Furries literally helped make Bluesky. It’s no exaggeration to say the Bluesky is only as successful as it is because furries migrated to it en masse. Telegram is the same way. Without furries posting their porn here, Bluesky will go the way of Tumblr. This is a plain fact.

"hey we're just doing this to get them off our backs" so its hard to discern friend from foe again, I'm not giving bsky a pass over this, absolutely lodge your complaints, but I'm not despairing until I see widespread crackdown

Over here we have an idiom that goes like "law for englishmen to see", meaning it was a law established only to comply with the british empire's regulations and not to be actually enforced. The increase in nsfw censorship scares me as well, but people can't come out and say-

My hot take is that some people are too quick to jump ship or give up hope due to the TOS changes It should absolutely be fought, I've sent emails and feedback already, but what matters is if it is enforced. Twitter has had similar rules and we know that shit don't matter.

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I FEEL THIS FUCKING PICTURE IN MY BONES

New TOS censorship of fictional adult content is a massive overreach and makes this definitively not a free and open platform. It demonizes survivors and silences artists. Everyone is telling you a much healthier way is to give us better tools, like more robust labels, to moderate ourselves

using historical works like this neoclassical piece by French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau is a great example to use when arguing against censorship on any platform. If it seems silly to you that a piece like that can be censored, then maybe you should apply that same reasoning to all art.

Hey, trying to explain Online Censorship to people who arent in the nsfw scene or who arent as online as you are, and need some help? This video is actually a really great primer on the current situation, and why we have to develop an absolutist stance on free speech for EVERYONE's sake.

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Can I just say … I wish the general population was as upset and outspoken about trans people being labeled as dangerous, sub-human enemies of the state as they are about the cis white male comedian getting his show taken off the air ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Besides, it seems kinda unfair to me that Bluesky allows users to post AI generated images and videos while they’re gonna impose the updated strict rules on human artists and their fiction art. The news has been reported that the major Gen AI datasets include CSAM.

Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice. Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT." IT IS ART. YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.

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what fucks me up about the Bluesky TOS update is fucking every adult creator i know wants MORE labels and filter options. we WANT more granular control over the labels and spoilers we can put on our work so people who want to curate their timeline to avoid us CAN DO SO

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

I left a 1 star review on the app store explaining how disappointed i was with their updated adult content policy. I highly recommend doing so yourself too!

Some hand sheets I made for the animation team! I looked at how Dana drew hands a lot and coupled it with my own anatomical knowledge of hands. #KnightsOfGuinevere

i didn't wanna have to do this but work is dicking me around for week and a half's worth of pay, covid is destroying me and yet im expected to be on call fulltime all of this coming week if anyone has the means to help w/ a few bucks until these assholes pay me what im owed ko-fi.com/plasmasword

I think I'll be a billion times more powerful then when I come back lol.

A blackout will be seen as stepping down. Taking this as they give it. Do. Not. Be. Silent. Even before I started doing the work I do, I was always a supporter and advocate for NSFW content and its creators. Do not take this lying down, do not do a blackout as it will be seen as rolling over.

personally if i made a website that found success off the backs of sex workers and porn artists i would not continually add new rules that say “that’s icky you guys are ickyyyyyy”

I ain't blacking shit out. I am going to post more of my older porn to this place. Going to be a waterfall of dick, tits, and clits. Get fuckign ready. What we not going to consent to is this censorship, so I guess by your own TOS, you can't do it, can ya BSky?

Nothing says "free open web" like banning trans people, Palestinians, and porn. /s

if youre mad cuz you see a nsfw artist not tagging/labeling their shit? then i hope youre also getting mad at your friends who stalk creators and slide in people's DMs to "warn" them that someone draws [insert subject matter you think is icky] cuz their behavior is contributing to the problem

the powers that be want us ashamed about sex, ashamed about porn and other niche expression because that means we cannot advocate for ourselves, we cannot talk to those around us and find solidarity we have to push back against that! we cannot give in to that shame!

talk to people in your lives about this issue. not only should we advocate for art and expression to our govt representatives, but we should also advocate to our friends and family! if youre able to talk to someone who was unaware of this issue, and how big it is, and make them aware? thats huge!

i know it feels over sometimes, when we get some bad news like the Bluesky TOS update, it can feel like yet another straw upon the camel's back but i need y'all to trust in each other and work with each other despite that kneejerk feeling. we can do this. we can get there.

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.

Petitions may not always guarantee change, but it's better than doing/saying nothing. chng.it/PrXDZLrSKk

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!

Please sign! www.change.org/p/bluesky-st...

chng.it/Nn2R8mtHTZ Please sign it

Bluesky straight up removing critical comments

They have this button on the right hand column that in addition to public shaming, lets you shame them in other useful ways

#bskycensorship is here time for some rent lowering gunshots - sex is a neutral act - kink is normal - sex work is real work - sex workers deserve legal protections - pornography is an art form - free the nipple - furry ≠ zoophile - horny queers + BIPOC matter more than your advertising budget

Like, they hid *our* comments, where we pushed back firmly, but there's an entire wave of straight-up "Go fuck yourselves" comments at the bottom of the thread NOT getting removed, because those don't have a lot of likes. Absolutely unacceptable. Stop silencing us @bsky.app you ain't slick.

Yeah, holy shit. I just checked, mine and @shaxbert.bsky.social 's comments calling them out- which have 2.6k and 1.6k likes respectively, are just fucking GONE. Can't even find them by scrolling down anymore, they straight up 'hid' them. Fucking cowards. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Don't forget that paypros were also largely responsible for other censorship issues too. It always comes down to the money. So, do not stop the pressure on these companies just because we are mad at bsky too!

Anyway, these policies and guidelines are following pay processors demands 'cause we know BlueSky will need to implement sources of income sooner than later, and they're bending the knee to Visa and Mastercard to comply. So keep pressuring paypros! stop-paypros.neocities.org

The solution right now is not saying “move to Mastodon, to Pillowfort, use Picarto galleries” etc, bc that won't stop this silent escalation of censorship and sexual repression on the internet. The issue is not which platform we choose, but rather raising our voices against what is happening.

If we all join hands and scream in terror as loud as we can, we might just be able to make some people really uncomfortable

Pls don't do the blackout thing guys pls actively yell at moderation. Bsky isn't losing money if you don't post, there are no advertisers to scare with no engagement.

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

I wish people would understand this is not a Bluesky exclusive thing. Jumping ship to another site will not do anything and you will be in the same position again and again. Make your voice heard, don't just keep trying to run away from the problem.

Y'all I dont know how to explain that you dont have to be into or even like that various kinks and NSFW media exists, that is your right. Letting corporations/govt decide what IS allowed in NSFW is a fast track to fascist controlled speech and media. This is your fight whether you want it or not.

i think we should be posting more boobs instead of participating in bluesky blackout

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