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Imagine being the CEO of a company that solely exists, & attracts investment, because a critical mass of people abandoned your competitor over bigotry. Now imagine crashing out publicly & asserting your userbase has no value to you because you don't want to eject a specific & named bigot.

"how you doing?" is not a question I've been able to answer honestly for 17 years without immediately scaring the fuck out of the person asking it. they don't tell you this in autism school but you are supposed to lie

nah, after the most recent waffle incident i have to agree that bluesky the company really does not care about the users that made it what it is right now and telling people "you can leave" is the worst PR strategy i have ever seen the users that made this what it is can't just leave as of now

Very cool news: I am going to be the new Entomology & Horticulture Extension Educator for the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension! Paying it forward with the Employment Jelly. It feels like it came in really clutch this time!

🛍️ PRE-ORDERS OPEN IN TWO WEEKS🛍️ We know you are chomping at the bit to get your hands on this magical zine, and we're happy to announce that we are now TWO WEEKS away from opening our shop.Make sure to turn on notifications so you don't miss out! #BNHA #zine #BNHAO

Did you know that fictional characters aren't real? Did you know the person drawing said characters IS real? Respect your fellow humans.

#fluffvember begins in 32 days!!

Happy kinktober everyone! I have some art I'll be posting for the occasion, so do with that what you will #ShinKami

His delicate neck 👾💕 #shinkami #shinso #denki #shinsohitoshi #kaminari #hitoshishinso #bnha #denkikaminari #bl

Moving right along! July is being brought to us by the jubilant @bgbakugo.bsky.social and @mefo-art.bsky.social!! This festive duo really will show Red Riot how to have fun!!! #redriotrawcalendar

the sacred text 😔

Happy birthday @klancemke.bsky.social !!! I hope you have a fantastic day <3 Have some mermen^^ #ShinKami

It's never enough time! I made this piece for @klancemke.bsky.social for her birthday based on a gorgeous scene from her story Not Enough Time. I legit cried reading it, and you can too! archiveofourown.org/works/67992266 #shinkami #kaminari #denki #shinso #hitoshi #mha #bnha ##myheroacademia

Did some basic colour flats for this older sketch #krbk #kiribaku #merau #mermay #merman #kirishark #mha #bnha

Birthday present sketch for @klancemke.bsky.social shinkamisero #shinkami #ot3 #shinkamisero #serokamishin #serohanta #denkikaminari #denki #shinso #hitoshi #mha #bnha

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

Bakugou starts offering small, almost unnoticeable compliments. They don't come often, but they're sincere and...kinda sweet? In a Bakugou way, at least. "Your teeth don't look shitty, stop being a baby!" "Can't believe you stabbed yourself in the eye and didn't go blind. Not everyone's so tough."

Oh no

This is absolutely BRILLIANT They didn't listen to our feedback, now we need to ESCALATE Bsky is at 3.4⭐ - let's see how quick we can tank that! Don't know what to write? Copy/paste mine or use it as a starting point! #SaveSpeech #BskyCensorship

Class reunions ⚡💜 This trend but make it timeskip shinkami #shinkami #kamishin #denki #shinso #shinsou #mha #bnha #shkm #bl #digitalart

Watching Bluesky get absolutely *reamed* in the app store has to be one of the most hilarious and fantastic things I've ever seen. Join us and rate the app honestly. Let the creators know how you feel about these TOS changes in a very public setting.

There may be ads I’m forced to watch before skipping (so I can watch particular ahem videos) that promote putting an ai face of someone you know on it and it makes me feel ill. I think there should be more outrage over this. 😭

putting this on your timeline again

Fellas, don’t do a blackout. Scream, BE LOUD and post nasty ass porn instead

The blackout is actually complying with what they want and doesn’t help fight these policies. Bsky isn’t a for-profit platform (boycotting does nothing). Blackout will cause artists will lose support/ income during that week. Instead, share more nsfw and send in feedback forms every day to bsky!

I say these things not to fearmonger but to give yourself the maximum amount of time to prepare. the pendulum *will* swing back. it did with the 80's moral panic. it will for this too. you just have to outlast the bastards.

anyway fuck censorship. we should all get weirder and worse

lemme draw a comparison: horror movies. strongly 'unhealthy', 'violent', messed up stuff. personally? not into it, just as i'm not into non-con -- but i don't think it shouldn't exist or be discussed. it's artistic expression. these guidelines only help paypros trying to sanitize the internet.

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates Most notably: 1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon 2) No "dangerous" kink 3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational" So what can we DO about it? #SaveSpeech 1/🧵

This platforms moderation is currently unable to tell the difference between artistic/non-sexual nudity and explicit pornography How do you expect them to be able to differentiate between consensual and non-consensual?

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

We can still post porn on Patreon. BUT. They've got pretty the same rules as here and it's a real Russian roulette. Bc you can be totally fine OR you can suddenly be banned bc someone's found your art was "non con". Our work shouldn't be randomly wiped out bc someone feels uneasy with FICTION.

This whole #blueskyblackout2025 thing is not going to work. A handful of people leaving for a couple days will not do anything but exactly what bsky wants you to do: Shut up about the stupid ToS they have. You need to complain on here instead. Be loud. Be present. Be an absolute pain in the ass.

I'll be real the bluemaga meat of this website's userbase wants you gone and will rejoice when porn disappears from their discover tab for a few days. Everyone's been shown that being loud and obnoxious is 100x more effective than anything else in the last two months and leaving isn't being loud.

Do NOT do this. Shout louder. Me and all the other nsfw artists need you to shout louder

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!

ftr this isn't the first time bluesky has done stupid as fuck shit. I was here in the trenches in 2023 watching them pull dumb moves and get yelled down by everyone to back down, successfully. the people running this place are not on your side but they are hilariously easy to bully. go hard.

The upcoming proposed rules surrounding NSFW art are bad and the Bsky mod team should feel bad. Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.

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: 🧵

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The internet has become a difficult place for NSFW artists and creators to navigate in recent years, but Pillowfort is and will continue to be a home for NSFW communities, providing robust tools to curate and share what you love.

If you're an NSFWer anticipating your stuff getting kicked off Bluesky next month, casual reminder that Pillowfort is still a thing.

@bsky.app Fictional characters aren't fucking real. Do better. This is ridiculous, and many of those who helped build your platform will leave and shit talk you until the end of time for this nonsense. Do. Better.

I am mad. Even if they didn't listen to the feedback, please keep posting your stuff here. You art is powerful and inspires many. It might never please everybody, even so, don't be stopped, don't be censored. Post and post and post, I want to see all creativity here. All of it. SFW. NSFW.

cool so they really speedran using adult creators and sex workers to build their platform just to spit on us all