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Void🔞 | VGen

@voiddebris.bsky.social

This is absolutely BRILLIANT

They didn't listen to our feedback, now we need to ESCALATE

Bsky is at 3.4⭐ - let's see how quick we can tank that!

Don't know what to write?

Copy/paste mine or use it as a starting point!

#SaveSpeech #BskyCensorship

Screenshot of bluesky in the play store at 3.4 stars and 47k reviews.

Bluesky claimed to want to decentralize social media, and then came out with a massive community guidelines update imposing sweeping restrictions to free speech

If I could give negative stars I would, these changes need to be repealed and they need to refocus on user facilitated moderation tools

September 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM

idy

@idyll1cal.bsky.social

if they start censoring this, they won't stop with everything else until it's too late, censorship affects EVERYONE
very helpful thread!

🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞 @elliotte-draws.bsky.social · Sep 20

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:

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September 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞

@elliotte-draws.bsky.social

You can accuse people of slippery slope fallacy or being needlessly pedantic, but these are questions that don't have clear answers. The reality is that there isn't actually a way to enforce a rule like that without creating an incredibly wide grey area that has a lot of people concerned.

September 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞

@elliotte-draws.bsky.social

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:

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September 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM

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Void🔞 | VGen

@voiddebris.bsky.social

Adding on to here a great thread on why EVEN IF you don't like noncon/dubcon or dangerous kinks you should still be worried about this

bsky.app/profile/elli...

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞 @elliotte-draws.bsky.social · Sep 20

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:

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September 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM

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Void🔞 | VGen

@voiddebris.bsky.social

Lastly, these content restrictions are absolutely part of a larger push for censorship

We HAVE to keep working to stop this

If free speech is important to you, you can't just stop here

Check out the site for more action you can take to support free speech!

anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

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Anti Censorship Campaign

Collective action against payment processors unjustly restricting our purchases.

anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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Void🔞 | VGen

@voiddebris.bsky.social

Here's the message I sent in

You ABSOLUTELY are welcome to copy/paste or use it as a jumping off point

Let them know we don't need this kind of "help"!

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Screenshot of a feedback form with the text:

I'm writing about the upcoming change to the Bluesky TOS. Bluesky put out a feedback request and despite many people voicing concerns about the changes, very concerning updates have been maintained.

Bluesky has MANY moderation tools that users can utilize themselves to restrict content that they don't want to see without needing to prevent the content from being published on the site as a whole. Aside from content labels, there are user-run moderation lists and feeds so that anyone can curate their content easily.

Despite this, you have chosen to move forward with some incredibly harmful policies that restrict free speech. I implore you to remove the following policies:

1) The restriction of FICTIONAL kink content. Non-con, dub-con, and “dangerous” kink content that is FICTIONAL does not harm anyone.

2) The restriction of content depicting or discussing self harm, suicide, and substance abuse. Requiring content about these subjects to only be “educational” is extremely harmful to those dealing with these issues. Stigma only serves to further endanger people in crisis.

If these policy changes are not removed then I, among many others, will have to look for a different platform to use.

September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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Techless🎩 VTuber Editor on VGen

@sachicanttech.bsky.social

We came to this platform because we were promised better than sucking up to fascists, racists and conservatives, not for you to just disregard that the moment yall felt you might have gotten a bit more popular in the mainstream.
Trust us the moment a new platform shows up we'll leave.

September 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM

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S ∆ R E N ✦ 杰敏

@sarenstone.com

Incredibly disappointing. All this will do is make this an extremely hostile home to anyone trying to post any sort of nsfw material. Such loose, unrealistic, and frankly, impossible-to-define guidelines for what looks consensual will result in false pings for non-con constantly.

September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM

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Makkon

@makkon.bsky.social

banning adult content that is completely legal hurts artists. your new rule creates an absolutely massive grey area where literally anything could be interpreted as nonconsensual, from incidental nudity to bondage. given your track record, I can expect this to be used to target people you don't like

September 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM

idy

@idyll1cal.bsky.social

Congrats you've became an anti, what a shitty social media
I'll delete my account if they don't change these guidelines

Bluesky @bsky.app · Sep 19

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 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM

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Poki🔞

@pokilewd.bsky.social

Tumblr lost 99.7% of it's value doing shit like this lmao

Let's go, speedrun! KillYourWeb%

September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM

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Void🔞 | VGen

@voiddebris.bsky.social

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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Multiple cropped screenshots showing portions of the bsky TOS before and now. Before: "iv. Encouraging self-harm or suicide
v. Depictions of excessive violence, gore, torture, dismemberment, or non-consensual sexual activity". Now: "ii. We do not allow sexual content involving non-consensual activity including synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions. iv. Do not create, share, or promote sexual content involving realistic risk of death or serious injury. i. Do not share content, methods, instructions, or promotion of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and extreme dieting practices.
ii. Do not share methods, instructions, depictions, or promotion of dangerous stunts or abuse of dangerous or controlled substances. 5. Protected Expression
B. Support, Recovery, and Mental Health:
i. Personal recovery experiences or survivor stories shared to promote healing and community support rather than encouraging harmful behavior.
ii. Sharing verified mental health resources, crisis prevention".

September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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datcravat クラバット🍷

@datcravat.bsky.social

Hi #portfolioday I’m cravat, fanart is my favourite thing in the world and I make a living through patreon and a shop🌸

Fanart of Elphelt from Guilty Gear Strive. She is cel-shaded with black and singing into a microphone that she's holding with both hands.

Fanart for "DanDaDan," a Japanese anime and manga series, depicting the two main protagonists. Momo Ayase takes up the bottom half of the image, resting a finger on her face with a green background and cow being abducted by a UFO behind her, while Okarun takes up the top half of the image adjusting his glasses, a red background behind him with Turbo Granny in her original form superimposed behind him. Both characters are cel-shaded with black.

There are two doodles of Turbo Granny in her cat form either side of Okarun looking suspicious and relaxed. Framing the picture on the top left and bottom right are film reels with panels from the manga redrawn in each one.

Fanart of Kimberly from Street Fighter 6. She is cel-shaded with black and forming a ninja hand sign with her hands. She is in her alternate outfit and her hair is flying wildly around the canvas.

Chibi art of Ralsei, Susie and Kris from Deltarune. Kris is in the front and centre, holding their shield behind them. The SOUL is hovering above their pointed finger. Ralsei is on our left, smiling with his palms outstretched, and Susie is on our right grinning and brandishing her Axe. Their names are written beneath them. The whole picture is adorned with sparkles.

July 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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毛あたり良好ロボ

@ke20140712.bsky.social

結婚か同棲かしてるらしいスミイサ

July 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM

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뚱개

@ttung-gae.bsky.social

🐺👈🐯
(🎵- youtu.be/EIz09kLzN9k?... )

#장미와샴페인

January 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM

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Wisesnail

@wisesnail.bsky.social

Is it inappropriate to share this to wish you all a good Christmas if you celebrate it, and that your lunches and dinners make you as happy as #Hannibal?

Probably, but I hope my #FannibalFamily and whoever see this will forgive me... 😝

#HannibalLecter #MadsMikkelsen #Wisesnail