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Syd Fish 🦈

@shadefish.bsky.social

I mean this as hard as I can: cancel your fucking nitro. it is LITERALLY the only thing that they fucking listen to.

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Age verification for all.

buff.ly

February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾

@winter.etheirys.social

despite what this post may say: this is not a walkback. this is a reiteration. we already knew this information. do not fall for unwise propaganda. keep the pressure on, financially or verbally. barrage them.

Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 1d

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults.

Hey folks –

I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news.

I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.)

Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence.

Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details.

And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!

February 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM

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ThreeX

@threex.dk

Tug of War

"The winner will gain my favor, and the loser will face my wrath. Ready? Begin!"

#nsfw #bdsm #bondage #kinky #slaves #fetish #3dart #DazStudio #Daz3D #Daz #3D #Render #Art

More of my art is available here:
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February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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✨Persnickety Doodles✨

@persnicketydoodles.bsky.social

Lifeguard AU because why not? 😎☀️
#tlok #fanart

“This ain’t about him” meme with Korra taking the selfie while Mako is drowning in the background. Bolin comments telling her Mako is drowning while she replies with “this ain’t about him.”

September 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM

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Arrow D. Sparrow

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social

And now, not only has Dahlia gone public, but so have these two! Meet Priya and Miyuki "Yuki" Moriyama.

Priya, a Muay Thai champion. She was defeated by Iris and has since become a friendly rival to her (well, "friendly" mostly on Priya's end; Iris moreso tolerates her).

Miyuki "Yuki" Moriyama, a white-haired Judo champion and dojo buster. She became another rival to Rosalyn, seeking a rematch after losing to her previously.

January 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM

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Arrow D. Sparrow

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social

Well... Looks like we've got a few things to work with here.
#xavierandaaron

Xavier loves to exchange witty banter, especially during fights. His sense of humor is dry and a bit dark, but he can and will laugh at the stupidest things possible.

Aaron enjoys all kinds of humor, but especially loves puns, witticisms, impressions, and over-the-top reactions. His sense of humor is witty, goofy, chaotic, and at times even raunchy, and like Xavier, he laughs at some of the dumbest things.

Francisca LOVES puns and wordplay - the cornier, the betterer. She's a very lighthearted person who can find the humor in almost every situation.

Plasma has a mean sense of humor, throwing out mean-spirited jokes, being comically dismissive of hazardous situations, and being quick to laugh at others' expense.

Parra is very witty and sarcastic. The main quality of her sense of humor is her biting sarcasm and witty remarks, especially toward those who are being dumb or stressing her out.

Kyung-Hwa enjoys physical humor and generally likes to laugh at other people's expense. She can also be a bit raunchy with her style of jokes.

Shiki's sense of humor is lighthearted and punny, like Francisca's. Mana's is dry and snarky like Parra's.

Rosalyn loves puns, witticisms, and making dad jokes (or should I say "mom jokes"?).

Iris doesn't do a lot of jokes. When she does, most agree that her jokes are terrible.

Hoshi's sense of humor is practically nonexistent. Whenever he DOES make a joke or get a laugh, it's completely unintentional on his part, based solely on how he reacts to an absurd situation. In short, he's "the Comically Serious."

Devilina's "jokes" are mostly very grim and sardonic. She also claims to have a fondness for physical comedy... which, in her case, means things like her blasting people or dropping something heavy on them.

January 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM

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whitelister.bsky.social

@whitelister.bsky.social

My side of a trade with @ceehaz.bsky.social ! Took my sweet time with it...

January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM

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MylesZWylZ (Comms Open)

@myleszwylz.bsky.social

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social's Kyung-Hwa dressed as Juri Han.

January 2, 2026 at 5:11 AM

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Arrow D. Sparrow

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social

Just givin' this a bumpity-bump because it's @rcase.bsky.social's boithday today!

Arrow D. Sparrow @arrowdsparrow.bsky.social · Oct 15

Violet: "Hey! That was a decent effort, but you need more training. Oh, well. We can work on that later."

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I felt inspired by @heckinshen.bsky.social's recent DA post to try this pose from this angle, and I wanted to draw Violet again, so...

Miss Violet (c) @rcase.bsky.social

Miss Violet (R. Case's OC), a young woman in her late 20's - early 30's with long black hair, putting a foot on the viewer's chest while wearing a karate uniform.

January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM

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Gaz

@nyazsche.bsky.social

January 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM

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𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓾𝓻 𝓠 🔞

@theverdanthawk.bsky.social

Commission for @arrowdsparrow.bsky.social of his girl, Marie, ready to deliver the finishing blow!

#feet #femalefeet #peetsky #kinksky

A beautiful woman about to stomp on you!

January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM

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😈Tokky 🔜 #SC2026

@tokky.gay

Casual reminder to never give reviews of artists to paypal, EVEN POSITIVE ONES; theres zero benefit to it and puts both you and them at risk

If you want to say something positive about the artists work then either say it directly to them NOT THROUGH PAYPAL, or recommend them to all your friends

Hammytoy @hammytoy.bsky.social · Dec 22

Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.

December 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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Julietied[stupid_sexy_ram]

@julietied.bsky.social

Grace from ZZZ

I really like this character, and I couldn't let pass the small winks to feet on her trailers xP

Sketched by me
Rendered by Chxrry.space :3
www.instagram.com/chxrry.space/
www.tiktok.com/@chxrry.space

Go follow her! She's taking commissions ;3

July 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM

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Arrow D. Sparrow

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social

So, I decided to try a design for an aged-up version of Maylene. I tried to make her look convincingly older while still keeping her design familiar. What do you think?

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Maylene (c) GameFreak

#pokemon #fanart

My design for an aged-up Maylene (Pokemon Diamond and Pearl). There are two versions of her outfit in this pic - one with the jacket, and one without it. She is depicted as being around 25 years old in this pic.

October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM

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Arrow D. Sparrow

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social

Aaand finally back with the second impression!

My self-insert/OC, Aaron, doing an impression of firedragonpunch's OC, Yoko Yamanaka. He is wearing her teacher outfit and red-rimmed glasses, holding her pointer in his right hand and a green book in his left.

November 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM

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Juno

@jsketch12.bsky.social

so I might have updated timeskip Selene & Lillie's art again. And also overhauled timeskip Lillie's design.

#timeskip!moonlily

September 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM

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Juno

@jsketch12.bsky.social

emma exercise sketchdump

my hc is that the suit takes a physical toll on her body so she works out without it so it doesn't make her as sore in case she needs to use it.

she also works out WITH it so she can test its limits and not have to find out what they are the hard way

November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM

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Pedals By Plush

@pedalsbyplush.bsky.social

I'm bored, so I feel like taking requests for renders. #pedalpumping

August 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM

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Arrow D. Sparrow

@arrowdsparrow.bsky.social

Violet: "Hey! That was a decent effort, but you need more training. Oh, well. We can work on that later."

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I felt inspired by @heckinshen.bsky.social's recent DA post to try this pose from this angle, and I wanted to draw Violet again, so...

Miss Violet (c) @rcase.bsky.social

October 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM