Twitch finally admitted their anti-bot system is negatively impacting authentic view counts, alongside a bunch of other bizarre choices for what makes you count as a viewer. We were all right to complain. These past few months my average viewership has dropped from 300+ to 150.

it's not FOR us

How to get into more media, from someone who suffers from all of these mind goblins: 1. You can start at the entry that caught your eye, screw watch-orders. 2. You don't have to finish stuff. 3. You're allowed to take your sweet time. 4. You don't need to "clear your backlog" first.

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs. Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.

Calling AI the "Human Centipede of content" is the best thing I've heard in a while. It's so shitty Zelda has to deal with this, people using Al to "bring back" people that have passed have no decency or sympathy whatsoever.

Always repost

T. rex was formally named 120 years ago today. Hell yeah king happy birthday! #art

"We can't make a product anyone wants with this technology, so we're just gonna force it on you. Enjoy!"

Koumei Deluxe, inspired by Atropos, the eldest of the Moirai (Fates) in Greek mythology, who determines the inevitable end by cutting the thread of life. —- I’ve made this fan concept sheet phone screen friendly… I think. The horizontal sheet I might post later. - #warframe #warframefanart

For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )

hmm

I really need you guys to internalize this. Government and corporations ripped Kimmel off the air for lightly badmouthing their behavior. Coordinated pushback by us is what forced them to cave in and put Kimmel back on air. Again. The fascists caved in *due to coordinated pushback.*

I do understand why ppl worry about the new guidelines but … ❌ Spamming UNTAGGED nsfw will NOT change anything nor does it prove a point – it does the opposite: It proves the point that ppl arent diligent in tagging NSFW so u can't trust them with labeling things by themselves to keep minors safe

The auto tagging system has PROBLEMS (stop tagging trans people's normal bodies as porn, jfc), but refining those systems and making self-tagging and labeling a cultural norm would do way more to clean up than poorly defined broad blanket bans

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

i want to stress: i firmly believe that we, just us normal people, can push back against this global wave of censorship. we CAN do this. there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.

Even as an artist who doesn't do noncon work, it's still extremely important to protect those who do from this puritanical/prudish censorship! If the policy goes through in October as scheduled, expect a ton of artists to jump ship and/or reduce their posting significantly here. #bskycensorship

Bsky's new TOS says it alone has the power to determine whether a fictional drawing shows consent Demand that they REPEAL this harmful and misguided rule and to give us tools to protect creative freedom instead! Post your porn with the tag #bskycensorship Demand bsky listen to its users

I drew porn for fun now I'm drawing it for fun and spite

virtually attending a workshop tonight and instructor mentioned using chatGPT to search for something if google isn't helping and i do not care that i am insufferable anymore i have simply accepted i am the insufferable guy everyone knows when it comes to this shit

Interesting regarding AI and Kpop Demon Hunters 1/2

not even including twitter is CRAZY lmfao hell world

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

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#SaveSpeech the 'STOP CSAM Act of 2025' [S.1829] is currently estimated to be 56% likely to pass according to Govtrack This bill will undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content tell reps to OPPOSE www.congress.gov/members/find...

"They're politicians, what are they supposed to do? Literally fight in the streets?" Unashamed to say this made me cry.

no matter how confident you are that this shit won't pass (and it very well might not) y'all better get mad as hell and loud as FUCK about this. this won't just affect people in Michigan and it won't just affect porn.

"Protect the children" posturing will work less at scaring these dipshits into going along with otherwise bad bills if enough people make it apparent that said posturing is NOT POPULAR

This is the best and most informative piece I have come across, detailing white christian nationalist Charlie Kirk's life as a paid shill for the far right.

The impulse to say that erotica CAN'T say anything of value, that porn MUST be mindless indulgence, is an extension of this problem by the way. Sex and kink are just parts of life. Art that explores both primarily can touch on other subjects meaningfully as well. Stop trying to silo everything.

Go get this! It's so good (I've seen the digital version, and ordered the physical version today)

damn

#silksong #hollowknight #ponganbachata

This is the correct take. We cannot allow payment processors to decide what types of art can be made because they will *never* stop tightening that noose

His ‘work’ was spreading some of the most awful racism, homophobia and misogyny I’ve seen. That should not continue. We can condemn all gun violence without normalising (and eulogising) far right hate.

this was an absolute JOY to read!! a really fun and sexy story, wrapped in beautiful colors and page spreads (as always! ❤️) Go get it guys 🫵 its only 5 bucks!!! (and a tip...toss a coin to your porn artist....)

i learned this trick from a neapolitan tailor about 15 years ago. if you put cuffs into your trousers, ask your alterations tailor to put buttonholes into the seams and attach buttons. this way, you can unbutton your cuffs and brush out debris. IG chad_park_

Reposted with alt text but this sums up the NSFW payment fiasco we’re all dealing with. Payment companies should not get to control what we spend money on.

As someone who's been in this for the long haul, and seen it break more than not, I get it. I can already see game dev bsky coming out of the woodwork with the cautionary tales. I still fundamentally believe it is good to dream.

this is nightmarish and should alarm you no matter what your opinions on pornography are

Speaking on this; there's a tumblr post that PERFECTLY explains why TERFs have 'so much reach', and folk need to see it. Stop engaging with TERFS, block them, and get them offline. Likewise, report *their* harmful comments. Organise and be smart.

Here's a zine you should be reading for no reason in particular: priro.itch.io/holdingthebaby

The Doorman

One of the things the Nazis did when coming to power was push propaganda that Jews were criminals and prone to violence by focusing on crime committed by Jews or fabricating crime they falsely attributed to Jews. The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.

I think a lot of art principles should be thought about not as "wrong/right way to do things" but rather as *consequences*. "Here's what the term is and why you MAY or MAY NOT want to use it." One art method may be more effective than another, but neither should be avoided! (Great thread btw)

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...