#devtober is perfectly timed with the amount of progress ive been making on #battlecraze lately. Today I coded knockdowns, OTGs and invul periods, among some other stuff! (forgive the stiff-looking fall animation, that's yet to be dealt with) #gamedev #gamemaker

Got an adopt for sale! Just the one for now. First come first serve kinda basis! DM if interested! Check replies for TOS.

CALL YOUR REPS! Tell them this is unacceptable! www.congress.gov/members/find...

Right now there's a petition in Australia to establish a law that would prevent organizations like "Collective Shout" from forming harassment campaigns. This is only for Australians to sign, but it's also encouraged for others to share the petition. #SaveSpeech Link: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

This isn't like the average online petition btw, this is one of those things where if it gets enough signatures, the HOC absolutely must bring it to the floor for discussion. Incredibly important to get on this if you're Canadian.

this survey took less than two minutes yes, it's inane. do it anyway

this is why adult creators are really emphasizing that non-creators be the ones who contact paypal. Of all the paypros, PP is the most likely to act in a retaliatory manner towards individual accounts. If you dont make adult content or youre just a commissioner, you are able to help a LOT

this is strong evidence that the ACLU and EFF are gearing up to tackle payment processors. keep up the pressure! there is no one single silver bullet, getting our Ws requires pressure from all fronts! We can do this!

Add FADPA, ACPA and BlockBEARD to your list of bills youre telling your federal representatives to oppose alongside KOSA, IODA and the SCREEN Act Remember you can just tell them "oppose these bills!". No need to say more unless you want to! Keep it simple! www.congress.gov/members/find...

Here's the actual form. Please weigh in. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I hope people are ready to be as relentless about this as they are about paypros. As ever, Bluesky built this site off our backs and like everyone that came before them, they're gearing up to try and shake us off with this vague pile of bullshit. Just think about how their mod tools behave *now*.

American friends, Call your representatives, and yell at them NO to the SCREEN ACT NO to KOSA NO to IODA NO to CENSORSHIP And KEEP DOING IT. Because stuff like this will not just affect you, it will affect almost anyone, regardless of if they're American or not!

Here are these again, if you need them. Be polite to the person on the other line, but don't let them talk you down, either. Ask for a supervisor. Ask them to write down your complaint and have them assure you it will be sent in as a formal complaint.

this is from back in May, but while youre calling your representatives about the SCREEN act and KOSA, its worth including a mention about the 'Interstate Obscenity Definition Act' (IODA). remember, you dont need to go into great detail, you just need to be another tally of citizens saying "no"

Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe. Don’t forget to complete your dailies!! stop-paypros.neocities.org

Keep it up! stop-paypros.neocities.org

FUCKING BANANAS discovery-- used it to leave a message with CEO Mike Miebach. the real value of these zaps is figuring out exactly what new techniques we can use to get our message across!!

Legislators are fundamentally metrics driven cowards. Flood them with enough calls and they will start panicking that theyre backing an unpopular issue Mention both KOSA and the SCREEN act! Demand that they act AGAINST these bills!

Heres another place to start bsky.app/profile/dies...

If you dont know where to start, here's a place to start bsky.app/profile/dies...

I cannot describe how fucking happy it makes me seeing journalists just pointing out that they're lying. Once again, if you're calling, bringing up these articles as why you're calling is a VERY good idea. Why are they lying? Why are they refusing to process legal transactions?

Really try to mention both the ongoing CC/payment processor backlash and KOSA together when speaking to your reps. Associate the backlash for one with the other.

Folks in the states, alongside pressuring all the big money companies, we need to pressure our representatives in order to make sure KOSA, and bills like it, stay down Advocating for legal media wont work if they simply make it illegal after all

Valve via PCG: “Mastercard did not communicate with Valve directly, despite our request to do so. Mastercard communicated with payment processors and their acquiring banks. Payment processors communicated this with Valve, and we replied by outlining Steam’s policy since 2018 ….

Every single one of them is passing the buck to the other one. They're all complicit and they're all working to censor and ban you from consuming perfectly legal goods, as well as legally supporting creators you love. Keep hammering their asses.

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Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue Stripe feeling the pressure ACLU put out a statement CBC covered all this What you are doing is WORKING You are getting RESULTS KEEP CALLING KEEP WRITING WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!

Its a start, but do NOT get complacent, keep up the pressure on payment processors, nothing less than total reinstatement is acceptable. 😤

Let's Keep Calling!

if your use of paypal is primarily as a customer or otherwise are NOT somebody that makes a living off adult work, you are the best people to pressure paypal! there is a risk of retaliation for adult creators, but if you don't have that risk, please call!

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!

i'm sure it's satisfying on some level to hear that visa and mastercard call centers are starting to crack under the pressure and want to contribute to that, but you gotta start directing energy to paypal and stripe too, ESPECIALLY if you are primarily a customer.

#SaveSpeech V.2 Alongside focusing on payment processors, we ALSO need to pressure our govt representatives about the 'Kids Online Safety Act' aka 'KOSA' I made a script (combining my own talking points w/ a script from stopkosa.com) find your reps below! www.congress.gov/members/find...

Paypal ESPECIALLY needs to be haunted and screamed loudly at. They're the easiest platform for consumers to use in europe and NA and thus the most important to our income. If you ever noticed that amazon doesn't accept Paypal, it's because they sell sex toys. Make them understand that's fucked.

‼️Important Update‼️ There have been increasing reports of people receiving verbal abuse when calling in complaints So we've put together steps + a script to follow if this happens! Please be careful out there ↻💬♡ to help spread the info!

Keep calling Visa. It’s working.

do not get distracted and waste precious time and energy getting mad at Itch. regardless of how well or not theyve handled the situation, fundamentally, the blame and ire NEEDS to be directed at the people holding the gun to Itch's head direct your anger in a PRODUCTIVE direction

KOSA has been reintroduced. This is almost assuredly intentional, as anyone involved with the NSFW space is likely already focused on the Payment Processor situation. If you have the time, and can do more than spread this message, go here to fill this out: www.stopkosa.com

you know you're fucked when the entire internet is putting their differences aside to work together for a common goal. when you got bluesky, reddit, twitter and 4chan all working together you have no shot at this ending well unless you back down completely

I just called Visa, and the magical words "lodging a complaint" keep them on the line. Say them when they try to get you to use email. Also, Stripe literally cut off its customer support phone line. I can't send calls there so I'm not sure what to do.

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

Welcome to the weekend! You made it sailor. Which censorious payment processor would you like to call first? Thanks to my moot @dieselbrain.bsky.social for the Stripe number, can confirm it works stop-paypros.neocities.org

So, obviously the whole Itchio / Visa / Mastercard thing is very bad, and I see a lot of calling campaigns kicking off, so I tried to put together a list of things that can move the needle at a call center. Do with this info what you will.

visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help. this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls. we can beat them phone numbers and a script:

personally i think when communicating with businesses like The Card Companies you're better off roleplaying a frustrated customer who wants to spend money. you are just a normal fuckin guy and who are they to tell you how to spend your money? it's a free country. you're an adult with income.

CALL THEM DO NOT EMAIL CALL THEM CALL THEM!!!

# to complain to Mastercard, Visa, & Paypal Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111 Mastercard (US Alt. #): 1-800-627-8372 Mastercard (US): 1-800-307-7309 Mastercard (UK): 0800-96-4767 Mastercard (Aus): 1800-120-113 Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911 Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440 PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000

They almost have enough signatures. Please sign if you haven't and send to anyone you know who cares about not allowing payment processors to dictate what content they're allowed to purchase.