Anthony Butler
@anthonydrawsgood.bsky.social
Party paladin, watercolour warlock, gothic nonsense afficionado
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You might be shocked to learn that companies have been waiting to attack back against AI garbage. Truth is they had to collect enough evidence and information. Now they pounce.
I don't think OpenAI has a chance in hell.
I don't think OpenAI has a chance in hell.
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
No more Spirited Away and Demon Slayer in Sora 2.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You might be shocked to learn that companies have been waiting to attack back against AI garbage. Truth is they had to collect enough evidence and information. Now they pounce.
I don't think OpenAI has a chance in hell.
I don't think OpenAI has a chance in hell.
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It's rather unusual for a bishop to personally take part in a protest and suggests that the Vatican has given at least tacit approval.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It's rather unusual for a bishop to personally take part in a protest and suggests that the Vatican has given at least tacit approval.
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This is a really vulnerable time for paypro call centers. It's already been reported that Mastercard is stressed by our persistence
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is a really vulnerable time for paypro call centers. It's already been reported that Mastercard is stressed by our persistence
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
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Name and shame em! It’s bell Canada and apparently this is a trial and depending how it goes they might do it at more conventions. Let them know you hate this! It sucks! They suck!
August 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Name and shame em! It’s bell Canada and apparently this is a trial and depending how it goes they might do it at more conventions. Let them know you hate this! It sucks! They suck!
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Counterpoint: There is has never been a more urgent time to write a book. Technofascism is, among other things, an attempt to capture and enclose literature and literacy. Print is a rent strike.
is there anything more pointless right now that writing a book? feels that way to me
August 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Counterpoint: There is has never been a more urgent time to write a book. Technofascism is, among other things, an attempt to capture and enclose literature and literacy. Print is a rent strike.
I have a vision for a Final Fantasy XVI sequel, and now it's everyone's problem. Much like Jill Warrick having a gun.
#FinalFantasyXVI #FinalFantasyX2
#FinalFantasyXVI #FinalFantasyX2
August 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I have a vision for a Final Fantasy XVI sequel, and now it's everyone's problem. Much like Jill Warrick having a gun.
#FinalFantasyXVI #FinalFantasyX2
#FinalFantasyXVI #FinalFantasyX2
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“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.”
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
August 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.”
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
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Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
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While it's nice to see more noise about how terrible JKR is, as a trans woman I would appreciate it if there was less focus on "here's what you can read instead" and more "here's how you can materially help trans people".
We're the victims here, please stop centring the purity of your bookshelves.
We're the victims here, please stop centring the purity of your bookshelves.
April 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
While it's nice to see more noise about how terrible JKR is, as a trans woman I would appreciate it if there was less focus on "here's what you can read instead" and more "here's how you can materially help trans people".
We're the victims here, please stop centring the purity of your bookshelves.
We're the victims here, please stop centring the purity of your bookshelves.
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I cannot stress this enough: fuck. this.
New: HarperCollins confirms it has a deal to sell authors' work to AI company. The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.
www.404media.co/harpercollin...
www.404media.co/harpercollin...
HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors' Work to AI Company
The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I cannot stress this enough: fuck. this.
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Never shut up about tech that enables theft on both ends and uses more energy and water than a small country. Never.
can people stop telling me to let ai in the arts go??? if we shut up now, there's no controlling it, no regulating it, artists and authors will keep having all their works cannibalised and reshaped for profit they don't see.
so, no. i won't shut up.
fuck ai.
so, no. i won't shut up.
fuck ai.
March 30, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Never shut up about tech that enables theft on both ends and uses more energy and water than a small country. Never.