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Merc @merconix.bsky.social · 17h

What in the actual fuck are we doing, why are people falling for this, when does anybody stop to ask "why though?"

Screaming into the void over here

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds

There has been a backlash to the announcement a UK-wide digital ID scheme will be introduced by 2029.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 3d

#saveSpeech

this is a really good sign, but it's not over until it's over. Germany has flipped before, and we cannot risk it flipping again. Germans, continue to voice your opposition to your MEPs/MPs. likewise, everyone else in the EU should be similarly vocal!

we have 7 more days!

Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 3d

🇩🇪 Germany is AGAINST Chat Control:

Jens Spahn: "We as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group are against indiscriminate monitoring of chats. That would be like preemptively opening all letters to check whether there's something illegal in them. That's not acceptable, that won't happen under our watch."

Germany voices opposition to Chat Control, tilting the balance.

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iwbitu @iwbitu.bsky.social · 12d

Panty

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Celebelian 🦦 @celebelian.bsky.social · 21d

Real quick bun wife

My OC bun wife wearing a pink turtleneck and brown pants

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Merc @merconix.bsky.social · 20d

Based on my drawings, as soon as it has a visible nipple it becomes labeled as adult content.

Not that i inherently agree with that stance, but it seems to be the general consensus for every media platform/outlet so it makes sense they would abide by the same rule.

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粕家梅庵 @kasuya-baian.bsky.social · 21d

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Ilya Kuvshinov @kuvshinov-ilya.bsky.social · 26d

Fenneko’s Halloween Costume

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SPiNDLE @aidenr0.bsky.social · 26d

love kith

an artwork by Spindle of the character Asimov kissing Ottilie and grabbing her breasts as Otti leans on her back under her

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 10

Reminder that the EU still wants to instate chat control and scan ALL of your private messages!

We're up to 7 nations officially opposing chat control! Use the link below to contact your nation's representatives and tell them you want NO chat control!

fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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Pep @pepverbsnouns.bsky.social · Sep 7

"Bluesky is boring."

Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.

When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.

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Eddie Bowley @eddache.bsky.social · Sep 8

Reminder: Censorship is driven by capitalism.
This is never done to protect kids, it's done to protect advertisers.

Eddie Bowley @eddache.bsky.social · Sep 8

YouTube have implemented an AI powered "Restricted Mode" designed to hide "mature content" & for many users it's defaulted to being switched ON

Here's what my channel looks like with & without it and MANY of my videos suddenly disappear.

So please make sure you have this Restricted Mode turned OFF

Screen shots of the Eddache YouTube channel with Restricted Mode turned off and on.

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DeepBlueInk @deepblueink.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check your YouTube for "Restricted Mode" gang! Almost half of my most recent uploads are being blocked by it for seemingly no reason 🙂👍

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𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕧𝕚 𓅰 🐱 @lucavi.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Jack Nguyen @jacknguyenart.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bad Guys 5 Royal

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Saane @saane.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bibi Summer

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Paroro @paroro.bsky.social · Sep 2

wake up darling~

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Robishi @robishi.bsky.social · Sep 2

shaw

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Robishi @robishi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Val

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Lufina Soulgrabber 🦴🕯️ @lufinabina.bsky.social · Aug 27

I cannot overstate just how awful this stupid fucking bill proposal is

- adding backdoors into encryption on OS level
- "sniff" every single message before it gets encrypted AND SAVE IT CENTRALLY
- let a goddamn hallucinating "AI" mark people as criminals

it needs to be stopped, post haste

map of different EU countries' chat control stance as of august 2025

oppose
(austria, czechia, netherlands, poland)

undecided
(belgium, estonia, finland, germany, greece, luxembourg, romania)

support
(bulgaria, croatia, cyprus, france,hungary,ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, malta, portugal, slovakia, spain, sweden)

proposed it
(denmark)

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MilkyBoxBoy @milkyboxboy.bsky.social · Aug 30

Ofira ~Wyrm girl 🔥

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teru ■ NYARECO @teru.moe · Aug 30

primogeniture
#OC #AW #shukumei

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Merc @merconix.bsky.social · Aug 29

But did you turn it off and on again?

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SaRuWolf⭐ @sarukaiwolf.bsky.social · Aug 27

Date Night Lucy 💄✨

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · Aug 25

“Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a built-in "Send to YouTube" button in the Photos app. Many of these uploads kept their default IMG_XXXX filenames, creating a time capsule of raw, unedited moments from random lives.”
walzr.com/IMG_0001
this is beautiful 🥲

IMG_0001

walzr.com

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𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗦 @missfaves.bsky.social · Aug 23

evelyn chevalier #zzz - work in progress

this is a side of me that only you can see

evelyn chevalier cosplay work in progress from zenless zone zero. i need to work on a few elements and do some tailoring so it fits better but over all its really coming together

#zzz #cosplayer #art #artist #anime #manga #videogames #fanart #alt #tomboy

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