@gokuthegrate.bsky.social
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August 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.
www.theverge.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
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11x17 ink and watercolor commission
August 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
11x17 ink and watercolor commission
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Destroyer Angels
August 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Destroyer Angels
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It’s cat day, huh? Have some beasts
August 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s cat day, huh? Have some beasts
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Happy flex Friday and international cat day!
August 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Happy flex Friday and international cat day!
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Facing backlash and mounting pressure, Mastercard denies responsibility for adult content bans — despite evidence and industry responses suggesting otherwise. Your calls are working. Keep it up.
buff.ly/PF3MTZj
buff.ly/PF3MTZj
August 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Facing backlash and mounting pressure, Mastercard denies responsibility for adult content bans — despite evidence and industry responses suggesting otherwise. Your calls are working. Keep it up.
buff.ly/PF3MTZj
buff.ly/PF3MTZj
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Called the Paypal UK number today (0203-901-7000), took up 15-20 minutes of their time pressing the rep on the claim "we don't really, uh, go for that kind of, uh, adult content"
From their website they have a freephone number for UK landline only: 0800 358 7911
From their website they have a freephone number for UK landline only: 0800 358 7911
August 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Called the Paypal UK number today (0203-901-7000), took up 15-20 minutes of their time pressing the rep on the claim "we don't really, uh, go for that kind of, uh, adult content"
From their website they have a freephone number for UK landline only: 0800 358 7911
From their website they have a freephone number for UK landline only: 0800 358 7911
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The f*&%ing library.
2. What is something “low effort, high reward” you wish more people knew about?
August 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The f*&%ing library.
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Hi everyone. I’ve been away caring for my sick bird (and myself). I’m doing my best finishing past commissions and might open emergency ones soon. If you'd like to support us, any help on Ko-fi means a lot ❤️🩹 Thank you so much for your kindness and understanding.
🫙Ko-fi.com/beckymastery
🫙Ko-fi.com/beckymastery
August 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi everyone. I’ve been away caring for my sick bird (and myself). I’m doing my best finishing past commissions and might open emergency ones soon. If you'd like to support us, any help on Ko-fi means a lot ❤️🩹 Thank you so much for your kindness and understanding.
🫙Ko-fi.com/beckymastery
🫙Ko-fi.com/beckymastery
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Commission of Esme, character of @esmekipomi on tumblr!
May 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Commission of Esme, character of @esmekipomi on tumblr!
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A Stripe rep hung up on me when they realized they told me they're disallowing "LGBTQ content" in transactions, so either they're slipping up more or just being more honest about their real intentions.
Keep the pressure up, keep calling, maybe start recording what they're telling you.
Keep the pressure up, keep calling, maybe start recording what they're telling you.
July 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A Stripe rep hung up on me when they realized they told me they're disallowing "LGBTQ content" in transactions, so either they're slipping up more or just being more honest about their real intentions.
Keep the pressure up, keep calling, maybe start recording what they're telling you.
Keep the pressure up, keep calling, maybe start recording what they're telling you.
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There is no thriving ecosystem of de-banked Web 3 crypto geniuses ready to start inducting you in to their platforms so you can sell your furry porn and indie games without worry.
There's a bunch of serial bag holders and con men looking to make you the next victim of their pyramid scheme.
There's a bunch of serial bag holders and con men looking to make you the next victim of their pyramid scheme.
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
There is no thriving ecosystem of de-banked Web 3 crypto geniuses ready to start inducting you in to their platforms so you can sell your furry porn and indie games without worry.
There's a bunch of serial bag holders and con men looking to make you the next victim of their pyramid scheme.
There's a bunch of serial bag holders and con men looking to make you the next victim of their pyramid scheme.
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If you see this, post a rabbit! 🐇💕
July 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you see this, post a rabbit! 🐇💕
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As I've mentioned before. Revenue is up YoY. there is no shortage of revenue. The games industry's revenue dwarfs every other popular entertainment medium.
Its good to remember that there is no shortage of revenue in the industry. in FY2024 the industry earned more revenue than ever, and its set to top that milestone in 2025. The players are there, and spending more money than they ever have.
July 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
As I've mentioned before. Revenue is up YoY. there is no shortage of revenue. The games industry's revenue dwarfs every other popular entertainment medium.
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remember: paypal and stripe need focusing! reports have been that their reps don't know the situation! MAKE them know!
July 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
remember: paypal and stripe need focusing! reports have been that their reps don't know the situation! MAKE them know!
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@dieselbrain.bsky.social If you can spread awareness about the censorship bill for Canada as well that would mean a lot thank you! I know US is dealing with the same problem but I don’t hear enough talk about Canada’s Bill 😭
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borde...
www.eff.org
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@dieselbrain.bsky.social If you can spread awareness about the censorship bill for Canada as well that would mean a lot thank you! I know US is dealing with the same problem but I don’t hear enough talk about Canada’s Bill 😭
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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you're gonna wanna make sure your game is as friendly to payment processors as possible, something like an online casino that connects 10 year olds to 45 year old roleplaying partners
July 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
you're gonna wanna make sure your game is as friendly to payment processors as possible, something like an online casino that connects 10 year olds to 45 year old roleplaying partners
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since last week's deindexing of nearly all NSFW content on itch, a major indie game storefront, due to pressure from payment processors, artists and fans have been organizing and calling financial companies en masse to turn back the tide of censorship. in their eyes, this clash was inevitable
![“Outside of boosting posts and donating to causes via social media, I haven't been involved with something like this to this extent before,” Dieselbrain, a former artist who created a resource-rich anti-censorship cheat sheet, told Aftermath. “I decided to do this because seeing how quickly payment processors were moving to pressure platforms like Steam and Itch just made me realize that we need to start organizing more concretely. In many ways I'd rather be doing literally anything else, but livelihoods and expression are under fire from many different points of attack, so something had to be done.”
“I think an outrage like this was inevitable,” Cereza, an artist and developer who created a site called Stop-Paypros, told Aftermath. “This was just the boiling point for a [lot of] people, me included. Itch.io is one of the most creator-friendly websites I've ever seen and a godsend for aspiring creatives like me. Watching itch.io being forced to delist all of these works felt like yet another opportunity closing in front of me. … If payment processors don't listen to the outrage right now, I think it'll only delay their troubles in the future.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreiat2c5gczmucu6jprsslcbzfdwanyfbowtnowvbbuph5m7bh3ywzu@jpeg)
July 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
since last week's deindexing of nearly all NSFW content on itch, a major indie game storefront, due to pressure from payment processors, artists and fans have been organizing and calling financial companies en masse to turn back the tide of censorship. in their eyes, this clash was inevitable
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if musicians not getting paid wasn't enough for you, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek investing 600 million euros in an AI war company wasn't enough for you, does having to upload your ID and turn on your webcam to listen to music finally convince you not to pay Spotify?
Spotify is now instituting face scans and ID checks ... to listen to music.
Porn was only ever the excuse. The only thing that surprises me is how quickly the government surveillance mandate has spread to absolutely every service we use.
www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...
Porn was only ever the excuse. The only thing that surprises me is how quickly the government surveillance mandate has spread to absolutely every service we use.
www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content
Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.
www.404media.co
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
if musicians not getting paid wasn't enough for you, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek investing 600 million euros in an AI war company wasn't enough for you, does having to upload your ID and turn on your webcam to listen to music finally convince you not to pay Spotify?
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HE DOES THIS.
EVERY MONTH.
SOMEONE MAKES FUN OF HIM.
AND HE THREATENS TO BUY THEIR INDUSTRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A K-HOLE.
AND THEN BACKS OUT WHEN HIS PEANUT BRAIN GETS DISTRACTED A NEW WOMAN TO GROOM.
AND EVERY FUCKING DOGSHIT JOURNALIST BUYS INTO IT.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
HE’S ADI SHANKAR’S ECHO FIGHTER
EVERY MONTH.
SOMEONE MAKES FUN OF HIM.
AND HE THREATENS TO BUY THEIR INDUSTRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A K-HOLE.
AND THEN BACKS OUT WHEN HIS PEANUT BRAIN GETS DISTRACTED A NEW WOMAN TO GROOM.
AND EVERY FUCKING DOGSHIT JOURNALIST BUYS INTO IT.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
HE’S ADI SHANKAR’S ECHO FIGHTER
July 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
HE DOES THIS.
EVERY MONTH.
SOMEONE MAKES FUN OF HIM.
AND HE THREATENS TO BUY THEIR INDUSTRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A K-HOLE.
AND THEN BACKS OUT WHEN HIS PEANUT BRAIN GETS DISTRACTED A NEW WOMAN TO GROOM.
AND EVERY FUCKING DOGSHIT JOURNALIST BUYS INTO IT.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
HE’S ADI SHANKAR’S ECHO FIGHTER
EVERY MONTH.
SOMEONE MAKES FUN OF HIM.
AND HE THREATENS TO BUY THEIR INDUSTRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A K-HOLE.
AND THEN BACKS OUT WHEN HIS PEANUT BRAIN GETS DISTRACTED A NEW WOMAN TO GROOM.
AND EVERY FUCKING DOGSHIT JOURNALIST BUYS INTO IT.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
HE’S ADI SHANKAR’S ECHO FIGHTER
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last week, reps at companies like visa, mastercard, paypal, and stripe were already (politely) acknowledging that a lot of people had called about this issue. this week, it seems like they're starting to buckle under sustained pressure
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
![“Visa was hit and miss – either respectful or defensive; it went from respectful to defensive with each passing day,” Trepe, a member of Void’s anti-censorship Discord who said that they’ve made over 20 calls in total, told Aftermath. “When they were defensive, they didn't bother answering my question. They did ‘promise me’ a callback, but I have a feeling they just lied.”
Trepe went on to say that during one call they got yelled at, and in others, reps immediately ended the call.
Another repeat caller, Henrick, told Aftermath that generally escalating the issue to a supervisor – rather than a rank-and-file rep – has required a specific ask and that, even then, that hasn’t fully worked; at best, they’ve received a confirmation number for their case. At worst, well…
“[PayPal] put me on a 16.5 hour silent hold yesterday,” Henrick said to Aftermath.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreiesvfbdy4yx7duvykuuofjxt35ka7ptbzq3rwalndstlvpg37ttze@jpeg)
July 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
last week, reps at companies like visa, mastercard, paypal, and stripe were already (politely) acknowledging that a lot of people had called about this issue. this week, it seems like they're starting to buckle under sustained pressure
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
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I feel we need to remind everyone that this all started just a few days ago, we haven't even been calling for a week and they're already at the "Hanging up because they can't take it anymore" stage.
Keep calling
Keep calling
July 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I feel we need to remind everyone that this all started just a few days ago, we haven't even been calling for a week and they're already at the "Hanging up because they can't take it anymore" stage.
Keep calling
Keep calling