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Jesus christ. Facebook sees internet regulation coming -- rather than stop it, they create organizations that will hold data for all of these companies to offload responsibility onto them, then lobby their already-bought politicians to pass policy that gives their new business a use.

Make porn expensive again The social consequences of pornography are becoming too nasty to ignore

"Make Porn Expensive Again" is part of a long tradition — from the Catholic Church to Jeffrey Epstein — of separate sexual ethics for the elite.

Stunning, though I guess not shocking, to see it rise again.

sometimes, sexy things that aren't real are sexy BECAUSE they aren't real

A tumblr post from orteil42 (cookie clicker dev) that says: am i losing the drive to create things for an increasingly alien and hostile world whose mounting taste for fascism feels like a cold metal vise around my skull or am i just lazy and unmedicated and looking for excuses

Sorry for the lack of activity it’s literally just this

I think about this a lot.

the targeting of any art that is "obscene" (terms of obscenity always to be decided at a whim) is fascistic yes but also how the only kinds of art that tends to be penalized is the individual/independent creators isn't lost on me. a patreon TOS would reject anything that can be streamed on netflix.

A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

a sketch of a smartphone with tactile buttons for home/window/back, headphone jack, no AI BS, sim card thingy you can open with your nail, camera that doesn't cover the damn screen, and a 5 inch/127mm screen which is a reasonable size

I wouldn't say I'm massively into phones or anything but I sketched this out of frustration bc why are there no modern phones with these features, it would be so perfect and I'm mad the only ones are old and slow

gymin #art

If you want to push back against platform censorship like what now happened with subscribestar, you need to call your reps and demand opposition to these bills/policies

Get family and friends involved. Explain the stakes in clear terms.

tapping the sign again:
no, sanitizing queer spaces of “problematic art” was never going to discourage them from censoring & criminalizing us, their goal isn’t “acceptable” queer expression, it’s none at all.

wake the fuck up & stop projecting your discomfort onto others.

Re: contacting your reps: don't overthink your method too much. Just contact. Express your concerns. And do it often. Once a week, if you can.

We need action now. No hesitation because you're worried "what is best" or "how you sound" -- these are things you'll get better at doing so just ACT.

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

For trans people, online resources and community are lifelines. The spread of age verification laws combined with anti-trans ID laws will block access to these lifelines. This is by design.

www.theverge.com/policy/89207...

ONLINE ID CHECKS WILL RUIN THE INTERNET

No one should have to submit to invasive surveillance practices to access the resources they need to survive and thrive. People should be raising hell about this! www.stoponlineidchecks.org

Today the EU Parliament said NO. ❌

Voluntary scanning by Outlook, Gmail, LinkedIn, etc. might come to an end on April 6 in the EU. Keep pushing everyone! 👏🥳

The whole point of defending the right for uncomfortable, or even reprehensible fiction to have the right to exist isnt that its all cool and nothing is ever wrong with it

Its that government/corpo organizations will NEVER look at things with the """nuance""" you think is so self evident

Theyre only going after in-game gambling/loot boxes as a means to get age verification in the door

You don't hate payment processors enough. You don't hate them enough

I dont think internet "safety" people actually recognize what all the internet censorship and de-anonymization of the internet actually will mean until it directly affects them.

They are actually as stupid as pro-ICE people who didnt understand what mass deportations look like until . . .

cis people are so much more obsessed with gender than i am jfc 💀

just so i'm clear, i trust no one that prefers not to speak about politics. if you have told me you'd rather not state your preferences on the political spectrum i do not trust you. i do not care how long we have know each other, just know that i trust you a lot less if you claim to be apolitical 🖕

What makes me so fucking mad is

I never hurt anyone. The vast, overwhelming majority of nsfw creators and sex workers dont.

We get cut off from the ability to use-the-dollar but all the sick fucks that hurt people, both directly and indirectly, every single day, never get even a slap on the wrist

Gonna once again point out that everyone has carried around a rectangle containing infinite pornography for the past decade minimum and society didn't dissolve so miss me with any weepy handwringing about smut.

Despite it all, and even if i lose patience and snap occasionally, i do love you all

Ive experienced your kindness first hand. I know in my heart of hearts, we perverts [affectionate] are in the right here.

If I may don the tinfoil cap for a second, I think the increasingly absurd restrictions on adult content also have the very much intentional side effect of restricting, if not wholly destroying avenues for (largely marginalized) people to provide for themselves, sidestepping a precarious job market.

With what's going on with Subscribestar, it's a good moment to remind you all of something:

Free speech also includes speech you don't agree with, and freedom of artistic expression also includes art you find horrible or disgusting.

And if you go: "Yeah I agree! However-"

Then you don't agree!

I'm gonna say this once

If I see anyone after today say or repost something like "why should I care about these changes, I don't like "degenerate" art.

You gotta kill the fascist that lives in your head because guess what. The sword is closer to your head than you realize

People in America also need to learn that Free Speech means that folks have a right to express things that you may disagree with, and artwork is definitely a part of that, no matter how NSFW it may be.

Listen man,I don't care if something "irks" you in a drawing, yall desperately need to learn the difference between real life and drawings before the only thing you're allowed to jack off to are 2 people praying with their clothes on