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🔞ko🍁ΘΔ

@grungefeline.bsky.social

bumping these, i’d really appreciate some shares at the least 💔 my phone bill came out so i’m really low on funds right now and i don’t want to use my credit cards any more than i have

🔞ko🍁ΘΔ @grungefeline.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you all for all the support and shares on my posts, it means a lot to me :,)

i’m currently trying to find part time work that won’t drain me to death, but i’m not having much luck unfortunately. Would anyone like a headshot for $15 in the mean time?

February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM

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Skele 🦇

@skelengtonspooks.bsky.social

Cute doodle I ended up really liking! Not sure what or who this is yet 👀

#art #doodle #sketch #sketchart #felinedoodle #felineart

Loose doodle of a thin and long feline creature with its body facing towards the right side of the screen. Its head faces towards the viewer with an open-mouthed smile, two fang-like indents on its mouth. There’s a thick fur tuft on the top of its head. A very long tail curls back and up towards the right side of the screen. Its legs are in a position like it is jumping or floating in the air, with simplistic round paws.

February 11, 2026 at 2:34 AM

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Juno🛸 Returning to Earth March 2th

@jun0exe.bsky.social

Just gonna leave this here if you are wanting to bypass something happening in March with discord

age-verifier.kibty.town

No reason or anything

February 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM

Skele 🦇

@skelengtonspooks.bsky.social

Cute doodle I ended up really liking! Not sure what or who this is yet 👀

#art #doodle #sketch #sketchart #felinedoodle #felineart

February 11, 2026 at 2:34 AM

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Brian M

@legendofnerd.bsky.social

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 1:43 AM

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Allister Jones 🐦 アリスタ

@allisteranim.bsky.social

Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".

February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM

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🌵🌺 mado 🌺 🌵 @ interViolence

@madocactus.itch.io

time to be loud about this terrible decision.

discord.com/company-info...

February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM

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Skele 🦇

@skelengtonspooks.bsky.social

More old art, this sketch from #ArtFight in 2024. Stitches the spacecat owned by anon!

#art #sketch #spacecat #feline #catart #sparklycat

Fullbody sketch of a purple and blue feline character sitting and staring at the viewer with a smile. Their tail, chest, and head fur-tuft are made up of a sparkly blue stuffing-like material and there is small pink stitching on each limb. One eye is patched over with a flowery pattern, and the other eye has a heart-shaped pupil and pink iris. Small pins poke out of their shoulder and patched-over eye. On the left side, a white speech bubble coming from the feline shows a flowery-patterned heart with two small pins in it.

February 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM

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🦋💜Eldie💜🦋

@mothmew.bsky.social

Still open! Shares are SUPER appreciated 💖💖💖

🦋💜Eldie💜🦋 @mothmew.bsky.social · 4d

💖Acrylic Badge commissions are officially open! 💖

3 slots, FCFS!

ko-fi.com/c/1449f91340

February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM

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Sylessae

@sylessae.bsky.social

Throwback to something worth repeating.

A screenshot of a tweet that says: Your art will betray you. It will look better in your head than on paper. It will make you feel untalented some days. Love it anyway. Because one day, it will also surprise you, fulfill you, and remind you why you started.

February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM

Skele 🦇

@skelengtonspooks.bsky.social

More old art, this sketch from #ArtFight in 2024. Stitches the spacecat owned by anon!

#art #sketch #spacecat #feline #catart #sparklycat

February 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM

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SterlingKato ᓚᘏᗢ || COMMISSIONS OPEN ||

@sterlingkato.bsky.social

Just a fluffy round floof looking for a lounge partner on a sunny warm day!

Comment if you're interested?

#YCH #yourcharacterhere #wolf #canine

February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM

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🦋💜Eldie💜🦋

@mothmew.bsky.social

Opening for a few more slots of minis! They’re $35 each!💕 order through my ko-Fi or DM me! TAT is 1-5 days!💕

ko-fi.com/c/33e8048e13

February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM

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nyunnya 🌼☘️

@nyunnya.bsky.social

after seeing iron lung again i can confidently say it’s such a beautiful film, i’m happy i got to see it again ! 🩸

February 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM

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nyunnya 🌼☘️

@nyunnya.bsky.social

✿ — a little giveaway as a gift to you from me !

- follow & RT to enter
- end date : February 6th

in the end i'll draw two winners, each will get the choice between a custom pixel badge set or a cute little pixel illustration of choice !

((any free packs used as examples are up on my vgen !))

January 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM

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Tastefully Freckled

@tastefullyfreckled.bsky.social

Finally finished! Now I just have one more #amigurumi to make before Easter to have one for each of the kiddos. 🧶 #crochet.

Pattern: Baby Unicorn by Amigurumi Today

3/4 view of a white Amigurumi unicorn with purple hooves and a multicoloured mane and tail. It's sitting, holding itself up with its forelegs.

February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM

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Kenny 🥩Valentine YCHs OPEN

@shyhorrors.bsky.social

Get your Beans here!! 🎨🌈

They're cute, they're smoll, they're plenty of fun!!
vgen.co/shyhorrors/s...

#art #artcommission #ych #vgen #vsky #vtuber

February 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM

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Skele 🦇

@skelengtonspooks.bsky.social

Little free time to create one of my favorite animals 🤍

#art #drawing #felineart #catart #snowleopard #snowleopardart #sketch #wip #feline

Non-colored rough lineart of a snow leopard lying down with its body facing the right side and head looking toward the viewer. It’s tail curls upward, leaning back towards its body

January 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM

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Kenny 🥩Valentine YCHs OPEN

@shyhorrors.bsky.social

Still working on what's currently owned despite internet and weather conditions, but I do need to advertise these again!

20$ each, Buy 2-Get-1-Free (optional)
Can mix & match!
Takes about 2-3 weeks, depends on energy/disruptions that cause delay.

vgen.co/shyhorrors

#ych #commsunder20 #vgen