Evan Greer 🏳️‍⚧️

Director of Fight for the Future. Queer slightly punk songwriter, album #SpotifyIsSurveillance out on Get Better Records & Don Giovanni Records. Bylines Washington Post, TIME, Wired, NBC News, Lawfare, The Guardian. Profile illustration by Louisa Cannell.

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2024-09-04 01:40:51

Kimya Dawson sold out my backyard in like an hour lol so we’ve moved the show to a larger space and released some more tickets. Will prob sell out again so RSVP if you wanna come! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kimya-dawson-in-a-yard-in-jp-tickets-1006850024527
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2024-08-05 21:34:55

STATEMENT: Google is a monopoly (duh) https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-08-05-statement-breaking-court-decision-says-google-is-a-monopoly/

2024-08-01 17:11:46

Here's our statement.
#KOSA was a bad bill. I'm glad it's dead. But i can't rest easy because Big Tech is still getting away with murder
We need privacy and antitrust legislation NOW
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-08-01-kosa-is-dead-now-its-time-to-unite-to-take-on-big-tech-for-real/

2024-08-01 17:11:07

BREAKING: #KOSA is officially dead in the House.
It's infuriating how much time was wasted on a flawed, unconstitutional & controversial bill that was destined to fail, when we could have passed strong privacy or antitrust
& KOSA will be back. Stay tuned http://BadInternetBills.com
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2024-07-31 12:31:46

The dangerous censorship bill known as the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA) just passed the Senate.
This bill will make kids less safe by giving the government power to dictate what content younger users can see online.
We can still stop it in the House: http://StopKOSA.com
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2024-07-30 13:28:22

URGENT: Please boost this for awareness among people who care about human rights & LGBTQ safety
The US Senate is voting on #KOSA today, the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act.
It won't protect kids. It's a censorship bill.
the ACLU, EFF, and dozens of human rights organizations oppose it.
We can still stop it in the House.
Use this tool to write and call your lawmakers: https://www.stopkosa.com
Learn more here: https://www.them.us/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-youth-lgbtq-content

2024-07-30 11:51:06

I spoke with NPR's morning edition about why hundreds of parents of trans kids are begging Congress to consider alternatives to the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA), which the Senate is voting on today https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5056195/its-taken-2-years-to-get-the-kids-online-safety-act-to-this-point

2024-07-25 20:20:18

The Senate is debating KOSA (the dangerous "protect the kids" censorship bill) on the floor RIGHT NOW
It's likely to pass the Senate, but we have a great chance of killing it in the House if lots of people speak out right now
Write and call yr lawmakers: https://www.StopKOSA.com
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2024-07-23 14:59:00

BREAKING: Schumer is moving to a floor vote on the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act.
Read why this bill is a danger to LGBTQ youth and human rights here: https://them.us/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-youth-lgbtq-content
Tell your Senators to vote NO on #KOSA here: https://www.stopkosa.com

2024-07-16 15:46:22

This is directly from Project 2025.
It equates LGBTQ content with pornography & calls for people who distribute it to be jailed.
Bills like #KOSA would empower a Trump FTC to suppress content by claiming it's "harmful to kids."
Y'all paying attention?
https://them.us/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-youth-lgbtq-content
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2024-07-12 15:28:29

NEW: my colleague Anna and I have a piece in Them today telling the story of how LGBTQ youth have led the charge against the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA), but have largely been dismissed and ignored by Democratic lawmakers who claim to protect them https://www.them.us/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-youth-lgbtq-content

2024-06-14 19:39:51

I spoke with the NYT about why giving people harmed a stake in Clearview AI is not a solution.
#FacialRecognition surveillance should be banned. It doesn't matter who owns the company doing it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-settlement.html?

2024-06-12 22:37:26

Boston peeps I'm playing this benefit for #Gaza on Saturday afternoon in JP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-music-for-gaza-tickets-906160198547

2024-06-06 16:13:25

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@npub1e92…js9h yes, we have suggested changes like this and the bill sponsors have rejected them

2024-06-06 14:48:29

here are several events where i will be playing music, being gay, unequivocally supporting Palestinian liberation and rejecting pinkwashing this Pride month
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2024-05-23 12:46:26

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We're organizing actions today to ensure that the voices of LGBTQ youth, frontlines reproductive rights groups, and human rights experts are heard in the hearing. You can do your part by CALLING YOUR HOUSE REP AND SENATOR using stopkosa.com and spreading the word!

2024-05-23 12:46:11

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The latest version of #APRA
seems to contain language from #COPPA 2.0. While we think the best way to protect kids is to address the fundamental harms of surveillance capitalism by passing a privacy bill that protects everyone, we don't have the same censorship concerns w/ COPPA

2024-05-23 12:45:45

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There were some worries that #KOSA would be attached to #APRA. So far it seems like that isn't happening. So there is a clear path for lawmakers to improve and pass a strong privacy bill rather than advancing a dangerous and controversial censorship bill.

2024-05-23 12:45:09

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There's some good news about the hearing tomorrow. The committee is also marking up #APRA. We think this bill needs to be strengthened, and we're concerned about pre-empting state laws and FTC rulemaking, but we generally think a privacy bill is way better idea than #KOSA.

2024-05-23 12:44:41

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Hundreds of parents of trans kids have also urged lawmakers to consider alternatives to #KOSA and explained why it would make their kids less safe, rather than more safe, by cutting them off from lifesaving online resources and community: www.transparentsletter.com

2024-05-23 12:44:19

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We've proposed changes to
#KOSA that would fix this by ensuring it only applies to "content neutral" design features like autoplay and infinite scroll. The ACLU have proposed changes. Senator Wyden has offered amendments to address concerns. They haven't made them yet.

2024-05-23 12:43:46

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The latest version of
#KOSA would still allow, for example, a future Trump administration, to go after platforms simply for showing certain types of content to younger users. This will lead to another SESTA/FOSTA , where platforms aggressively filter content to cover their butts.

2024-05-23 12:43:11

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Last week, a coalition of LGBTQ, reproductive rights, and racial justice groups sent a letter reiterating how the CURRENT VERSION of
#KOSA is a threat to marginalized communities, and urging lawmakers to table the bill or amend it to address concerns https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-05-20-new-letter-lgbtq-and-reproductive-rights-groups-tell-congress-to-take-their-concerns-about-kosa-seriously-trans-youth-and-abortion-seekers-are-at-risk/

2024-05-23 12:42:20

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But so far, the bill's sponsors and Congressional leaders have refused to make the types of more substantive changes to ensure that the bill cannot be weaponized to censor important but controversial content, like LGBTQ resources and information about abortion.

2024-05-23 12:42:01

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LGBTQ youth have really been leading the charge here, & it's important we acknowledge they've already made real progress. The last changes to KOSA removed enforcement by AGs. That *does* help reduce the harm of the bill. And it wouldn't have happened if queer kids didn't speak up

2024-05-23 12:41:22

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Some important things: First,
#KOSA *has not* been fixed. There have been several rounds of changes to the bill, some of which have convinced large DC-based NGOs to drop their opposition, but there is still a large coalition of LGBTQ, human rights, racial justice groups opposed.

2024-05-23 12:41:02

Alright, it's official. The dangerous & misguided Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA) will go to a "mark up" vote in the House Energy & Commerce Committee this morning, Thursday, May 23. THIS IS JUST A SUBCOMMITTEE VOTE. WE CAN STILL STOP OR FIX THIS BILL! https://www.stopkosa.com
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2024-05-14 14:56:14

I'm here at #ComstockCon come say hi if you are too!
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2024-05-14 14:55:57

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@npub1kn5…s0e2 i should! been hoping someone else would lol

2024-05-13 14:25:31

Yes, I will play at your Pride Month event. Yes, I will expect to get paid. Yes, I will talk about Palestine while I'm on stage.
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2024-05-10 12:08:13

current mood
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2024-03-15 17:28:31

Ban facial recognition, not TikTok

2023-10-02 23:12:06

kid found a lego that kinda looks like me
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2023-09-28 17:06:00

you ever wish you just ... knew less?

2023-09-18 16:10:52

More than 200 parents have now signed this letter opposing #KOSA https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/parents-of-trans-kids-urge-senate-to-oppose-online-safety-bill-that-could-harm-lgbtq-youth/

2023-09-01 18:01:45

It's #BandcampFriday and I need everyone to go buy some albums from the band POG because a) they are a killer band and b) they are the lovely folks who are taking care of me after I got COVID mid-tour. The music is somewhere between Crass and Bell and Sebastian and you won't be disappointed. Paul and Bethan are the nicest humans on earth give their band all your money please and thank you.
https://pogband.bandcamp.com/

2023-08-30 16:38:56

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The pandemic ain’t over y’all. I am pretty good about masking but kicking myself that I didn’t step it up, and wishing we had required them at these gigs. Take care of yourselves and each other. Definitely planning to reschedule the other gigs down the road, I promise. ❤️

2023-08-30 16:38:41

Welp, I have COVID. Double confirmed. Symptoms are mild and I’ll be fine. Hunkered down with some lovely friends who are taking good care of me. But sadly I of course am canceling the remaining two gigs on this tour. Anyone who was at the London, Bristol, or Brighton shows should test if they have symptoms. Apparently there was a big outbreak at Shambala music festival and tons of folks who were there have been at our gigs. My dad and everyone else in our touring party are testing negative 🙏
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2023-08-25 15:47:39

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@npub1rdk…g3r8 my first one like "Never Surrender" you mean? I'm actually thinking of doing a re-release of that! Might do vinyl of she/her/they/them and spotify is surveillance at some point too...

2023-08-22 17:34:33

just wanna give a general shout out to #trans folks who don't "pass" or want to "pass." There's nothing special about "looking cis"

2023-08-22 14:02:27

Can everyone tell their UK friends about these shows? It's my first time touring over there since #TERF nonsense went through the roof and i'm a lil anxious about it. Would be great to have lots of #trans folks and allies at these shows <3
Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/225958470354943
#transgender #lgbtq #queer #fuckterfs #nonbinary #queer #queerpunk #punk #riotfolk #folkpunk #musodon #diy #tour #concert #music #punkrock #anarchopunk #queercore #anarchism #uk #england #london #bristol #brighton #leeds
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2023-08-22 13:59:47

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@npub13r9…src6 great analogy

2023-08-22 13:49:18

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@npub1exx…nxk9 fair enough, but we've also explained repeatedly and extensively why the bill is substantively bad. the fact that hate groups are supporting it is just icing on the cake. This is a solid piece that gives the pros and cons (but clearly show why the cons outweigh the pros) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/the-kids-online-safety-act-isnt-all-right-critics-say/

2023-08-22 13:46:49

I have exactly zero sympathy for Meta, a company that should have its surveillance driven business model abolished entirely, but this is a classic case of the Canadian government fucking around and finding out 🤷🏼‍♀️ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/18/meta-news-ban-canada-wildfires

2023-08-21 13:43:49

I’m pretty much done playing nice with so called progressive groups who are willing to throw trans kids under the bus just so they can go back to their funders and say they “passed the bill to protect the children.” https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjv3qp/congress-is-pushing-an-online-safety-bill-supported-by-anti-lgbtq-groups

2023-08-20 21:13:56

UK mini tour (Minotaur?) with POG starts next week!
27 Aug: London
28 Aug: Bristol
29 Aug: Brighton
30 Aug: Leeds
2 Sep: Huddersfield
Get details and invite friends here: https://m.facebook.com/events/225958470354943/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22:%22null%22%7D&ref_source=newsfeed&ref_mechanism=feed_attachment
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2023-08-03 20:39:52

NEW: if #KOSA isn't bad for LGBTQ folks ... why are a bunch of anti-LGBTQ hate groups supporting it? https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjv3qp/congress-is-pushing-an-online-safety-bill-supported-by-anti-lgbtq-groups

2023-08-02 19:03:46

Must read from @npub140n…7600 on #KOSA.
Republicans have made it crystal clear that their vision of "kids safety" is literally driving trans kids to suicide and banning books about slavery. Democrats seem all too willing to prance into the sunset with them hand in hand as long as they get to claim they're also "protecting the children."
https://newrepublic.com/article/174786/republicans-fooling-democrats-kids-online-safety

2023-04-27 18:31:38

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#[0] it's ... an open source protocol?

2023-04-27 15:13:31

Hey, I'm on #bluesky now. Come find me there too?
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