DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025 I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves! Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship Silence is compliance!

This is a BAD idea from a tactical pov all this means is an issue that bsky mods do NOT want controversy around will have NO posting about it for a full week a large number of people who come back from the "blackout" will likely not start up the complaints again it hamstrings the cause

Anyway, here’s your form of consent, Bluesky.

Know what I think is neat? Torn clothing. It perfectly represents that these mfs are in a hurry to get down to business and it's hot as shit. It can also be easily construed as noncon by people who don't fuckin get it and I'm exhausted just thinking about this.

In addition to the other replies, bsky is designating themselves fhe arbiter of the true meaning of an artwork. If they think someone looks a little too upset (emotion during sex is nuanced and complex irl!) they can decide it's against TOS and ban you.

the issue (not the only issue) with these kind of guidelines is that it also prevents fictional depictions of abusive relationships. am I gonna get banned for this because she's a teenager?? I was very careful to make it not too explicit. to make it really fucking uncomfortable. but I don't know

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown: 🧵

#SaveSpeech Germany has, unfortunately, reversed its position back to undecided. folks in the EU, but GERMANS ESPECIALLY, need to call your MEPs about Chat Control and urge them to oppose this proposal! find your MEP below and yell at them! www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home

UwU

The petition is nearly at 10k - just a little bit more of a push is needed!

honestly disgusting how few news media do any real journalism these days. rather lone investigative journalism. far too many just parrot some other article, without any critical eye, without any checking on their own part, without any leg work. likely bc there's no budget for actual work.

fucking hilarious show. and no one saw it???

VENUS a mini comic about girls night uniting us all 1/2

“From people I’ve spoken with at multiple platforms, they’re just suddenly told, ‘Starting next week, you won’t be able to use our [payment] services anymore.’ And it’s not even communicated by Visa or Mastercard directly, it’s passed down indirectly" automaton-media.com/en/news/cred...

today is a good day to repost this

I cannot overstate just how awful this stupid fucking bill proposal is - adding backdoors into encryption on OS level - "sniff" every single message before it gets encrypted AND SAVE IT CENTRALLY - let a goddamn hallucinating "AI" mark people as criminals it needs to be stopped, post haste

I refuse to accept that our future will be to live in puritan hell states. Keep calling!

had to practice drawing Miranda Priestly bc eventually i *will* draw mirandy. [threat] #art

had to practice drawing Miranda Priestly bc eventually i *will* draw mirandy. [threat] #art

Only one day left to apply for the communal sales table 😱🔥 The online form closes at the end of the day tomorrow!

one very real, concrete way to help feed Gaza right now is through donating to World Central Kitchen

When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us

I can finally share my piece for Broads And Broadswords vol 2 (@ broadswordszine on twitter), a zine that donates its proceeds to Transgender Law Center! I decided to do a take on a sword in the stone type of story. She would prefer it if the stone took the sword back please.

I'm seeing fewer posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation, and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them and losing them money. Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of. ⬇️

EU folks, make sure this is on your radar!

Hi new bsky people! I'm a NSFW artist and by default the site hides NSFW from you! To make sure you can see it, go to: SETTINGS > MODERATION > Flip on the toggle and adjust each section how you see fit. Thank you! 💖

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

I don't know if it's being sent at random, but I got an email survey from Patreon. And I never miss an opportunity to yell. It's all about AI. They very much want to use AI. They very much want to use your art to train AI. They could not broadcast more clearly how much they want a piece of that AI

Bsky community guidelines got updated Please see the posts in the thread for context abt our concerns because the devil is always in how these rules are enforced. Rampant overcorrection that stifles art and gets people deplatformed who have done nothing wrong is a result we've seen over and over.

check it y'all! (i was in vol 1 but haven't had time to do the others. hopefully this year tho!)

No lie, this calling campaign is one of the most effective levers we have at the moment. If we sustain the campaign through the financial quarter we'll be sending a strong message that this administration is bad for business. Please continue making censorship unprofitable.

More and more people reporting today that Stripe - the payment processor that Itch said were putting the most pressure on them - now have staff actively confirming that yes, they are censoring LGBT content, adult or otherwise. That this is official company policy. This seems kinda significant.

Stripe crossed a line now. Call up whatever local LGBT organizations exist in your area, gay activist groups, gay bars, pride organizing committees, folks who schedule drag shows, queer church groups, everyone. Also libraries and bookstores. Show up in person to talk to any business using Stripe.

This page has a big button for you to email 20+ customer service departments at once with an (editable, if you like) prewritten letter. You can even do it from your phone! There's zero reason to not be participating in the pushback on this.

old art but i just want people to know beatrix potter's like an art icon of mine. #art

had to rescue a barn swallow youngster from my balcony yesterday and it was SO SOFT 😭

List of resources in the thread ❤️🖤🤍💚

Literal last minute attack, my final one for 2025: @fawkses.bsky.social 's very own Verasu, a Vulpera from WoW! ...I hit submit the second the event ended, only just made it. Hhhhhh... 😅 #artfight | #artfight2025 | #teamfossils | #worldofwarcraft | #anthro | #furry

PRESSURE PAYPAL! it's good that visa and mastercard call centers are feeling the pinch, but it's not just on them! put the pins on paypal! every adult artist you know lives in fear of the paypal freeze out--but as customers, you're safe! support us with a call!

Let's Keep Calling!

Please, please, please call your senators and tell them to vote this. Find your reps here: reps.fyi

We are discussing age verification to access the internet. If you don't want your child to access specific content on the internet, the solution is to parent your child, not to have the state forcibly remove the security, civil liberties, anonymity, and privacy of every adult using the internet.

reasons why you should apply to Broads and Broadswords Zine as an artist: ⚔️all proceeds will go to charity (Transgender Law Center & @pointofpride.org !) ⚔️show off your ocs ⚔️draw swords applications close tomorrow at 11:59 PM EST! we hope you'll join us! Photo by: @bigmammallama5.bsky.social 🤍

You didn't think we'd forget about you two, did you? All payment processors get love! :) While Mastercard and Visa are drowning, these two have been feeling a bit neglected. u_u stop-paypros.neocities.org #SaveSpeech

Literally none of the time you spent calling Visa/MasterCard this week will matter if this shit passes Yes it's exhausting to have more calls to make But this *is* life or death Censorship is the first stage of removing marginalized people from public life, and then from life itself

⚠️BATCH DOWNLOAD YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE NOW⚠️ 👉 takeout.google.com/manage I did this last night, and literally this morning a friend who writes fic has had her whole account restricted, and when I try to access writing that I've edited/collaborated on, this is what I get: