The USA’s Censorship and Surveillance Plot is Working

Privacy Guides sits down with technology journalist Taylor Lorenz to decipher a slate of bills – including KOSA, the SCREEN Act, the App Store Accountability Act, and ongoing efforts to repeal Section 230 – being fast-tracked through Congress which threaten free speech, privacy, and your right to freely access information on the internet. There are more resources put together by @FightfortheFuture at https://www.badinternetbills.com covering these bills. Check out their site and contact your representatives while you listen to this interview! Guest: Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz (she/her) Hosts: Nate Bartram (he/him), Jonah Aragon (he/him) Writer: Nate Bartram Editors: Nate Bartram, Jordan Warne (they/them) Executive Producer: Jonah Aragon.

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• Have a question, comment, or tip for us? You can securely reach us on Signal at @privacyguides.01 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/ 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Bad Internet Bills 02:46 Introduction: Taylor Lorenz 03:52 Repealing Section 230 04:57 What is Section 230? 09:37 How Does Section 230 Protect Small Websites? 11:04 How Does Section 230 Relate to Privacy? 12:48 What is the SCREEN Act? 17:13 How Would Identity Verification Work? 20:15 Identity Verification is Already Happening 22:02 What is KOSA? 23:02 KOSA is Bad For Everyone 27:03 How Would KOSA Hurt Small Websites? 29:26 KOSA Would Censor Everyone 32:56 Final Thoughts & BadInternetBills 34:48 
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