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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 27m

Omg obviously “sued into oblivion” was my desired outcome but this is so much funnier

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 45m

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 2h

Free shipping from @bookshop.org again today!! Here's a list I made of some all-time great poetry books to check out: bit.ly/poetrylist

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 19h

From @katejbaer.bsky.social's book, And Yet: bit.ly/baerandyet

#poem #books #writing

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 19h

When you could've just had waifu-bot Ani do an AI reading of it? smh

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 19h

From @katejbaer.bsky.social's book, And Yet: bit.ly/baerandyet

#poem #books #writing

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 20h

I would feel SO MUCH MORE ZEN on this app with that peace of mind!

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 20h

More than just a lip-service promise of no AI training on user content—a strict, firm update to the TOS affirming that Bluesky will never use our content for that purpose, never sell it for that purpose, and that any third party scraping for that purpose is against TOS (vigorously enforced)

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 21h

Still a work in progress of course, always open to more recs to read and potentially add! Glad you like it!

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

From Mary Oliver's book, Devotions: bit.ly/devotionsLB

#poem #books #writing

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a list of great poetry books I made on Bookshop, both recent and classic: bit.ly/mustreadpoetry

Must-Read Poetry Books

This is a list of some of the best poetry books period, both old and new.

bit.ly

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry... I just can't quite take any of that seriously. There's nothing remotely convincing about that, it's just pure slop all the way through? And it's endless spam, explicitly against Bluesky TOS. And it's not here to stay if we don't let it be. So, yeah!

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Then why is this slop spam account still up? And why was a use like Link who did nothing banned? bsky.app/profile/litb...

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

This is a spambot account that quote posts nonsense slop paragraphs in response to book-related hashtags, often 100+ times a day. I have been reporting and following up on that for months. Bluesky has refused to delete it. Meanwhile, they ban real people for memes they don't understand. Fuck that.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Main @aimod.social labeler is still up at least? If they take that down I probably gotta be done here, it's one of the things that makes the site usable.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Hope someone can sue on her behalf/his estate's behalf because fucking not just the AI companies but any individual person making that without consent should be fined or imprisoned.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, I remembered this from shortly after initial ChatGPT launch as well.

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

pee poop

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

That is like…. Sociopathically dumb. The sheer levels of failed basic logic and critical thinking necessary to do that.

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Hahaha slopper

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

And frankly all of the above should be held criminally, not just civilly, liable. Thieves are thieves.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

Wait now I'm confused on the math in all directions. 170k*120 = ~20 million, no?

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

@support.bsky.team @moderation.bsky.app

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

This is a spambot account that quote posts nonsense slop paragraphs in response to book-related hashtags, often 100+ times a day. I have been reporting and following up on that for months. Bluesky has refused to delete it. Meanwhile, they ban real people for memes they don't understand. Fuck that.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

And to be clear, it's not even a thing (like not even a fake actress; there is no "Tilly Norwood" model that can be used in any way for any of the things any of these people are talking about). This creep is writing about a fantasy of a fantasy.

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