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

Flowers Blooming in the Church

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.

I’VE MOVED OUT!!!!!!!!! and moved in to a much better home 😭💕

lol don't move to mastadon. as unhelpful as some bluesky decisions are, they are just like a normal ass company not owned by an oligarch trying to cover their asses, and as such are the perfect size to be pressured by users

i am concerned for the reason that (among others) even content that bluesky has deemed acceptable will be flagged given that EVERY time i've posted an artwork including artistic nudity, it has been labeled as sexual content, and my attempts to appeal have been universally ignored #bskycensorship

a reminder ! also I still have so many of these :)! your support helps me scrap by and also be able to support mutual aid efforts when and where I can ! michiums.bigcartel.com

This is such an important point. The fascists are abusing their own kids and want to legitimize that instead of criminalizing it. We are in a national abusive relationship: attacking choice, institutionalizing misogyny and child abuse are all elements, making it harder for kids to escape.

And everything these freaks fantasize and legislate about happening to trans kids, they do but even worse, every day, to their own kids, who need to be liberated from their parents along with all our kids who also need to be liberated from those kids' parents

HEY YOU, BLUESKY USER Do you like art on the site? Then you'd better go give the site's moderators a piece of your mind, because they're looking to instate guidelines on October 15th that *massively* censor art on this platform. Make noise in the comments, submit feedback forms on their site, go.

In Defiance of Death

Self-moderate with art you don't like. But you know what makes self-moderation harder? When art you don't like goes untagged/unlabeled. You know what makes artists not cooperate with moderation? Being threatened with bans and financial ruin.

bans on art is never about the art that you don't like, it's about the art you DO like. what makes you think the art you like is safe? because you're following the rules? there's nothing gross in it? the fact you make art at all is what's gross, kid. you aren't safe unless the art you hate is.

meanwhile costco was all “DEI is good and we’re keeping it, fuck you” and they’re now basically printing money

I am begging men to do this. Begging.

If you want to push back against censorship, here’s some actions to take. Censoring *yourself* is not the way. Please listen to those who are most affected (nsfw artists) and what they’re asking us to do which is not to be silent!

This is so grotesque

fuck the bsky blackout i’m gonna post wall-to-wall lovingly-rendered buttholes of ur faves the whole week

$40 covers roughly a day of rent, so any bit will buy me some time as i job hunt! 💛

Hulu and Disney plus are now offering 70% off subscriptions, and in response I am offering Hulu and Disney plus 70% off deez nuts.

You gotta admit, it's pretty hilarious that this happened right when Knights of Guinevere premiered. I know it's not the cause, but the timing is on point 🤣

actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout: -submitting a feedback request -@ing moderation about it -commenting on mods posts about it -making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker) -leaving an app store review -just generally posting about it

Re: blackout As an artist of nsfw, to remain silent is literally the last thing to do rn Sites that don’t have ads don’t lose or gain from inactivity…only making the voices of censorship louder Instead of sending feedback/emails and boosting community? Spreading out instead of banning together?

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

a *lot* of anti trans shit coming from the house toward the FY26 bill & i can’t tell you how much it matters for a lot of people to tell dem senators—amidst the week’s jenga tower of moral panics—not to compromise & that trans people are worth fighting for. info & script in the QT ⬇️⬇️ please call!

The High Seas Treaty has been ratified by 60 countries! This is about protecting oceans beyond the coastal zones controlled by single countries. There are still lots of steps between where we are and the future we dream of, but wow, this is a big one! apnews.com/article/high...

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THIS ANIMATION IS SO INSANE

frankie is so My Type i’m fuckin losing it. and don’t get me started on Tall Bloodthirsty Android Lady.

Butch Princess I luv Frankie so much, the pookie

we should have never normalized filming strangers in public and posting them as content

Wow. The Disney adults are going woke.

Another artist told me once to go see the full-size Muchas because you can see all the errors. I did and damned if she wasn’t right. It was a weird relief.

I dont believe in love languages but acts of service Will have me sitting in ur lap

Kamal has delivered formula and food and helped countless people in Gaza while rarely asking for help himself. His sister Aliaa was shot by a quadcopter last month and he really wants to be able to get her treatment.

Stuff triggers me all the time due to traumatic experiences, I own that shit and control my timeline. I don’t go to mommy Bluesky and pat her on the back for banning speech

this platform has labeled me in shorts and a crop top as “explicit sexual content” and then taken weeks to fix that label. they can’t even tell the difference between a bare tummy and hardcore porn, how are they claiming to be able to even recognize *any* distinctions within adult content!

I regularly get my completely nonsexual nudity marked as explicit, but ALSO have the auto-tagger mark my shit as “non-nude” when it quite literally IS! It is massively unreliable.

I can post the SAME PIECE and whether the appeal results in an adult, sexual cartoon or nonsexual nudity label changes day to day Now imagine this is happening but instead of labels you're getting banned

For those that have never had to deal with bluesky mod: A lot of my art features nudity that's not at all sexual but celebrates bodies. Every single time it gets marked by auto mod as Pornographic. Sometimes they're not even nude. I have to appeal the label wait sometimes WEEKS to maybe get it fixed

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?

The country is fucked, but there are things you can do. Call your state rep, senators and governor. Pick a topic and call once a week. Trans rights, immigration, voter protection, whatever. I know it feels like spitting in the wind but 90% of calls they receive are from conservatives.

I know times with censorship are worrying, but please don't give up by leaving or deleting creations so soon. Keep pushing back and posting your creations, supporting those around you. It'll be hard to implement as is so make it even harder and stand your ground. Support physical work.

companies make it difficult or impossible to disable ai in their products because it is an authoritarian project made from a stack of consent violations in a trenchcoat they don't give you a checkbox for "i don't want this and will never use it" because they know many people would check that box

It’s so bizarre to hear my own actions be lied about. No, I wasn’t storming the facility. I was trying to help a protester who was about to be run over by a car. Yes, I was wearing a mask. We were being gassed + shot w/ pepper balls. Ofc that doesn’t matter to Laura Ingraham but it’s still weird.

Anyways, political violence is bad. Shutting down the Broadview Facility at 1930 Beach Street is good. And ICE agents should be prosecuted for their crimes.

This new bluesky update is why it's so important to support ALL forms of art and to support artists in ways that matter. Like joining their discords, signing up for news letters on personal websites, joining free tiers of kofi/patreon/etc. Fuck censorship. It always effects LGBTQ+ people 😤😭