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Ryuga @rbluemera.bsky.social · Apr 24

Hi! I'm Ryuga, a small artist from The Philippines. I don't really have a Sona to represent myself, yet, but the common OCs associated with me are Midna and Lamprey.

I currently mainly do Traditional art, but my IRL schedule has not been too kind, so I can't draw as much anymore-

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Ren @rendoas.com · 1d

Damn, I hope nothing bad happens to any data centers

Cloud Strife looking at the Mako reactor from Final Fantasy 7

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Jazzy Oliver - Voice Actress @ladyjazzington.bsky.social · 4d

BUT HEY!

THAT'S JUST A Segway to remind you that the FNAF creator/this movie's screenwriter, Scott Cawthon, donates the money he makes from FNAF stuff to far right politicians, many of whom are currently trying to make things worse for everyone, specifically trans people. Don't support this film.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 4d

MatPat has been cast as Toy Bonnie in ‘FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDYS 2’

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Another Somari @somariblue.bsky.social · 3d

Jet
#art #artwork #amyrose #sonicthehedgehog

Amy Rose (Green) with an outfit styled after Jet the Hawk

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🎃Yagamimi🎃 @luigiyagami.bsky.social · Aug 13

elf
#apronstrings #chabindra

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🎃Yagamimi🎃 @luigiyagami.bsky.social · Feb 20

#ox #apronstrings

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 2d

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 2d

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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Taplaos Tapster @taplaos.bsky.social · 18d

🦀💢⛵🐟🌱

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LucidARTDVC, Keeper of Useless Knowledge @lucidartdvc.bsky.social · 2d

Everybody know about Dragon Quest or Chrono Trigger...
Akira Toriyama also designed characters for Tobal No.1 too.

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Lilith Treah 🏳️‍⚧️ @riveroceansea.bsky.social · 25d

Black trans living in
Poverty
I have no family
No help
I have beg
I have cry
I am ask

ko-fi.com/lilithtreah

Support Lilith Treah ❤️

Become a supporter of Lilith Treah today!

ko-fi.com

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Faith ➡️ Lightbox Expo AA506 @faithschaffer.bsky.social · 2d

weird painting to test out my new inking pen ☀️

watercolor painting- a woman kneels behind a bush, carrying an approximation of an antique musket/rifle (I did not look at reference for this one so the shape is a bit off lol sorry everybody!). She is wearing a wildly impractical but fun outfit- a high cut onepiece with baggy ankle boots, a helmet and a big swan hat/cape.

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Celebelian 🦦 @celebelian.bsky.social · 3d

Himeno because it's been a while

Himeno wearing an oversized sweater, long skirt and sneakers.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 16d

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 16d

regrettably if you try to point this out online you'll get yelled out by 79208 journalists going OH SO YOU WANT JOURNALISTS TO STARVE??? even if you're, say, a journalist yourself, and point out that while there are clearly no easy answers, the status quo isn't exactly working for society

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Celebelian 🦦 @celebelian.bsky.social · 3d

Chun

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t stress enough how utterly embarrassing it is to see experienced artists suddenly use AI

I can never have a shred of respect for someone who used to be a peer & who decided to embrace something that’s the opposite of any craft & any human endeavour

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 5d

I put on my tech reporter hat and wrote about Texas' other age- verification law, SB 2420. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the law will require age verification on app marketplaces. Apple and Google have both released guidance on the law, despite concerns over user privacy: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

The new Texas law that Apple and Google aren't happy about

Apple and Google say Texas' new law may risk user privacy—but they'll comply anyway.

www.chron.com

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Permanent facial recognition cameras are now live in Croydon – with no clear laws and no safeguards to protect our rights.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 4d

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 5d

This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.

Literally the least you can do!!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 5d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

www.wilx.com

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 5d

KOSA just got a bunch of new cosponsors so, y'all, kindly tell them to knock it the fuck off.
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.

#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa

www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

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Booleanean @booleanean.bsky.social · 20d

I see this a lot in online discourse about adult material or material dealing with dark topics. "But you wouldn't want a kid to read that, would you?" "What if a teenager sees the porn you drew?" "You want to help keep kids safe online, right?"

I think this is a fundamental misunderstanding in 1/??

🪱🃏 𝕱𝖆𝖌𝖌ø𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖁𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖓🦷🪳 @babettecirque.bsky.social · 21d

Apparently a lot of ppl needs to hear this

#bskycensorship

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

youtu.be

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Despoina She/They [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social · 5d

Canadian people, use the recent Discord leak to show how BAD of an idea this is. Age verification or any OSA putrid child needs to die before it becomes law, do not allow this and make sure to your rep that if they are for this law they will be taken out of power expeditiously.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

youtu.be

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