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Syn

@eunisyn.bsky.social

I found an extra Azem jacket in my stock. It's the one I sent to my photographer so it is used lightly and has since been washed so - giveaway? Size L

⭐Repost to enter
⭐Ends Sat 14th
⭐No need to follow, but appreciated (i do art!)

Good luck! #FF14 #FFXIV

February 12, 2026 at 4:26 AM

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Nobody's House 🔞🔜#SAFE2026

@nobodyshouse.bsky.social

#5 for @alkain2k.bsky.social !

February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM

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Waggtoon (Commissions open)

@waggtoon.bsky.social

"You shouldn't bully corporations. You should be nice to people."

Me:

Edited screencap from The Muppets (2011).

Lew Zealand: "Mr. The Frog we all agreed, a corporation is not a people."

February 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM

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CC Kirby

@cckirby.bsky.social

"the vast majority of you won't have to worry about this" I don't even fucking care if it turns out it's only three people that have to worry about this, it shouldn't be implemented, period. Keep cancelling your Nitro, they're clearly noticing

Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 2d

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults.

Hey folks –

I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news.

I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.)

Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence.

Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details.

And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!

February 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM

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Elu!

@elutran.bsky.social

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February 7, 2026 at 6:02 AM

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🔞 Brichus Dawnheart

@brichus-dh.bsky.social

The second part of the comm series done by @wolfblack2543.bsky.social with @saberbigcat.bsky.social!

I LOVE HOW THIS ONE TURNED OUT SO MUCH! The way Brichus is pressed against the walls and ceiling in a bid to contain himself from breaking out, and the way Saber is pinned between him hhhh~

When Saber told Brichus that he had a surprise, Brichus wasn't expecting that he would very quickly be on the verge of bursting out of the building, nor was Saber expecting that he would start being affected too shortly after Brichus started growing.

Brichus, an anthro, four armed Zinogre, is in a kneeling position taking up most of the room with his form. His cock and balls are big enough to lie from wall to wall, and his upper set of arms are pressed against the wall and ceiling in a bid to restrain himself from bursting out of the building. It won't last long though, as large cracks are forming on the floor under his weight, on the wall due to being pressed against by his hand and cock, and the ceiling due to being stooped over to save space. From his stooped position, he is looking down at Saber, who is pinned between Brichus's chest and his cock. Saber has begun growing himself, and is threading his cock between Brichus's chest and cock while he looks back into Brichus's eyes, his tongue sticking out teasingly.

Brichus, an anthro, four armed Zinogre, is in a kneeling position taking up most of the room with his form. His cock and balls are big enough to lie from wall to wall, and his upper set of arms are pressed against the wall and ceiling in a bid to restrain himself from bursting out of the building. It won't last long though, as large cracks are forming on the floor under his weight, on the wall due to being pressed against by his hand and cock, and the ceiling due to being stooped over to save space. From his stooped position, he is looking down at Saber, who is pinned between Brichus's chest and his cock. Saber has begun growing himself, and is threading his cock between Brichus's chest and cock while he looks back into Brichus's eyes, his tongue sticking out teasingly. Both of them have precum forming on their tips as they build toward release.

June 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM

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ears

@kcatomheart.bsky.social

please be more specific

“CAN YOU MAKE IT BIGGER?” It’s the age old question, isn’t it?

The statement is posed to a puzzled casey, tablet in hand. Three thought bubble panels float behind him. One has Casey 2x his width, a happy large boy. One has Casey macro sized, befuddled. One has Casey sitting with a censor bar between his legs that has extendeds way beyond the norm. WOAH MAMMA is written on the censor bar.

In case I have to explain the bit. “Can you make it bigger” is an in-joke for a lot of NSFW commission artists. For those that diversify, the client may need to specify.

September 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM

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Foxes In Love

@foxes-in-love.bsky.social

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green arrives at the scene as Blue is twisting himself into unusual positions, turning his head up, down, and upside-down.
Green: What are you doing?
Blue: I'm realigning my balance crystals.
Green: Your what?
Blue: One of them has drifted to the wrong part of the labyrinth, and I'm trying to wiggle it back in place.
Green: ...What in where?
Blue: A calcium crystal in the vestibular labyrinth of the inner ear.

Green looks awestruck as he finally comprehends what is happening. Twisting himself onto a loop to turn his head towards Green, Blue looks at him with a confused frown.
Green: Ooh, so it's a medical thing.
Blue: Wait, what did you think I'm doing?

January 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM

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Rounder White-Ryce

@white-ryce.bsky.social

sensory overload between an absolutely roiling litter of pups and a few attentive ghost hands

you say “active baby bump” i say [adam driver screaming MORE gif]

#furryart #mpreg

Pencil drawing of a pregnant anthropomorphic wolf man laying back in a beanbag chair, lap dominated by his large belly, the shape of which is lumpy and distorted from the heavy amounts of shifting and kicking within. His head is tilted back and his tongue hangs out in bliss as several ghost-hands rub over his large belly and an additional hand scratches behind his ear.

August 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM

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Flute

@flute.magpie.gay

Relatable..

January 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM

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Mad(s)

@digitalflinch.bsky.social

December 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM

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Segremores

@segremores.bsky.social

"Mistake Not My Current State Of Joshing Gentle Peevishness For The Awesome And Terrible Majesty Of The Towering Seas Of Ire That Are Themselves The Mere Milquetoast Shallows Fringing My Vast Oceans Of Wrath" - Ian M Banks

January 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM

Alkain

@alkain2k.bsky.social

I might bite~ If you like it >:3

Kurtis - Largepuppy @roidpuppy.bsky.social · Dec 31

Cmooooon, i dont bite

January 4, 2026 at 1:47 AM

Alkain

@alkain2k.bsky.social

Nightmare Before Christmas for me :P

Dyl The Preggoologist husky @dylaoinu.bsky.social · Dec 19

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif.
Hard mode: No Star Wars/Trek,LOTR , or Marvel.

(At this point, it’s a bit of a comfort movie ngl)

December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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Foxes In Love

@foxes-in-love.bsky.social

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are pressed together, cuddled up and simply enjoying each others' company, eyes peacefully closed.
Green: You know what's the best part of the holidays?
Blue: What is it?
Green: All our problems are next year's problems. All can wait until January.

While Blue's expression remains peaceful, Green opens his eyes in realisation to his words.
Blue: Except for that thing in the sink.

Both of the foxes turn to look at something coming in from outside of the comic panel, with slimy tentacle-like tendrils reaching towards them.
Green: Oh right. We should probably do something about that.

December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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🌼Astor🍜

@mistdreams.bsky.social

if its in reality then i would go for it

🌧️ Heavy Rain 🌧️ @rainthedriger.bsky.social · Dec 11

Repost if you would gladly reject your humanity to transform into a monster without hesitation

December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM

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Tero

@eltero.bsky.social

normalize ethical gooning.. fuck ai bullshittery and porn industry explotation #NSFWArt
invest ur money onto fellow artists who will draw ur crazy shi!! the crazier the BETTER

Ofc there's nuances n stuff tho. But NSFW drawings and anims and their artists tend to b really epic in my experience !!

December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM

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Dyl The Preggoologist husky

@dylaoinu.bsky.social

It’s legit this

December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Star Wolf Drive Thru

@ator.bsky.social

shout out to all furries who don’t even do art

never think less of yourself

we are glad to have your company

December 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM

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🌿 OFFBLANCOBUCK 🌿

@offblancobuck.bsky.social

Need to get more of a following so I’m doing a giveaway for 2 slots! Read the rules of the post! Only one character per person. Final piece will be in the style of the examples shown. Ends next Saturday (Dec. 13th)