKING: 🔴Marsha Blackburn is the projected winner of the Tennessee governor election, defeating 🔵Jerri Green.

MAGA influencers, Elon Musk and the Trump administration are embracing an unlikely symbol of young men's political frustrations: Anakin Skywalker, the "Star Wars" hero who becomes Darth Vader. axios.com/2026/11/02/anakin-…

Privacy is already dead. Why bother fighting? Because if it were dead, they would not be working this hard to kill it. Online child safety laws exist because anonymity still exists. Age verification exists to force a digital ID on every person online. Then comes the rest: AI monitoring, CBDCs that can block your money, social credit that scores your obedience. They need your ID because you still have the right to be anonymous. And to the person who says they have nothing to hide: privacy is not about hiding. It is what makes every other right real. No privacy, no free speech. No privacy, no free worship. No privacy, no free assembly. The fight is not lost. It is happening right now. Send this to someone who has given up. Follow me. Every day I show you how to fight back.

"They want to force the nation to prove who they are to access the digital town square" @alanvibe As we’ve been warning - @Ofcom just officially recommended Digital ID and uploading photo ID e.g. passports to use social media 📩 Tell your MP: NO! 👉 togetherdeclaration.org/noid… Fight back #together

LYNN'S WARRIORS 💙STATEMENT: META SETTLES AGAIN. BUT WHO IS PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN? ANOTHER SETTLEMENT. ANOTHER FAMILY. ANOTHER WARNING. HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN MUST SUFFER BEFORE CONGRESS ACTS? Once again, Meta has settled a lawsuit involving allegations that its social media platforms contributed to serious harm to a young person. The latest settlement, just announced on October 30, involves a teen who alleged that features of Facebook and Instagram contributed to compulsive use, mental health problems and eating disorders. Meta "denies" designing its platforms to addict children and points to safety measures it has introduced. But at Lynn's Warriors💙, our concern extends far beyond any single lawsuit or settlement. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY? WHERE IS THE PREVENTION? WHO IS PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN? Behind every lawsuit is a young person whose experiences deserve to be heard. Behind every courtroom battle is a family seeking answers. And behind every settlement is a question that money alone cannot answer: What must change to prevent other children from experiencing similar harm? 📣Families should not have to enter a courtroom to demand safer digital environments. 📣Parents should not have to become investigators to understand the risks their children face online. 📣And children should not have to navigate systems designed to maximize engagement without meaningful, independently evaluated safeguards. We understand that Meta has entered into agreements requiring additional protections for children and teens. Those commitments must be independently monitored, enforced and measured against actual outcomes. But settlements are not substitutes for comprehensive national safeguards. 🚨CONGRESS, THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW. 🚨Lynn's Warriors💙 calls for urgent consideration and passage of strong, constitutionally sound child-protection legislation, including: 🚨THE KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT (KOSA), S.1748: Establish meaningful protections against online risks - "duty of care" and require greater accountability for platform features affecting minors. 🚨THE STOP CSAM ACT: Strengthen reporting, accountability and legal remedies for survivors of child sexual abuse material, including emerging forms of AI-generated exploitation. 🚨THE GUARD ACT: Establish age-verification requirements and other safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots interacting with minors. And these measures must be part of a broader commitment to student privacy, stronger reporting systems, effective enforcement, independent research and meaningful parental tools. 🇺🇸This is not a Republican issue. 🇺🇸This is not a Democratic issue. THIS IS AN AMERICAN CHILD-SAFETY ISSUE.🇺🇸 Our children are not bargaining chips. Their emotional well-being is not a corporate accounting expense. Their childhood should never be treated as an experiment in maximizing clicks, advertising revenue or engagement. At Lynn's Warriors💙, we stand with survivors, parents and advocates who refuse to accept the idea that preventable harm is simply the cost of living in a digital world. We call on Congress to resolve the legislative differences and act before the end of the year. We call on technology companies to demonstrate through independent evidence that their protections work. And we call on every parent, grandparent and concerned citizen to demand transparency and accountability. ONE MORE SETTLEMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER. PREVENTING THE NEXT HARM MUST BE THE GOAL. Protect our children. Empower families. Support survivors. Demand accountability. CHILDREN FIRST. FAMILIES ALWAYS. CONGRESS, ACT NOW! Lynn Shaw Founder and Executive Director Lynn's Warriors Community Creates Change. 💙

Jonathan Haidt's "The Anxious Generation" book is a good campfire/fireplace fuel. Rather than read even a single page of it.

Two-word horror story: Mass Surveillance

💣 CENSORSHIP - Oops … Barry Gardner Labour MP - FINALLY admits that the Online safety Bill is to STOP adults’ free speech, that they don’t like! And now you know 💣