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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · 25d

Build 3 of Nowhere's End is live! Find out more about Clay and the world of NE in this new update. #nevn #nwe #furry #fvn

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · 25d

Build 3 of Nowhere's End is live! Find out more about Clay and the world of NE in this new update. #nevn #nwe #furry #fvn

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Sep 4

New build out now on Patreon for the $5 tier and up, or it can be bought directly for $3. It'll be out to the public on itch in two weeks. Check it out here www.patreon.com/posts/new-bu...

New build! | Nowhere's End Team

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ASH♞ @deadposssociety.bsky.social · Aug 19

MY DEBUT ALBUM "TRASH CATS CAUGHT ON TAPE" RELEASES NEXT FRIDAY VIA @digitalghostsmedia.com

LISTENING PARTY THIS FRIDAY AT NOON ON MY DISCORD:
discord.gg/W3RaPanxWk

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · Jul 27

The point of calling credit card companies isn't to make John Visa have moment of introspection and go "aw shucks I was wrong!" it's to grind business to a halt for such an extended period of time that all the higher ups who are real people with names and addresses decide that this isn't worth it

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Oku ΘΔ @oku.mow.haus · Jul 25

“Please send us emails instead” means “we can put key words from your script on our corporate spam filter and ignore you, but calls shut down our entire contact infrastructure”

Keep fucking calling.

Ruby Ko-BOO-ld 🌹🎃 @fluffyscales.bsky.social · Jul 25

LMAO I called Visa’s customer support service - the guy on the other line was like “are you ALSO calling about the video game payment processing? Please send us emails instead.”

Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works

Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

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Jonathan Ore @jonore.bsky.social · Jul 24

If you're a Canadian dev directly affected by these changes on Itch or Steam, I want to talk to you.

itch.io @itch.io · Jul 24

itch.io/updates/upda...

Update on NSFW content

We have “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from our browse and search pages. We understand this action is sudden and disruptive, and we are truly sorry for the frustration and confusion caused by...

itch.io

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🌚Sam (SK Kelley)🌝 @skkelleywrites.bsky.social · Jul 27

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ANTI-CENSORSHIP CHEAT SHEET

WHY?
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe & Paypal have been censoring free speech & legal business online for TOO LONG. Most recent targets are Steam & Itch.io, but they have also pressured websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans & MORE for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content their users can host & sell.
If we as consumers & creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard.

HOW?
BOMBARD WITH PHONE CALLS
Collective Shout, the org that lobbied to have Steam & Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa & MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyfans to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging phone lines for an extended period, over a month at least, will almost guarantee that these companies will have to pay attention to the backlash.

this list is not exhaustive, but some contact points for the 4 targets are:

VISA:
(US + Can): +1 800-847-2911
US selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3

MASTERCARD:
(US): +1 800-307-7309
US selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1
(Outside US): 1-636-722-7111

STRIPE:
(HQ): +1 888 963-8955
(France): +33 805-11-19-67
Email: complaints@stripe.com

PAYPAL:
(US): +1 888 221-1161
(outside US): 1-402-935-2050
Customer Service: +1 877-569-1116

TRY TO HIT ALL 4 TARGETS PER DAY
This is only going to have an effect if as many people possible call EVERY DAY for as long as possible.

THIS IS A MARATHON, NOT A RACE.
If you can, it is also a good idea to try to spread the word to organizations & groups that can either actively combat these huge companies legally, or can spread news, in a manner supportive of this movement, more effectively than your average person

examples of organizations:
ACLU
Canadian Civil Liberties Association local legislators & government representatives

examples of spreading the news:
local newspapers
special interest publications
video game streamers

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

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Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Jul 23

Let’s change gears. Do some good

Sign this. Make it go viral. Protect sex workers. End payment processor discrimination

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.

Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

action.aclu.org

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Timid Tanuki @tanuki.lifestyle · Jul 24

We need to start a phone calling campaign to teach Visa and MasterCard that they do not get to decide what legal items we purchase with OUR money. I will follow up with general phone numbers and a couple of recommendations.

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Timid Tanuki @tanuki.lifestyle · Jul 24

Visa
US/Canada: 1-800-VISA-911
International (call collect - it costs them $): +1-303-967-1096

MasterCard
US: 1-800-627-8372
International: 1-636-722-7111

PayPal
US: 1-888-221-1161
International: 1-402-935-2050

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Lucky (comms closed) @luckypariah.bsky.social · Jun 29

CG from my VN, Nowhere's End, out now on itch.io

#furry #furryart #furryartwork #fvn

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jun 24

Ty!

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jun 23

The new update is out now on our itch.io page! It contains a sprite rework for Asher, around 6k words, new music from @yunlongmusic.bsky.social and @deadposssociety.bsky.social, and a new cg.

Check it out at centipedeking.itch.io/nowheres-end

More to come soon

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jun 10

The build after this one is nearly ready as well, so look forward to that. More to come soon

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hey all, sorry about the long wait but our next build is coming out in a couple weeks! It’s got around 6k words mostly focused around Asher, along with plenty of new CGs, and new tracks by @deadposssociety.bsky.social and @yunlongmusic.bsky.social

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jan 19

Uncover secrets in each route, to piece together the lore of a world transformed by disaster, recovering from full societal collapse.

Play the demo, at centipedeking.itch.io/nowheres-end

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jan 19

Get to know your teammates in the coming months before the excursion to the Well begins. The bonds you make will matter for what's to come.

The Well is different in every route. Each one contains its own horrors. Can you keep everyone in the team alive inside?

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Jan 19

The First Well, a gateway to another world, changed everything when it arrived, crashing into and swallowing a whole town. Twelve years later, the third Well arrives, hollowing out an entire mountain range. Follow Jude and his group as they make a documentary inside the Well.

#furry #fvn

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Nowhere's End VN @nevnteam.bsky.social · Nov 21

That's awesome, it's really hard but rewarding work. Looking forward to playing it

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Lucky (comms closed) @luckypariah.bsky.social · Oct 29

It's been out for a minute so I'll go ahead and post some art from the project. CG from my game, Nowhere's End. @nevnteam.bsky.social

#furry #furryart #furryartwork #fvn

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