HELP STOP EARN IT
John,
We’re hearing that the EARN IT Act vote could happen any day now.
And to make matters worse, there's movement to introduce a version in the House.
I’m worried.
We’ve gained some traction in the past few weeks and have heard from more Senators who might oppose this disastrous bill that would open the floodgates for Internet censorship and undermine encryption technology that keeps us all safe.
But knowing the vote is looming, we’ve got to go all-out to make sure the EARN IT Act doesn’t pass.
We need to raise $10,000 this week to put our ramped up campaign plan into action. Can you chip in right now to help make sure the EARN IT Act fails?
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We’ve basically got a month before the Senate is on recess again, and we need to keep this vote from happening during that time. The way we’re going to do this is by getting more Senators on the record saying they don’t support the EARN IT Act.
To do this, we’re going to:
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Get more calls and emails into Senate offices from constituents. To do this we need to send more emails and texts, which cost money (sending one text to our list of over 600,000 supporters costs about $4,000).
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Use messaging and media to make the EARN IT Act synonymous with SESTA/FOSTA 2.0.1 We know there are Senators who voted for SESTA/FOSTA who regret that vote, and we need to show how these two bills are related and make this vote their chance to redeem themselves.
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Do more publicity actions to get more media attention—like last weekend when we helped light up Oakland City Hall with messages protesting the EARN IT Act while sex workers protested below (check out photos in the link in Footnotes).2
We’re also working with a bunch of other groups on this effort and leveraging our collective power, and we’re in constant contact with our allies in the Senate.
If we do all of this, we’ve got a chance to block this bill. But it will only be possible if everyone who can, donates to be a part of this fight. Whatever amount you can—whether it’s $5 or $500—please chip in to defeat the EARN IT Act.
Together for the Internet,
Caitlin at Fight for the Future
Footnotes:
1. ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/the-earn-it-act-is-a-disaster-for-online-speech-and-privacy-especially-for-the-lgbtq-and-sex-worker-communities/
2. Medium: https://medium.com/@fightfortheftr/photos-sex-workers-call-out-kamala-harris-earn-it-is-sesta-fosta-2-0-8d5981ef688e
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