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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 9h

I put on my tech reporter hat and wrote about Texas' other age- verification law, SB 2420. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the law will require age verification on app marketplaces. Apple and Google have both released guidance on the law, despite concerns over user privacy: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

The new Texas law that Apple and Google aren't happy about

Apple and Google say Texas' new law may risk user privacy—but they'll comply anyway.

www.chron.com

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 7h

tentatively thinking 45 and in color
hrmmmm

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

...now what

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 10h

KOSA just got a bunch of new cosponsors so, y'all, kindly tell them to knock it the fuck off.
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.

#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa

www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 7h

Call your senator if you see them on this list and tell them no to KOSA.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11h

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11h

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

youtu.be

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 17h

This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.

Literally the least you can do!!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 21h

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 9h

If youre in the UK and havent signed this petition, please do despite their response here. At 100k sigs they have to discuss it again

Petitions arent a silver bullet on their own, but they help communicate how many people do/dont support something. Its low commitment and worth doing!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 21h

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 9h

Even if the govt still goes "lol no get fukt", every time it gets brought up like this, their hypocrisy only becomes more obvious and more people will join the cause. It hurts their optics while strengthening ours.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11h

#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

Please call DAILY

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 22h

now i gotta figure out a good price...

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Kenza @kenzamaka.sheath.church · 27d

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 22h

now i gotta figure out a good price...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 23h

Met my wife, met a bunch of cool people who i enjoy having in my life, had a nice art career for like 13 years, realized i was trans etc

Thats what pisses me off about the ways govts and corpos keep trying to ruin the internet. This place brought a lot of joy into my life, i dont want it ruined.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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ThirtyHelens🔞 @thirtyhelens.bsky.social · 1d

This is the exact example you should be bringing up when calling and writing to your representatives about digital age verification

404 Media @404media.co · 1d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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RemPhase (COMMISSIONS CLOSED) 🔞 @remphase.bsky.social · 1d

Left: how it was in august
Right: how it is now

Your voice matters guys, remember that
Thanks to everyone who called💕

Now let's do it again with Paypros and KOSA!

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 3d

what a weird looking mascot...

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

behold
a half hour of work

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

Laura...

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

enough people have shown interest to make this a thing
gonna be doing horror movie poster ych stuff
once i get them all set up i'll announce price and slots

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

...now what

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

behold
a half hour of work

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

hrmmm
idk maybe demon joy costumes
gonna start at the end of the hour in ~20 minutes

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

i accidentally fell asleep waiting on laundry and missed out on a good window to stream but that means i'm up and wired
gonna time myself for an hour and go nuts on a sketch page
I just need a theme or character
any ideas?

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Joy D. Doink @joydoink.bsky.social · 1d

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