Angel Forfivon
@angelforfivon.bsky.social
Black, deaf lesbian. :) Still love writing stories!
The fact that FIFA and IOC (for 2028 Olympics) hasn't said or done anything yet shows exactly what's important to them...
And, let's be honest, with this being FIFA's third "world cup" in a row being hosted at a bad country shows they don't care about anything but money...
And, let's be honest, with this being FIFA's third "world cup" in a row being hosted at a bad country shows they don't care about anything but money...
The most effective leverage the world has against this nonsensical pretext to ban people from the US is for World Cup fans to refuse to come here, although that is probably an impossible ask for rabid fans.
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The fact that FIFA and IOC (for 2028 Olympics) hasn't said or done anything yet shows exactly what's important to them...
And, let's be honest, with this being FIFA's third "world cup" in a row being hosted at a bad country shows they don't care about anything but money...
And, let's be honest, with this being FIFA's third "world cup" in a row being hosted at a bad country shows they don't care about anything but money...
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Reminder: Haidt is not actually an "expert" in this field and actual experts have called out that he's just wrong about almost everything.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
January 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Reminder: Haidt is not actually an "expert" in this field and actual experts have called out that he's just wrong about almost everything.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
UK still trying to beat Australia and other countries to the bottom...
The tabled amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill wouldn’t just ban under-16s from social media, but from “regulated user-to-user services” under the Online Safety Act, requiring age assurance on Wikipedia, Steam, messaging apps and more. decoded.legal/blog/2025/12...
![The amendment itself
(1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must, for the purposes of promoting the wellbeing of children—
…
(b) by regulations made my statutory instrument require all regulated user-to-user services to use highly-effective age assurance measures to prevent children under the age of 16 from becoming or being users.
There are a couple of key points here.
The scope of services caught by this is incredibly broad
“[All] regulated user-to-user services” is massively broad.
It is much broader than “social media”, and covers a huge number of every day online services, including self-hosted services.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vy7qg4djnuvrdmpq3phoyz72/bafkreiahkz3mgfqeifb2n62j6kap62pya3ibzc3gingfvvohr3qayqu6jy@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
UK still trying to beat Australia and other countries to the bottom...
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It’s giving 1990s apartheid energy from the South African
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
It’s giving 1990s apartheid energy from the South African
This goes a long way to explaining the bits and pieces I've seen from webcomic artists about hiveworks over the years.
I'm *mumble*old*mumble* enough to remember the keenspot sites and they were badly managed as well - I think it ended up being an ego trip for one person in the end?
I'm *mumble*old*mumble* enough to remember the keenspot sites and they were badly managed as well - I think it ended up being an ego trip for one person in the end?
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This goes a long way to explaining the bits and pieces I've seen from webcomic artists about hiveworks over the years.
I'm *mumble*old*mumble* enough to remember the keenspot sites and they were badly managed as well - I think it ended up being an ego trip for one person in the end?
I'm *mumble*old*mumble* enough to remember the keenspot sites and they were badly managed as well - I think it ended up being an ego trip for one person in the end?
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
I've just saw that the rancid ego's "X" site is now saying you'll have to pay to use the ai tools to remove clothing from women/children...
The fact that the rancid ego's first thought was how to make money out of it doesn't surprise me...
Frankly, anyone still on there has to be suspect now
The fact that the rancid ego's first thought was how to make money out of it doesn't surprise me...
Frankly, anyone still on there has to be suspect now
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I've just saw that the rancid ego's "X" site is now saying you'll have to pay to use the ai tools to remove clothing from women/children...
The fact that the rancid ego's first thought was how to make money out of it doesn't surprise me...
Frankly, anyone still on there has to be suspect now
The fact that the rancid ego's first thought was how to make money out of it doesn't surprise me...
Frankly, anyone still on there has to be suspect now
Every time FIFA are in the news, it's because they found more ways to ruin football. Discriminating against disabled ppl now? On top of hosting a "World Cup" in a warmongering country with overpriced tickets? A country, mind, with thugs attacking pretty much anyone they dun like?
January 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Every time FIFA are in the news, it's because they found more ways to ruin football. Discriminating against disabled ppl now? On top of hosting a "World Cup" in a warmongering country with overpriced tickets? A country, mind, with thugs attacking pretty much anyone they dun like?
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This sentiment needs to spread like wildfire, and watch Kid Harmer Starmer u-turn on digital ID and the OSA, which rely on surveillance AI, so hard and fast.
Labour are on the side of predators.
Labour are on the side of predators.
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This sentiment needs to spread like wildfire, and watch Kid Harmer Starmer u-turn on digital ID and the OSA, which rely on surveillance AI, so hard and fast.
Labour are on the side of predators.
Labour are on the side of predators.
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So, y'know, Labour are complicit in AI's ability to generate CSEM in the first place. Don't let them forget about this. They funded the betterment of AI, helping to make it so that AI could generate CSEM, all because they want the ability to spy on you and your children 24/7.
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
So, y'know, Labour are complicit in AI's ability to generate CSEM in the first place. Don't let them forget about this. They funded the betterment of AI, helping to make it so that AI could generate CSEM, all because they want the ability to spy on you and your children 24/7.
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Is this referring to Ofcom's "we're investigating to see if we need to investigate X" tweet? If so, a ban is never gonna happen. Labour are too addicted to the platform.
They're also spending an eye watering amount of tax payer money on the same kinds of AI that are being used to generate CSEM.
They're also spending an eye watering amount of tax payer money on the same kinds of AI that are being used to generate CSEM.
The United Kingdom is considering banning X/Twitter, The Telegraph reports.
Concerns were raised after users utilized Grok, X’s AI chatbot, to digitally undress women and children.
Concerns were raised after users utilized Grok, X’s AI chatbot, to digitally undress women and children.
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Is this referring to Ofcom's "we're investigating to see if we need to investigate X" tweet? If so, a ban is never gonna happen. Labour are too addicted to the platform.
They're also spending an eye watering amount of tax payer money on the same kinds of AI that are being used to generate CSEM.
They're also spending an eye watering amount of tax payer money on the same kinds of AI that are being used to generate CSEM.
No balloons on my page? That's probably the one thing twitter has over bluesky *g*
(Yes, it's a subtle hint today's my b-day :D )
(Yes, it's a subtle hint today's my b-day :D )
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
No balloons on my page? That's probably the one thing twitter has over bluesky *g*
(Yes, it's a subtle hint today's my b-day :D )
(Yes, it's a subtle hint today's my b-day :D )
Of course they have. Palantir must've given millions in bribes to successive UK governments to allow them to keep stealing data.
EXCLUSIVE: Labour have been condemned for giving the biggest ever Ministry of Defence contract to IDF-linked tech giant Palantir
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Of course they have. Palantir must've given millions in bribes to successive UK governments to allow them to keep stealing data.
Explains why there's major issues with online age verification, but here's what the real-world version would be: you allow someone to take photos of you, photocopy your personal ID data and they'll put it all in a drawer somewhere. Anyone else can then go through that drawer.
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
One of the most common refrains we hear from age verification proponents is that online ID checks are nothing new. After all, you show your ID at bars and liquor stores all the time, right? And it’s true that many places…
One of the most common refrains we hear from age verification proponents is that online ID checks are nothing new. After all, you show your ID at bars and liquor stores all the time, right? And it’s true that many places…
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
One of the most common refrains we hear from age verification proponents is that online ID checks are nothing new. After all, you show your ID at bars and liquor stores all the time, right? And it’s true that many places age-restrict access in-person to various goods and services, such as tobacco, alcohol, firearms, lottery tickets, and even tattoos and body piercings.
www.techdirt.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Explains why there's major issues with online age verification, but here's what the real-world version would be: you allow someone to take photos of you, photocopy your personal ID data and they'll put it all in a drawer somewhere. Anyone else can then go through that drawer.
I dun have any problems in admitting I go for the easy option when playing games nowadays. That's because I play games for fun, for distraction, for the stories, etc. But the important thing is: _I'M_ the one playing it, and I make my own decisions playing them.
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I dun have any problems in admitting I go for the easy option when playing games nowadays. That's because I play games for fun, for distraction, for the stories, etc. But the important thing is: _I'M_ the one playing it, and I make my own decisions playing them.
...ugh.
Another option that no-one sane wants. If you're going for this, why not just watch videos instead? Or do you need AI to watch the video and tell you what you thought of it??
Another option that no-one sane wants. If you're going for this, why not just watch videos instead? Or do you need AI to watch the video and tell you what you thought of it??
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
...ugh.
Another option that no-one sane wants. If you're going for this, why not just watch videos instead? Or do you need AI to watch the video and tell you what you thought of it??
Another option that no-one sane wants. If you're going for this, why not just watch videos instead? Or do you need AI to watch the video and tell you what you thought of it??
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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Co-Founder of Palantir Joe Lonsdale saying the USA should be able to go round the world and blow up 'commies'.
The same Palantir which now has all your NHS data.
The same Palantir which now has all your NHS data.
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Co-Founder of Palantir Joe Lonsdale saying the USA should be able to go round the world and blow up 'commies'.
The same Palantir which now has all your NHS data.
The same Palantir which now has all your NHS data.
Nothing radical about it. We can easily see what's been happening to women's rights in the far-right USA. Do anyone think we want to see Farage's Reform, Badenoch's Tories or Starmer's Labour do the same here? They've been steadily eroding freedoms already.
Young women in the UK are rapidly moving to the Left.
Young women are radicalising
Britain's young women are sad, alienated and increasingly left-wing
www.newstatesman.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Nothing radical about it. We can easily see what's been happening to women's rights in the far-right USA. Do anyone think we want to see Farage's Reform, Badenoch's Tories or Starmer's Labour do the same here? They've been steadily eroding freedoms already.
So much for a fresh start to 2026, where ppl start thinking sanely and pulling back from WW3...
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
So much for a fresh start to 2026, where ppl start thinking sanely and pulling back from WW3...
I dun have an Apple phone, but if this does what it says - using date of birth and parental locks - that's a LOT better than using dodgy third-party age verification sites that use your personal identification for their own purposes...
Apple just released the ability to identify yourself as an adult in one of the most recent iOS 26 updates. you as a user should go opt in right now, and Bluesky should start using this feature as soon as possible. it would show US regulators we don’t need KOSA to protect kids online
January 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I dun have an Apple phone, but if this does what it says - using date of birth and parental locks - that's a LOT better than using dodgy third-party age verification sites that use your personal identification for their own purposes...
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if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
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We all survived the year not one of us voted for or asked for. Here’s to 2026 and getting through it together.
Thank you to all who resist the dark, remain woke, and fight fascism. Peace, love, and all good things to you. LFG! ✌🏼 💙
Thank you to all who resist the dark, remain woke, and fight fascism. Peace, love, and all good things to you. LFG! ✌🏼 💙
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
We all survived the year not one of us voted for or asked for. Here’s to 2026 and getting through it together.
Thank you to all who resist the dark, remain woke, and fight fascism. Peace, love, and all good things to you. LFG! ✌🏼 💙
Thank you to all who resist the dark, remain woke, and fight fascism. Peace, love, and all good things to you. LFG! ✌🏼 💙
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Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
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Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at 70-year high → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at 70-year high → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.