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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 6

CANADA, UK, AUSTRALIA!! y'all all have official petitions targetting paypros censorship!

IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!

CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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Stomak @eevee.pmd.social · 8d

and this is why we don't trust age verification ID nonsense online lol

The Verge @theverge.com · 8d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 8d

YCH I got back from @cutepencilcase.bsky.social recently

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 8d

Fuck Chat Control

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EnderCatCore | COMMS OPEN @endercatcore.neocities.org · 22d

Commission for AetherTheorem
#mlp #mylittlepony #art #commission

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 24d

#SaveSpeech

US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.

Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!

Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability

Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.

reclaimthenet.org

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

Even the slightest acts of resistance can snowball into a revolution.

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

Their cruelty gives us tools to use against them. Feel free to take photos, disseminate the truth in whatever way you can, be it via the web, or in person. AI may be able to fabricate disinfo, but if there is one thing that I have learned, it can never re-create the actual events perfectly.

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

is the paradox of repression: a phenomenon that occurs when authoritarian regimes crack down, and it ultimately increases support for the protests and overall opposition, eroding support for the ruling powers. So in a nutshell, start using their violence as a means to put them on blast.

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

were ousted as a result of constant unrest by the general population, and the stunning figure is that only a small percentage of the total population is enough to continue with that disruption (approx. 3.5% of a country’s population). If the regime cracks down on it, then the next thing I learned…

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

With the rise of authoritarianism all over, and with countries like the US and UK speedrunning totalitarianism, I’d say it is important that we look to some of our most effective tools against the regimes. The first one is nonviolent protest. Of a number of case studies done, most autocracies…

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

I have recently been reading ip on opposition to dictatorships lately. A few things recently came out to me. A thread:

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · 24d

I tried joining, but the server link is dead. You got a new one that works?

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 25d

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’ve got a few projects in the works, one of them is fediverse. In the future, I am looking to set up my own Mastodon and Synapse instances. Just trying to do my homework on what I am going to need to get both of them running. If I do need hardware, I would at least prefer it to be on my own gear.

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🔞Keesh 🍁🏳️‍🌈 @rakeeshsorrel.bsky.social · Sep 11

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.

This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

e-6695 (Consumer protection)

Keywords
Censorship Credit cards Internet Pornography

E-petition
Initiated by Carmen Tam from Waterloo, Ontario

Original language of petition: English
Petition details
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:

Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content;
In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites;
As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”;
As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; and
This has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to
1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services;
2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and
3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Aug 17

#SaveSpeech #CPBC

As we near closer to 4 weeks of sustained pressure, I made this infographic to help focus our targets and to suggest a daily goal that is feasible for most people

more info and phone numbers here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

find reps
www.congress.gov/members/find...

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · Aug 20

Welp, it’s almost time to go to Everfree. Still packing things up, and I’m certainly making sure I’m packed just in time.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Aug 6

👁️ Big Tech twists what you see.
📉 Data brokers profit off your life.
🛑 Governments indimidate, restrict, and censor.
EFF is pushing back—with grassroots activism, impact litigation, and tools for digital freedom. Be a part of it: eff.org/vv

Hack the Future—Support EFF!

We can shape the future of digital privacy and free speech. Join EFF or renew your support this week and get the mystery-filled Justice t-shirt.

supporters.eff.org

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · Aug 3

Haven’t posted these yet, but I got some new emoji for my birthday last month.

Artist is Parrpitched.

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Unshakled Inc @unshakled.bsky.social · May 13

A society that trades privacy for convenience will end up with neither.

#Privacy #DigitalRights

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · Aug 3

So now I am realizing what is going on: we are currently in the middle of a global moral panic, and it’s only getting worse. We need to oppose this push to gate off the web, oppose chat control, and repel the moral panic targeting the internet.

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BuvanyBu @buvanybu.bsky.social · Jul 31

Daybreaker!
#mlp #Pony #Daybreaker

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AetherTheorem @aethertheorem.bsky.social · Aug 1

This reminds me so much of a piece I commissioned a long while ago.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Jul 29

EFF fights surveillance…and we do so in 14 languages in our educational resource, Surveillance Self-Defense.

Surveillance Self-Defense

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you a...

ssd.eff.org

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