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Just a reminder, because everyone seems to have forgotten:
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr user? Here's what to know about Tumblr selling your data to OpenAI and MidJourney
Parent company Automattic will reportedly sell Tumblr content to OpenAI and MidJourney for training data. Here's how you can opt out.
mashable.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Just a reminder, because everyone seems to have forgotten:
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
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🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
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Seeing this is far more satisfying than any dunk in the replies could ever hope to be
it is my pleasure to report they are indeed mad as fuck on the other site over being blocked and ignored. keep up the excellent work everyone
October 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Seeing this is far more satisfying than any dunk in the replies could ever hope to be
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
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Wikipedia is worth $10/month because if it dies so does reliable knowledge. Cough up if you can -- it's cheaper, more interesting and morally superior to Netflix.
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Wikipedia is worth $10/month because if it dies so does reliable knowledge. Cough up if you can -- it's cheaper, more interesting and morally superior to Netflix.
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Keep tabs on your favorite artists, follow their other socials, and keep an eye on how they start moderating, come oct 15th. If you start seeing bullshit, fact check the situation first, then let your voice be heard if you smell foul play.
Fuck censorship and vague af, easily abusable guidelines ✊
Fuck censorship and vague af, easily abusable guidelines ✊
I messaged @support.bsky.team asking them to define what 'nonconsensual' means in their tos, and what guidelines moderation will be using to ban people for it. It's been weeks and no reply. They should have an internal definition already.
So if my account disappears after Oct 15th y'all know why.
So if my account disappears after Oct 15th y'all know why.
October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Keep tabs on your favorite artists, follow their other socials, and keep an eye on how they start moderating, come oct 15th. If you start seeing bullshit, fact check the situation first, then let your voice be heard if you smell foul play.
Fuck censorship and vague af, easily abusable guidelines ✊
Fuck censorship and vague af, easily abusable guidelines ✊
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oh its the thing everyone said was going to happen when this got brought in and it immediately happened
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
oh its the thing everyone said was going to happen when this got brought in and it immediately happened
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and hey on the topic of ID laws
do you really trust Bluesky, whose admin and c-suites physically cannot stop themselves from posting-through-it, to be able to hold onto your fucking govt ID and not leak it in a data breach like Discord?
these policies suck, they are dangerous, call your reps
do you really trust Bluesky, whose admin and c-suites physically cannot stop themselves from posting-through-it, to be able to hold onto your fucking govt ID and not leak it in a data breach like Discord?
these policies suck, they are dangerous, call your reps
In Ohio, starting on Monday 9/29, we'll be implementing an age assurance solution similar to what we're doing in South Dakota and Wyoming. Read more here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Our Approach to Age Assurance - Bluesky
We’re committed to keeping our community informed as we navigate new regional regulations.
bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
and hey on the topic of ID laws
do you really trust Bluesky, whose admin and c-suites physically cannot stop themselves from posting-through-it, to be able to hold onto your fucking govt ID and not leak it in a data breach like Discord?
these policies suck, they are dangerous, call your reps
do you really trust Bluesky, whose admin and c-suites physically cannot stop themselves from posting-through-it, to be able to hold onto your fucking govt ID and not leak it in a data breach like Discord?
these policies suck, they are dangerous, call your reps
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hey if you’re against #blueskycensorship #bskycensorship and have access to the ios store, we’re not review bombing NEARLY as much as the google play store. stars is actively engaging in fandom discourse. make them hurt for it
September 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
hey if you’re against #blueskycensorship #bskycensorship and have access to the ios store, we’re not review bombing NEARLY as much as the google play store. stars is actively engaging in fandom discourse. make them hurt for it
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I've found the best strategy when your reps are Rs is to really hammer home how Anti-American, Anti-1st amendment, & anti-freedom these bills are, cause it's true. Also how much they've tanked the popularity of candidates who've backed KOSA in the UK. Also endless "you're wasting my tax $ on THIS?!"
The 'Stop CSAM Act of 2025' has had its govtrack likelihood t
[to be enacted] drop from from 56% down to 46%!
Keep calling your representatives in both the house and senate and hammer how this is a surveillance/anti-encryption bill under the guise of "protecting children". Tell them to OPPOSE!
[to be enacted] drop from from 56% down to 46%!
Keep calling your representatives in both the house and senate and hammer how this is a surveillance/anti-encryption bill under the guise of "protecting children". Tell them to OPPOSE!
STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829)
A bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.
www.govtrack.us
September 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I've found the best strategy when your reps are Rs is to really hammer home how Anti-American, Anti-1st amendment, & anti-freedom these bills are, cause it's true. Also how much they've tanked the popularity of candidates who've backed KOSA in the UK. Also endless "you're wasting my tax $ on THIS?!"
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If you're screaming about TOS changes and haven't screamed into the feedback form yet, you should do that!
FEEDBACK FORM:
Shouting publicly is an incredibly powerful tool, and in addition, we can give them a piece of our mind in the feedback form
Desktop and mobile locations:
Shouting publicly is an incredibly powerful tool, and in addition, we can give them a piece of our mind in the feedback form
Desktop and mobile locations:
September 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you're screaming about TOS changes and haven't screamed into the feedback form yet, you should do that!
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Before the events of Sep 10th, KOSA was reported to be dead in the committee. Now they're using said events as an excuse to try to get the bill through.
Just because the debate guy got killed for his free speech doesn't mean they should take away yours.
Linking resources below
Just because the debate guy got killed for his free speech doesn't mean they should take away yours.
Linking resources below
#SaveSpeech
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability
Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.
reclaimthenet.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Before the events of Sep 10th, KOSA was reported to be dead in the committee. Now they're using said events as an excuse to try to get the bill through.
Just because the debate guy got killed for his free speech doesn't mean they should take away yours.
Linking resources below
Just because the debate guy got killed for his free speech doesn't mean they should take away yours.
Linking resources below
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actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout:
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout:
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
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TELL bsky you have an issue with this!
1) KEEP talking about it - don't let this issue fade away
2) Submit feedback to bsky! TELL them its not okay!
On PC: on the right under "trending"
On mobile: on the left under "settings"
2/🧵
1) KEEP talking about it - don't let this issue fade away
2) Submit feedback to bsky! TELL them its not okay!
On PC: on the right under "trending"
On mobile: on the left under "settings"
2/🧵
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
TELL bsky you have an issue with this!
1) KEEP talking about it - don't let this issue fade away
2) Submit feedback to bsky! TELL them its not okay!
On PC: on the right under "trending"
On mobile: on the left under "settings"
2/🧵
1) KEEP talking about it - don't let this issue fade away
2) Submit feedback to bsky! TELL them its not okay!
On PC: on the right under "trending"
On mobile: on the left under "settings"
2/🧵
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Btw they're hiding replies to this, mine and dozens of other artists (who were frankly nicer than me about it) replies can't be found under the thread.
They want us to shut up and roll over.
Dont. Give em hell.
They want us to shut up and roll over.
Dont. Give em hell.
Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky
Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.
bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Btw they're hiding replies to this, mine and dozens of other artists (who were frankly nicer than me about it) replies can't be found under the thread.
They want us to shut up and roll over.
Dont. Give em hell.
They want us to shut up and roll over.
Dont. Give em hell.
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NUMBERS YOU CAN CALL:
August 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
NUMBERS YOU CAN CALL:
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Don’t forget to help protect the art you love from disappearing! Tell your reps NO on KOSA and SCREEN. (Bonus points: call Visa, PayPal & Mastercard about the adult content bans on Steam/Itch/Patreon)
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Don’t forget to help protect the art you love from disappearing! Tell your reps NO on KOSA and SCREEN. (Bonus points: call Visa, PayPal & Mastercard about the adult content bans on Steam/Itch/Patreon)
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
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Can't believe people don't get this; but the reason this payment processor shit has to be all or nothing is because once these freaks establish a line on what fiction is or isn't okay the line will only move further and further in. You have to fight against the line entirely.
August 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Can't believe people don't get this; but the reason this payment processor shit has to be all or nothing is because once these freaks establish a line on what fiction is or isn't okay the line will only move further and further in. You have to fight against the line entirely.
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the usual vagueness is present here that is usually a bad sign to come for adult content.
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
August 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
the usual vagueness is present here that is usually a bad sign to come for adult content.
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
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"We want your feedback, but we're going to burry the feedback form in a blog post and probably ignore every other kind commentary."
Link to the form:
forms.gle/mfgZGnhDMaKe...
Link to the form:
forms.gle/mfgZGnhDMaKe...
August 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"We want your feedback, but we're going to burry the feedback form in a blog post and probably ignore every other kind commentary."
Link to the form:
forms.gle/mfgZGnhDMaKe...
Link to the form:
forms.gle/mfgZGnhDMaKe...
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Y'all need to stop using Duolingo. Your library probably gives you free access to Mango or other language learning programs which haven't been sloppified.
Despite customer backlash to AI focus, analysts see Duolingo on track for steady growth as it rolls out new features and expands into music.
https://sherwood.news/markets/duolingo-rises-after-ceo-defends-ai-first-strategy-in-ny-times-interview/
https://sherwood.news/markets/duolingo-rises-after-ceo-defends-ai-first-strategy-in-ny-times-interview/
Duolingo rises after CEO defends “AI-first” strategy in NY Times interview
Despite customer backlash to AI focus, analysts see Duolingo on track for steady growth as it rolls out new features and expands into music....
sherwood.news
August 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Y'all need to stop using Duolingo. Your library probably gives you free access to Mango or other language learning programs which haven't been sloppified.
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Reminder:
If Visa and Mastercard are allowed to limit what games you buy, there's nothing stopping them from limiting what food you buy, where you buy your clothes, what services you're allowed to pay for, and more.
This is a fight for your freedom to spend your money on your terms. Keep calling!
If Visa and Mastercard are allowed to limit what games you buy, there's nothing stopping them from limiting what food you buy, where you buy your clothes, what services you're allowed to pay for, and more.
This is a fight for your freedom to spend your money on your terms. Keep calling!
Spoke with an anon source who had an interesting insight into Visa policy. Per a convo with their bank on the Steam/itchio situation today, Visa put new restrictions into place due to a new "government policy." The exact phrase used by Visa. No specific country was listed as the source of the policy
August 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reminder:
If Visa and Mastercard are allowed to limit what games you buy, there's nothing stopping them from limiting what food you buy, where you buy your clothes, what services you're allowed to pay for, and more.
This is a fight for your freedom to spend your money on your terms. Keep calling!
If Visa and Mastercard are allowed to limit what games you buy, there's nothing stopping them from limiting what food you buy, where you buy your clothes, what services you're allowed to pay for, and more.
This is a fight for your freedom to spend your money on your terms. Keep calling!
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VISA CAN'T HANG UP ON YOU UNTIL YOU STOP TALKING. YAPPERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
Visa says they're still drowning today! Payment processors think that we're not organized enough to keep this up but it's we either prove them wrong or submit to global censorship so it's. not much of a contest. Keep calling all 4!!
August 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
VISA CAN'T HANG UP ON YOU UNTIL YOU STOP TALKING. YAPPERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
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twice today, when pressured, Stripe operators have said, plainly, that i cannot use stripe for the purchase of LGBTQ content. not just adult content, but explicitly LGBTQ.
August 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
twice today, when pressured, Stripe operators have said, plainly, that i cannot use stripe for the purchase of LGBTQ content. not just adult content, but explicitly LGBTQ.
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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