Esbi (Patience is a Virtue OUT NOW!)
@esbi-vndev.bsky.social
He/him | 20 | DMs open if you wanna talk :D
Visual novel creator, composer, artist, and prog nerd!
Itch: https://esbi.itch.io/
Bandcamp (for the OSTs!): https://esbi.bandcamp.com/
Visual novel creator, composer, artist, and prog nerd!
Itch: https://esbi.itch.io/
Bandcamp (for the OSTs!): https://esbi.bandcamp.com/
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Think its stupid that VISA and Mastercard think something as innocent as Cat Ear accessories are a bannable offense?
Then heres something you can do about it. Complain to visa and MC, call your representatives.
Advocate for porn, whole heartedly.
Then heres something you can do about it. Complain to visa and MC, call your representatives.
Advocate for porn, whole heartedly.
September 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Think its stupid that VISA and Mastercard think something as innocent as Cat Ear accessories are a bannable offense?
Then heres something you can do about it. Complain to visa and MC, call your representatives.
Advocate for porn, whole heartedly.
Then heres something you can do about it. Complain to visa and MC, call your representatives.
Advocate for porn, whole heartedly.
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Oh, hey.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Oh, hey.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
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I am sincerely hands and knees begging people to do this.
The existential threat is getting pretty immense and it's not slowing down, not with the gov't *openly stating* that "consensual porn" is in the crosshairs.
*Please* call. Please write physical letters. Please keep the pressure on.
The existential threat is getting pretty immense and it's not slowing down, not with the gov't *openly stating* that "consensual porn" is in the crosshairs.
*Please* call. Please write physical letters. Please keep the pressure on.
This is one of those things btw where calling/mailing VISA et al and being as willfully dense as possible is an amazingly good idea.
Bring up everything you own that falls under the category 'fantasy.'
Bring up everything you own with cat ears.
Be a pedantic little fuck about ALL of it.
Bring up everything you own that falls under the category 'fantasy.'
Bring up everything you own with cat ears.
Be a pedantic little fuck about ALL of it.
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am sincerely hands and knees begging people to do this.
The existential threat is getting pretty immense and it's not slowing down, not with the gov't *openly stating* that "consensual porn" is in the crosshairs.
*Please* call. Please write physical letters. Please keep the pressure on.
The existential threat is getting pretty immense and it's not slowing down, not with the gov't *openly stating* that "consensual porn" is in the crosshairs.
*Please* call. Please write physical letters. Please keep the pressure on.
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I simply cannot stress it enough.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I simply cannot stress it enough.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
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Remember if phone calls are too much for you, or if you need a break, mailing physical letters is another great vector to contact paypros or your representatives!
September 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Remember if phone calls are too much for you, or if you need a break, mailing physical letters is another great vector to contact paypros or your representatives!
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Daily check in 08/25/2025
So things got a little crazy today. MasterCard refused to create a new complaint for me since my phone number already has 10 on them. Visa went back to its old script both times I called. PayPal however, lost its mind. -
So things got a little crazy today. MasterCard refused to create a new complaint for me since my phone number already has 10 on them. Visa went back to its old script both times I called. PayPal however, lost its mind. -
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Daily check in 08/25/2025
So things got a little crazy today. MasterCard refused to create a new complaint for me since my phone number already has 10 on them. Visa went back to its old script both times I called. PayPal however, lost its mind. -
So things got a little crazy today. MasterCard refused to create a new complaint for me since my phone number already has 10 on them. Visa went back to its old script both times I called. PayPal however, lost its mind. -
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Hey this is really fucking dire! Keep calling Stripe. This aligns with nothing they've previously told us
Fuck censorship. They're coming after you next, whether you make porn or not. I have never sold NSFW services or artwork, yet here's my termination from Stripe! Fully SFW, innocent headshots of furries = adult content. This is what we've been trying to fucking tell y'all this whole month!
August 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey this is really fucking dire! Keep calling Stripe. This aligns with nothing they've previously told us
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Just a reminder, banning porn doesn't just mean going after OnlyFans or Pornhub. It also means banning written erotica. Smutty voice audios. Video games with sexual content. Your favorite romantasy novels. Fetish photography. Erotic art.
It's never just about pornographic films.
It's never just about pornographic films.
Glad to see the pushback on payment processors regarding games. But remember, the fight is far from over. There is still an effort to criminalize porn, and hopefully we all know by now that porn can mean anything from OF to books to games to magazine covers.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/13/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/13/p...
Republican bill would ban all porn in the US
Republicans have reintroduced a bill which aims to ban porn in its entirety across the US, causing immense concern among adult creators.
www.thepinknews.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Just a reminder, banning porn doesn't just mean going after OnlyFans or Pornhub. It also means banning written erotica. Smutty voice audios. Video games with sexual content. Your favorite romantasy novels. Fetish photography. Erotic art.
It's never just about pornographic films.
It's never just about pornographic films.
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YOUR VOICE MATTERS. They have spent billions and billions and years and years convincing us that what we have to say as common folk is worthless because of not paying for their degrees or programs.
Our existence is enough. Our comfort is enough.
Our existence is enough. Our comfort is enough.
I was told directly by an aide on a call today that when a bill comes before a congressman, they specifically take their data from these calls and say "this is how many/who called in to vote yay/nay for this bill"
they actually do factor in how many people call on issues like these. do your calls!
they actually do factor in how many people call on issues like these. do your calls!
#SaveSpeech
its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748)
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671)
SCREEN Act (s.737)
FADPA (H.R.791)
ACPA
Block BEARD Act
www.congress.gov/members/find...
its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748)
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671)
SCREEN Act (s.737)
FADPA (H.R.791)
ACPA
Block BEARD Act
www.congress.gov/members/find...
August 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
YOUR VOICE MATTERS. They have spent billions and billions and years and years convincing us that what we have to say as common folk is worthless because of not paying for their degrees or programs.
Our existence is enough. Our comfort is enough.
Our existence is enough. Our comfort is enough.
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Want some variety in what you call Visa and Mastercard for? Pick a movie with any sort of violent or sexual theme and say you want to buy it, but make sure to tell them about the themes their TOS doesn't allow. Ask them if it's ok bc their own rules sure don't say so and oh man it's just such a mess
August 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Want some variety in what you call Visa and Mastercard for? Pick a movie with any sort of violent or sexual theme and say you want to buy it, but make sure to tell them about the themes their TOS doesn't allow. Ask them if it's ok bc their own rules sure don't say so and oh man it's just such a mess
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Daily Check in 08/24/2025
Got to the calls late today, but they were certainly interesting. When I asked PayPal why it was censoring games they told me the government was making them. When I asked which government, they said they didn't have to tell me.
Yet another weird excuse from PayPal. -
Got to the calls late today, but they were certainly interesting. When I asked PayPal why it was censoring games they told me the government was making them. When I asked which government, they said they didn't have to tell me.
Yet another weird excuse from PayPal. -
August 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Daily Check in 08/24/2025
Got to the calls late today, but they were certainly interesting. When I asked PayPal why it was censoring games they told me the government was making them. When I asked which government, they said they didn't have to tell me.
Yet another weird excuse from PayPal. -
Got to the calls late today, but they were certainly interesting. When I asked PayPal why it was censoring games they told me the government was making them. When I asked which government, they said they didn't have to tell me.
Yet another weird excuse from PayPal. -
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Non-consensual mutilation of a person or body part?? that's any piece of media at or above a PG
this applies to fucking Home Alone, for god's sake, it's just a confusing list so they can justify censoring anything
keep calling
this applies to fucking Home Alone, for god's sake, it's just a confusing list so they can justify censoring anything
keep calling
Make sure to call Visa before making any purchase and ask if it would bring them disrepute, just to be safe.
August 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Non-consensual mutilation of a person or body part?? that's any piece of media at or above a PG
this applies to fucking Home Alone, for god's sake, it's just a confusing list so they can justify censoring anything
keep calling
this applies to fucking Home Alone, for god's sake, it's just a confusing list so they can justify censoring anything
keep calling
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It would be REALLY funny if Visa suddenly got tips from thousands of people reporting every store that has ever carried an official Star Wars movie.
Those are just jam-packed with 'non-consentual mutilation of a person or body part', which is apparently against the rules to distribute.
Those are just jam-packed with 'non-consentual mutilation of a person or body part', which is apparently against the rules to distribute.
Make sure to call Visa before making any purchase and ask if it would bring them disrepute, just to be safe.
August 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
It would be REALLY funny if Visa suddenly got tips from thousands of people reporting every store that has ever carried an official Star Wars movie.
Those are just jam-packed with 'non-consentual mutilation of a person or body part', which is apparently against the rules to distribute.
Those are just jam-packed with 'non-consentual mutilation of a person or body part', which is apparently against the rules to distribute.
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Talking to indie devs, these things shock them most about adult games:
* Adult games are *manually* reviewed by someone at Valve, and this can take weeks
* Valve has no clear guidelines on acceptable adult content
* Rejections never come with a solid explanation
* There is no appeals process
* Adult games are *manually* reviewed by someone at Valve, and this can take weeks
* Valve has no clear guidelines on acceptable adult content
* Rejections never come with a solid explanation
* There is no appeals process
Send some love to @perverteer.bsky.social. A game dev who represents what’s happening w/r/t video game censorship in real time. We must fight on behalf of devs who are being rejected from storefronts like Steam
perverteer.com/2025/08/tftu...
perverteer.com/2025/08/tftu...
TFTUV Season 2 will not be coming to Steam after all — Perverteer
Very sad news today. The second season of Tales From The Unending Void, which was planned for release this year has been rejected and banned by Steam after review. There are no…
perverteer.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Talking to indie devs, these things shock them most about adult games:
* Adult games are *manually* reviewed by someone at Valve, and this can take weeks
* Valve has no clear guidelines on acceptable adult content
* Rejections never come with a solid explanation
* There is no appeals process
* Adult games are *manually* reviewed by someone at Valve, and this can take weeks
* Valve has no clear guidelines on acceptable adult content
* Rejections never come with a solid explanation
* There is no appeals process
and with that, ALL OF MY OSTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON BANDCAMP!!!
If anyone wants to listen, feel free! ^^
esbi.bandcamp.com
If anyone wants to listen, feel free! ^^
esbi.bandcamp.com
Esbi
Hi! I'm Esbi, a French visual novel developper, writer, artist and composer!
This is the place to find my various soundtracks, hope you enjoy them! ^^
esbi.bandcamp.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
and with that, ALL OF MY OSTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON BANDCAMP!!!
If anyone wants to listen, feel free! ^^
esbi.bandcamp.com
If anyone wants to listen, feel free! ^^
esbi.bandcamp.com
the curse of releasing 2 projects on the same day lol HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY LOVE YOU TO BITS!!!
Soundtrack release in the replies, devpost of me thinking on the game here!
esbi.itch.io/love-you-to-...
Soundtrack release in the replies, devpost of me thinking on the game here!
esbi.itch.io/love-you-to-...
Happy 2 years + OST release!!
yeah i literally released my 2 first visual novels on the same day exactly one year apart lmao (completely intentional btw) Love You To Bits saw me experiment a bit more: it's my only kinetic VN (O2A2...
esbi.itch.io
August 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
the curse of releasing 2 projects on the same day lol HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY LOVE YOU TO BITS!!!
Soundtrack release in the replies, devpost of me thinking on the game here!
esbi.itch.io/love-you-to-...
Soundtrack release in the replies, devpost of me thinking on the game here!
esbi.itch.io/love-you-to-...
Happy 3 years of Never A Matter Of Time!!!
It's been THREE YEARS since I released my first VN, holy shit lol, das crazy :0
Anyway, you know the drill, retrospective here and soundtrack link in replies!!
esbi.itch.io/never-a-matt...
It's been THREE YEARS since I released my first VN, holy shit lol, das crazy :0
Anyway, you know the drill, retrospective here and soundtrack link in replies!!
esbi.itch.io/never-a-matt...
3 years of NAMOT + Soundtrack out!!
Damn, 3 years since I started my VN dev journey, huh? Never A Matter Of Time will always be a bit special to me as the first game I ever finished and released. I don't think I even said that story bef...
esbi.itch.io
August 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy 3 years of Never A Matter Of Time!!!
It's been THREE YEARS since I released my first VN, holy shit lol, das crazy :0
Anyway, you know the drill, retrospective here and soundtrack link in replies!!
esbi.itch.io/never-a-matt...
It's been THREE YEARS since I released my first VN, holy shit lol, das crazy :0
Anyway, you know the drill, retrospective here and soundtrack link in replies!!
esbi.itch.io/never-a-matt...
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💯No exaggeration this is HANDS DOWN, the BEST, ABSOLUTE BEST talk/video/coverage of the censorship issue I HAVE EVER SEEN. 5 minutes in I knew it was going to be amazing, and EVERY point she made had me going 'YES, THIS EXACTLY!' Please watch this, share it everywhere, & send it to everyone you know
im gonna get yelled at extremely badly for this one but i am right.
censorship is coming for you next (& you're cheering it on)
YouTube video by Ophie Dokie
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
💯No exaggeration this is HANDS DOWN, the BEST, ABSOLUTE BEST talk/video/coverage of the censorship issue I HAVE EVER SEEN. 5 minutes in I knew it was going to be amazing, and EVERY point she made had me going 'YES, THIS EXACTLY!' Please watch this, share it everywhere, & send it to everyone you know
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Daily check in 08/14/2025
Visa has dropped it's script! Not sure if this was a work form on high because it simply wasn't working, or they've just gotten tired of it, but they're now just accepting the complaints. They're not actually filing them, but they've stopped arguing. Which means-
Visa has dropped it's script! Not sure if this was a work form on high because it simply wasn't working, or they've just gotten tired of it, but they're now just accepting the complaints. They're not actually filing them, but they've stopped arguing. Which means-
August 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Daily check in 08/14/2025
Visa has dropped it's script! Not sure if this was a work form on high because it simply wasn't working, or they've just gotten tired of it, but they're now just accepting the complaints. They're not actually filing them, but they've stopped arguing. Which means-
Visa has dropped it's script! Not sure if this was a work form on high because it simply wasn't working, or they've just gotten tired of it, but they're now just accepting the complaints. They're not actually filing them, but they've stopped arguing. Which means-
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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'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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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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Not my experience. Here's a small, little-known giantess game that didn't get hit with a search suggestion ban -- compared to one of Krispykat's SFW yuri games. I think their whole account was labeled for search suggestion ban, which is quite overreaching
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Not my experience. Here's a small, little-known giantess game that didn't get hit with a search suggestion ban -- compared to one of Krispykat's SFW yuri games. I think their whole account was labeled for search suggestion ban, which is quite overreaching
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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.