Bluesky doesn't lose anything from you leaving it for a week you know who might? the affected pornographers and sex workers who can more than ever use eyes and shares on their work, as well as all of us giving mass feedback about why the new ToS sucks please stop "taking action" by doing nothing

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

Art motivation 💪

Its very telling that these people think the only "good" nsfw art is the art that shows "healthy consentual acts" when nsfw work has been an avenue to discover and share the painful and complex parts of peoples experiences for years and years.

The only reason I'm not a nsfw artist is because I'm a coward and I don't publish my stuff, but I wanna say LET P0RN ARTISTS BE FREAKS IN PEACE! Wanting art to be "sanitized" is, and always will be, fascism. Today they come for them, tomorrow they come FOR YOU.

ok, everyone's gotta get loud and obnoxious about the censorship but let's remember about the content warning labels - don't violate consent of actual, real, living people and don't dick slap them right in the face if they don't want that also, same to folks posting violent pics to prove a 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

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!

More relevant than ever. This is why fascists try to censor artists first. This is why we can never stop, give in, or quiet ourselves. Stay scary, fellow artists~ 😘 (image from @/bcvitalwrites on Instagram)

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The Blueskyblackout post reeks of fed fr. "Idk I just think we should protest the censorship by being quiet for an entire week on this site with no advertisers. " Do you fucking hear yourself?

look you can allow art that grosses you out to exist or you can be a fascist. "But surely there can be an exception for--" nope. exceptions mean you're a fascist. "But--" NOPE. fascist.

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.

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/🧵

the fact that a sitting US president is talking about antifascism being terrorism should tell you a lot about what he thinks his own government represents

some aj icons done today! :)

and really, I do not believe that everyone needs to "get weirder now," or that everyone needs to "make more nsfw," etc. what I do believe, however, is that everyone should look to those already making that work and sit in dialogue with them. support their work, substantiate their humanity.

"Freedom of expression for bigotry, but not for smut" is one hell of a hill to pick in order to die on.

Genuinely in my heart of hearts, I believe this will not stick, politically. Not long term. It can’t. But who knows how long it’ll last or how much harder the fight will get. Keep fighting. Keep existing. Keep being queer. It’s your right.

The Raid. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

I’m gonna keep drawing weird shit, you should too

Make yourself known. Send messages to their Zendesk.

The world becomes a lot more complicated and miserable with the more things you hate. This is why extremists spend so much time arguing and harassing others. They're angry about the things they cannot change, and they refuse to live and let live.

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: 🧵

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.

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.

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.

taking a stance against simulated "non consent" in porn is idiotic and leads always to having some dipshit appointed to arbitrarily decide what acts between adults "can't be consented to," and therefore can't be depicted. I'll give you a hint: they will be gay.

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.

anyway fuck censorship. we should all get weirder and worse

I intend on still posting my porn even if bsky is making a braindead decision like this lmao.

Just a reminder that conservatives are an extremely loud minority. If you do not care or feel positive about Kirk’s death, you are still in the majority. If you support LGBTQ rights, you are still in the majority. If you genuinely want to be a good person, you are in the majority

If you are LGBTQ and you feel like you have a right to deadname a problematic trans person you are a part of the problem We do not deadname members of our community that’s a tactic of our oppressors okay

how I feel trying to explain to normies why nsfw ban and censorship is bad and why they should care

I have *never* used ChatGPT. Not once. I’m not saying I’m better than you… oh fuck it, I’m better than you.

I did NSFW comms for yrs, verified every muse was 18+. Hurray for me I have boundaries. That means JACK SHIT. We are all the same to people who want porn gone. Thinking you are better than others only helps those who want BOTH you & your fellow porn makers/consumers shut down. Punch up not down.

you can spin literally any sexual image as noncon or dubcon if someone dislikes you enough and wants your account banned. that will only be used as another tool ppl can use for harassment, not keeping blsky a sexually safe space

many of you forget this and it makes me worry

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

“Artists, writers and musicians should go on strike until Kimmel is back!” Hey you know how you love making grocery lists with ChatGPT and ask it decorate your house? It ate all our money and jobs so we don’t actually have anything to strike on.

I am overjoyed with how this one’s turning out!

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