@lurkinghappyboi.bsky.social
Age 26
Also I'm just lurking, don't mind me
Also I'm just lurking, don't mind me
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Also "its not censorship cuz technically they can sell their game elsewhere and you cant just force a platform to publish literally any game" is just kinda ignoring the greater context of it all in a way that i feel a journalist should feel a bit more shame over
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Also "its not censorship cuz technically they can sell their game elsewhere and you cant just force a platform to publish literally any game" is just kinda ignoring the greater context of it all in a way that i feel a journalist should feel a bit more shame over
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Like yeah man the real problem with game culture is *checks notes*
People wanting to be paid for their labor?
People wanting to be paid for their labor?
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Like yeah man the real problem with game culture is *checks notes*
People wanting to be paid for their labor?
People wanting to be paid for their labor?
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Weird to see a guy kinda identify a problem, then veer off into a complete not-problem, and then end his thread with a line youd hear Adam Sessler say in X-Play circa 2004
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Weird to see a guy kinda identify a problem, then veer off into a complete not-problem, and then end his thread with a line youd hear Adam Sessler say in X-Play circa 2004
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That sure is a post by a contributing writer on The Atlantic
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
That sure is a post by a contributing writer on The Atlantic
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Sending out Christmas cards?
Don't forget the most important ones - to your representatives and paypro headquarters!
Let's make sure they get ALL the letters this year 😂
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co/
#SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
Don't forget the most important ones - to your representatives and paypro headquarters!
Let's make sure they get ALL the letters this year 😂
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co/
#SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sending out Christmas cards?
Don't forget the most important ones - to your representatives and paypro headquarters!
Let's make sure they get ALL the letters this year 😂
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co/
#SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
Don't forget the most important ones - to your representatives and paypro headquarters!
Let's make sure they get ALL the letters this year 😂
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co/
#SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
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Take action + demand that YouTube end their age verification practices, and that lawmakers reject misguided legislation that requires or encourages these mechanisms:
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
Stop YouTube’s Dangerous ID Check Program
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Take action + demand that YouTube end their age verification practices, and that lawmakers reject misguided legislation that requires or encourages these mechanisms:
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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We issued a survey gauging people’s attitudes + experiences with YouTube’s ID checks. You can read our report which highlights repeated themes + anecdotes that speak to the underlying fears, concerns, and motivations prevalent throughout the responses.
www.fightforthefuture.org/wp-content/u...
www.fightforthefuture.org/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We issued a survey gauging people’s attitudes + experiences with YouTube’s ID checks. You can read our report which highlights repeated themes + anecdotes that speak to the underlying fears, concerns, and motivations prevalent throughout the responses.
www.fightforthefuture.org/wp-content/u...
www.fightforthefuture.org/wp-content/u...
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Data shows that when presented with ID checks, people are more likely to just give up instead of entering sensitive information, which they are rightfully mistrustful of, making it an enticing option for those wanting to censor certain content.
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Data shows that when presented with ID checks, people are more likely to just give up instead of entering sensitive information, which they are rightfully mistrustful of, making it an enticing option for those wanting to censor certain content.
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As online ID check laws spread, companies are working out how to comply. It’s Day 5 of our week of action- we’re putting the spotlight on YouTube.
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.
YouTube is ready to start testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. using artificial intelligence to distinguish between adults and minors based on their viewing habits.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As online ID check laws spread, companies are working out how to comply. It’s Day 5 of our week of action- we’re putting the spotlight on YouTube.
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
YouTube rolled out age verification this summer to appease lawmakers, smoothing the way for more dangerous laws to pass.
apnews.com/article/yout...
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I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Stories in Games Aren't Problems, They're Solutions
Lots of video games have terrible stories, but that's no reason to give up telling them.
www.vice.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
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Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
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nice to see this related campaign from @fightforthefuture.org www.stoponlineidchecks.org/abortion/
ONLINE ID CHECKS CENSOR ABORTION INFO
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
nice to see this related campaign from @fightforthefuture.org www.stoponlineidchecks.org/abortion/
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If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to give to EFF, now’s your chance to all donations through Dec 9 get an automatic dollar-for-dollar match! eff.org/powerup
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to give to EFF, now’s your chance to all donations through Dec 9 get an automatic dollar-for-dollar match! eff.org/powerup
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Hey if youre canadian, you should absolutely continue bugging your representatives about these bills!
#SaveSpeech
if you're Canadian, you may have heard about a handful of bills that have free speech and anti-surveillance orgs worried, so ive made a cheat sheet of info about what makes each one worrying! We need to block these bills!
please contact your reps!
oncanadaproject.ca/findyourrep
if you're Canadian, you may have heard about a handful of bills that have free speech and anti-surveillance orgs worried, so ive made a cheat sheet of info about what makes each one worrying! We need to block these bills!
please contact your reps!
oncanadaproject.ca/findyourrep
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hey if youre canadian, you should absolutely continue bugging your representatives about these bills!
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One thing I make it a point to do is make specific sentences and then practice saying them.
I tell you this because I had to use this skill today. And maybe this anecdote will be useful to you.
Went to the food pantry. Im not great rn financially, it is what it is
So
I tell you this because I had to use this skill today. And maybe this anecdote will be useful to you.
Went to the food pantry. Im not great rn financially, it is what it is
So
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
One thing I make it a point to do is make specific sentences and then practice saying them.
I tell you this because I had to use this skill today. And maybe this anecdote will be useful to you.
Went to the food pantry. Im not great rn financially, it is what it is
So
I tell you this because I had to use this skill today. And maybe this anecdote will be useful to you.
Went to the food pantry. Im not great rn financially, it is what it is
So
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Even Google who is generally the best of the bunch is like "we don't allow it and thus we can't touch it," ignoring the fact that the Search Engine the single biggest driver of traffic to porn sites.
"We don't allow them in our club, at least through the front door."
"We don't allow them in our club, at least through the front door."
![Regarding the letter, Google told Mashable that it's
"committed to protecting kids online, including by developing and deploying new age assurance tools like our Credential Manager API [application programming interface] that can be used by websites. We don't allow adult entertainment apps on Google Play, and certain high-risk services like Aylo will always need to invest in specific tools to meet their own legal and responsibility obligations."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:34ydeurdtukrpzjjelklch4y/bafkreicpwi34erm4jvrsnda7wryh7gc733jtoe4xxlctvokjr3dma54feu@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Even Google who is generally the best of the bunch is like "we don't allow it and thus we can't touch it," ignoring the fact that the Search Engine the single biggest driver of traffic to porn sites.
"We don't allow them in our club, at least through the front door."
"We don't allow them in our club, at least through the front door."
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Liability is one main issue — most of these laws don't have "safe harbor" provisions that protect devices (or platforms) if someone finds a way to get around them.
BUT ALSO JUST GENERAL WEIRDNESS AROUND SEX
Apple, the original tech Victorian, will still only refer to it as "that kind of content."
BUT ALSO JUST GENERAL WEIRDNESS AROUND SEX
Apple, the original tech Victorian, will still only refer to it as "that kind of content."
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Liability is one main issue — most of these laws don't have "safe harbor" provisions that protect devices (or platforms) if someone finds a way to get around them.
BUT ALSO JUST GENERAL WEIRDNESS AROUND SEX
Apple, the original tech Victorian, will still only refer to it as "that kind of content."
BUT ALSO JUST GENERAL WEIRDNESS AROUND SEX
Apple, the original tech Victorian, will still only refer to it as "that kind of content."
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Both privacy and child safety experts agree that device-based restrictions are the most effective way of keeping kids from seeing porn. And your phone, tablet and computer already have the age-information (and technology) to do block it.
So why are Apple, Google and Microsoft so resistant?
So why are Apple, Google and Microsoft so resistant?
What would ethical age verification look like online?
Current laws are raising alarm bells, but there's a better solution out there.
mashable.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Both privacy and child safety experts agree that device-based restrictions are the most effective way of keeping kids from seeing porn. And your phone, tablet and computer already have the age-information (and technology) to do block it.
So why are Apple, Google and Microsoft so resistant?
So why are Apple, Google and Microsoft so resistant?
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Like all of you, as a queer NSFW writer I am so SICK of having to worry every single damn day about boomers and septuagenarians in Congress writing laws about things they do not understand, weaponizing "protect the children" to erase our safe haven like AO3 and watch us suffer! #stopkosa #savespeech
"Many states have done what Congress refuses to: pass meaningful laws that increase privacy and protect rights... Preemption undoes all that work. It lowers the ceiling for privacy and protections, rather than raising the floor." [email protected] www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: Fight for the Future opposes federal preemption of state privacy & digital safety laws
The following statement can be attributed to Matt Lane (he/him), Senior Policy Counsel at Fight for the Future: Bills like KOSA have unnecessarily divided advocates for Big Tech accountability. While ...
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Like all of you, as a queer NSFW writer I am so SICK of having to worry every single damn day about boomers and septuagenarians in Congress writing laws about things they do not understand, weaponizing "protect the children" to erase our safe haven like AO3 and watch us suffer! #stopkosa #savespeech
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"The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place."
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place."
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
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Age verification is the new trend to de-anonymize the web. 😡
🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.
🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Age verification is the new trend to de-anonymize the web. 😡
🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.
🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.
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The Big Tech already started rolling out an AI-powered age estimation system. Adults are being marked as minors & are forced to submit IDs before regaining full access to decades-old accounts.
Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
#anonymity #privacy
Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
#anonymity #privacy
YouTube AI Age Verification: What it is & how to turn it off. | Tuta
Did YouTube ask you to verify your age with ID or credit card? You're not alone! YouTube AI is increasingly trying to estimate how old you are based on your habits following the global push for age ve...
tuta.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Big Tech already started rolling out an AI-powered age estimation system. Adults are being marked as minors & are forced to submit IDs before regaining full access to decades-old accounts.
Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
#anonymity #privacy
Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
#anonymity #privacy
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Right now, your donation to EFF gets an automatic 2X match! Don't let tyrants co-opt tech.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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In addition, let the committee know how dissatisfied you are with how the event was handled. And if your rep was part of this, their names are right here to give them a piece of your mind. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
energycommerce.house.gov/committees/s...
energycommerce.house.gov/committees/s...
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In addition, let the committee know how dissatisfied you are with how the event was handled. And if your rep was part of this, their names are right here to give them a piece of your mind. #stopageverification #stoponlineidchecks
energycommerce.house.gov/committees/s...
energycommerce.house.gov/committees/s...