NerdBro
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| Level 20 Changeling | Writer | They/Them He/Him | Kirishima Stan | Multishipper
Migrating from the birb app and tiktok (RIP)
Migrating from the birb app and tiktok (RIP)
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From the newly released Epstein docs submitted to congress
"Elon musk to island Dec. 6"
"Elon musk to island Dec. 6"
September 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
From the newly released Epstein docs submitted to congress
"Elon musk to island Dec. 6"
"Elon musk to island Dec. 6"
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More and more people reporting today that Stripe - the payment processor that Itch said were putting the most pressure on them - now have staff actively confirming that yes, they are censoring LGBT content, adult or otherwise. That this is official company policy.
This seems kinda significant.
This seems kinda significant.
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
More and more people reporting today that Stripe - the payment processor that Itch said were putting the most pressure on them - now have staff actively confirming that yes, they are censoring LGBT content, adult or otherwise. That this is official company policy.
This seems kinda significant.
This seems kinda significant.
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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The UK speedran straight from porn to educational material in the regulation-to-censorship pipeline. We were warning people of this kind of thing but it happened faster than I expected.
Wikipedia's operator has lost a legal challenge to British legislation which it says will drastically reduce the number of users who can access the site.
Wikipedia could reduce UK users as it loses legal challenge against safety bill
Wikipedia's operator has lost a legal challenge to British legislation which it says will drastically reduce the number of users who can access the site.
www.abc.net.au
August 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The UK speedran straight from porn to educational material in the regulation-to-censorship pipeline. We were warning people of this kind of thing but it happened faster than I expected.
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stripe has offices in San Fransisco, Chicago, Staten Island, Seattle, and D.C. , (you can find them all here headquartersoffice.com/stripe/ ) so if you live in any of these areas and want to let them know how you feel please show them how bad they fucked up
August 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
stripe has offices in San Fransisco, Chicago, Staten Island, Seattle, and D.C. , (you can find them all here headquartersoffice.com/stripe/ ) so if you live in any of these areas and want to let them know how you feel please show them how bad they fucked up
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We're not in theoretical "they could come after sfw queer content LATER" territory anymore. It is being used to come after sfw queer content NOW.
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
August 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're not in theoretical "they could come after sfw queer content LATER" territory anymore. It is being used to come after sfw queer content NOW.
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
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Vintage Story, which is a pretty sizeable game, paused sale of their product on the itch store because, according to the devs, itch has been holding back a six figure sum for about 3 months. Something really bad is happening inside itch and it's going to hurt a lot of creators
August 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Vintage Story, which is a pretty sizeable game, paused sale of their product on the itch store because, according to the devs, itch has been holding back a six figure sum for about 3 months. Something really bad is happening inside itch and it's going to hurt a lot of creators
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“You shouldn’t get on Itch’s ass they’re just doing what the payment processors say to do”
Can I get on them for lying/misrepresentation and ignoring requests from journalists for comment to clear any of this up or do they still get a pass from y’all since trans lesbians are expendable to you
Can I get on them for lying/misrepresentation and ignoring requests from journalists for comment to clear any of this up or do they still get a pass from y’all since trans lesbians are expendable to you
This article is full of misinformation unfortunately. The games Wendy and co. are indexed: itch.io/search?type=...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
Search results for 'krispy cat'
itch.io
August 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“You shouldn’t get on Itch’s ass they’re just doing what the payment processors say to do”
Can I get on them for lying/misrepresentation and ignoring requests from journalists for comment to clear any of this up or do they still get a pass from y’all since trans lesbians are expendable to you
Can I get on them for lying/misrepresentation and ignoring requests from journalists for comment to clear any of this up or do they still get a pass from y’all since trans lesbians are expendable to you
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idk y'know I just have a problem when somebody's advocacy for a well-rounded reading diet leads them into "and that's why you should stop reading the trash trans shit off Itch and real some Real books for a change"
August 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
idk y'know I just have a problem when somebody's advocacy for a well-rounded reading diet leads them into "and that's why you should stop reading the trash trans shit off Itch and real some Real books for a change"
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my initial goodwill towards itch was because it seems they were suddenly given an ultimatum and didnt have time to do much
you're telling me they had TWO YEARS?
you're telling me they had TWO YEARS?
August 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
my initial goodwill towards itch was because it seems they were suddenly given an ultimatum and didnt have time to do much
you're telling me they had TWO YEARS?
you're telling me they had TWO YEARS?
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Itch embarrassing itself.
"She" or "they" if you can't be bothered looking up the right pronouns.
"The person is confused". The writer is accurately describing the behaviour of the site. No misinformation there.
"She" or "they" if you can't be bothered looking up the right pronouns.
"The person is confused". The writer is accurately describing the behaviour of the site. No misinformation there.
This article is full of misinformation unfortunately. The games Wendy and co. are indexed: itch.io/search?type=...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
Search results for 'krispy cat'
itch.io
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Itch embarrassing itself.
"She" or "they" if you can't be bothered looking up the right pronouns.
"The person is confused". The writer is accurately describing the behaviour of the site. No misinformation there.
"She" or "they" if you can't be bothered looking up the right pronouns.
"The person is confused". The writer is accurately describing the behaviour of the site. No misinformation there.
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Admitting openly that "no, we also flagged you NSFW because you used tags we think are often used to mean porn, even if you're not" just recalculated the entire risk assessment in my head: what else is 'commonly associated with adult content' according to itch's system?
I don't see any indexing restrictions on your game. Your game does have a content warning because of this setting on your page though (check the "Metadata" tab). It's possible at some point you could have added a tag to your page that is commonly associated with explicit adult content.
August 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Admitting openly that "no, we also flagged you NSFW because you used tags we think are often used to mean porn, even if you're not" just recalculated the entire risk assessment in my head: what else is 'commonly associated with adult content' according to itch's system?
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this is what gets me! Steam absolutely *scraped* the bare minimum, they removed as few things as they could conceivably get away with, that's the kind of response that earns a bit of leeway imo!
like I'm not in love with Steam but they handled this leagues better than Itch, it's not close
like I'm not in love with Steam but they handled this leagues better than Itch, it's not close
It's worth pointing out that as far as I'm aware Steam also only complied to the bare minimum amount required and called out the payment processors when they tried to say it wasn't their fault.
Itch went above and beyond and is still trying to justify their behaviour whilst stealing money.
Itch went above and beyond and is still trying to justify their behaviour whilst stealing money.
re: the "why are people going after Itch and not Steam" talking point i keep seeing now...
1. Itch built their whole brand on being a safe space for marginalized creators & their art
2. Pragmatically, we don't have the fucking power to influence Steam - we *might* have the power to push Itch
1. Itch built their whole brand on being a safe space for marginalized creators & their art
2. Pragmatically, we don't have the fucking power to influence Steam - we *might* have the power to push Itch
August 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
this is what gets me! Steam absolutely *scraped* the bare minimum, they removed as few things as they could conceivably get away with, that's the kind of response that earns a bit of leeway imo!
like I'm not in love with Steam but they handled this leagues better than Itch, it's not close
like I'm not in love with Steam but they handled this leagues better than Itch, it's not close
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Hi Itch, author of the original article here. Thanks for ignoring my repeated requests to comment, and then coming out of the woodwork days later to claim that my article - which verified each game's indexing status independently - is 'full of misinformation.'
You're full of it. (thread)
You're full of it. (thread)
This article is full of misinformation unfortunately. The games Wendy and co. are indexed: itch.io/search?type=...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
Search results for 'krispy cat'
itch.io
August 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hi Itch, author of the original article here. Thanks for ignoring my repeated requests to comment, and then coming out of the woodwork days later to claim that my article - which verified each game's indexing status independently - is 'full of misinformation.'
You're full of it. (thread)
You're full of it. (thread)
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No lie, this calling campaign is one of the most effective levers we have at the moment.
If we sustain the campaign through the financial quarter we'll be sending a strong message that this administration is bad for business.
Please continue making censorship unprofitable.
If we sustain the campaign through the financial quarter we'll be sending a strong message that this administration is bad for business.
Please continue making censorship unprofitable.
We're not in theoretical "they could come after sfw queer content LATER" territory anymore. It is being used to come after sfw queer content NOW.
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
August 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
No lie, this calling campaign is one of the most effective levers we have at the moment.
If we sustain the campaign through the financial quarter we'll be sending a strong message that this administration is bad for business.
Please continue making censorship unprofitable.
If we sustain the campaign through the financial quarter we'll be sending a strong message that this administration is bad for business.
Please continue making censorship unprofitable.
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Guys, I just found itch io has been secretly taking down nsfw and adult content from being searchable. This is so f***ing bad, please sign this, people's livelihoods are on the line.
July 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Guys, I just found itch io has been secretly taking down nsfw and adult content from being searchable. This is so f***ing bad, please sign this, people's livelihoods are on the line.
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reminder: collective shout is the cover org behind this recent conservative push for payment processors to mandate banning NSFW from several platforms. learn their names. they are using feminism as a cover to push their anti porn & anti queer agenda.
[source: Collective Shout website, about page]
[source: Collective Shout website, about page]
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
reminder: collective shout is the cover org behind this recent conservative push for payment processors to mandate banning NSFW from several platforms. learn their names. they are using feminism as a cover to push their anti porn & anti queer agenda.
[source: Collective Shout website, about page]
[source: Collective Shout website, about page]
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this is getting next to no media attention and it’s horrifying. transphobes weren’t going to stop at bathrooms, no hormones for minors, they are going to keep pushing until it’s entirely illegal and no one is standing up for us other than trans people
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
this is getting next to no media attention and it’s horrifying. transphobes weren’t going to stop at bathrooms, no hormones for minors, they are going to keep pushing until it’s entirely illegal and no one is standing up for us other than trans people
