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Yeah, this looks a lot like something which should be investigated in the framework of organized crime. And punished in the same framework.

August is usually a hiatus month, but I'm planning to smuggle something light for a one shot on whatever we're doing for Ferragosto.

Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content. Online...

When politicians pass laws restricting "pornography," this is what they actually restrict:

video games
romantasy
drag
sex education
healthcare
LGBTQ+ sites
young adult novels
sexual assault resources
dating apps
contraception
social media
Wikipedia
wifi access

This is an excellent read, and I really appreciate the new brain wrinkles.

‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’

This is not caused primarily by "screen time".

It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.

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This is going into my blog as soon as I'm back on my laptop.

As long as they consider philosophy and therapy as "nothing serious" they remain pretty far away from sentience.

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Need of stock art for your TTRPG games? I got two packs currently! Made under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Just credit me!

Herbalism & Potions, and Scrolls & Tomes, available on Ko-Fi and Itch!

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He already followed Vance. It was just trolling.

That's the way

And here we are again. Reading a cooking book while someone yaps on screen about the benefits of turning your job into more slop.

The other headphones play some cool music. It could be worse. I could believe in the brainrot machine's incredible powers.

For me weird games are those which go outside your usual imagination. Different themes, monsters, esthetics...

Which means a good chunk of people would greatly benefit from playing the most vanilla fantasy ever.

Most systems focus too much on resolution mechanics and not enough on making up shit to be resolved.

That's a good idea! I'm booooored!

I'm happy with what they finally said, it looks like a good step in the right direction. Had it come a day or two later, though, I would already have moved away from Itch, because all clues I had pointed at them not caring in the slightest about their users.

2/2

There's no doubt about the cause.

But, while Itch was working on a solution, what it told amounted to "yes those creators are fucked. We don't care". Which is the exact opposite, but we didn't know and took them at face value.

1/2

Today I cut off a lot of social media, because my brain can't keep up. I kept only platforms which make me feel good (like this) or which I have to use for work (like LinkedIn). The intersection is weird, nearly comical in its absurdity.

And, if every other storefront caves in, it's basically free money.

I still think they should have worked on better communication especially with the affected creators, because that did a lot of damage.

To the team at Itch.io, It didn’t have to be this way. Most the angers is over the disturbing lack of clear communication. Most of us want to support Itch.io. It’s huge for indie and queer creators. But poor communication is killing the vibe. THE PROBLEM The problem is the information vacuum. When deindexing happened without warning, hours of silence followed. Panic and confusion filled the void. The official statement sidestepped major questions, so speculation became fact. A community that championed you now feels abandoned and suspicious. What little info we got was limited to side replies and a tizzy over a Xitter community note. This could have been avoided. Imagine if a simple, immediate statement had been posted: “We’re facing urgent payment processing pressures, like other storefronts. We’ve taken immediate emergency action to preserve payment processing for everyone. We deeply apologize for the disruption. This sucks for everyone. Please bear with us while we navigate this emergency. We’ll release a full statement with more details as soon as possible.” That short acknowledgment would have instantly snuffed out a lot of initial panic and frustration.

THE SOLUTION Don’t be avoidant and defensive. Get back ahead of this. Own up, be kind, be clear. Drop a series of full posts: Own the comms failures! Start with a post genuinely apologizing for the surprise and silence. Acknowledge the widespread confusion and distress it caused. Commit to full clarification soon. Explain the emergency actions. Clearly and simply explain the exact pressures and demands faced. Address why such an aggressive route was necessary. Acknowledge directly the widespread perception that these actions felt overly aggressive and far-reaching, especially compared to how other platforms handled similar pressures. Do not dismiss this perception. Address it head-on. Address the confusion over payouts. You said in a couple replies that payouts are not frozen and indicated (not very clearly) that the confusion was the result of notice wording. Make a main post about it, clearly stating that payments are not frozen, what caused the confusion, and how to reach out if there’s an issue.

Address SFW and queer content deindexing: Many creators reported SFW and queer-themed content deindexed or hidden. Your few small side replies blamed unrelated review systems. This needs a plain explanation in a main post. Clearly explain what happened, how widespread the problem is, and how affected creators can reach out for a fix. Be very transparent as distrust is high. (To be very clear myself: You absolutely cannot rely on the default secret sauce reply, as that will throw fuel on the fire.) Clarify library access issues. Some users lost access to purchased items. Your replies said this shouldn’t be happening and encouraged contacting support. This is a big upset point and needs a direct prominent statement. Clearly explain why this might be occurring for some users and provide unambiguous instructions on how to troubleshoot or contact support to regain access. Reassure users their purchased content is safe. Provide resources with a call to action. Only after you have taken full ownership and fully clarified the situation across all these points, then create your own post with a comprehensive list of phone numbers and email addresses for the payment processors exerting this pressure. This information should not be limited to one country or region. If you need help compiling this global resource, ask the community! Many would be thrilled to assist. But it’s crucial that you own your part first to repair community damage and gain the most collaborative help.

Most of us who are upset truly want to be on Itch.io’s side. The friction you’re experiencing is not a rejection of your platform or betrayal in your time of need. It’s a direct result of broken trust, frustration, and panic stemming from what feels like a total lack of clear communication. While a lot of damage is done, you still have a chance to course correct. If you did, thanks for listening. I hope this reaches open ears. 🙏🙏🙏

An open letter to @itch.io, begging them to listen and step up.

itch.io/t/5125680/pl...

#TTRPG #Queer #LGBTQ #Indie #IndieGames #Writers #TTRPGCommunity #WritingCommunity #Indie #Comics

Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

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Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all.

The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.

Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

genai is a fascist project. this is what i mean when i say these "tools" are being created to destroy and distort knowledge and reality. that is why they are being forced on us. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Another day, another mandatory work training on AI. Resisting the slop is a full time job...

Playing FanX: creating the map A couple ofSome months ago, I published a game I’m really proud of, FanX, which you can get here. It’s a game of vampires and it focuses on navigating an hostile social environment (we call it “social

Here's me trying to expand on the map creation part of FanX, the #Vampire #OSR game I released months ago. This could have reached the manual, but I didn't think about writing it until someone asked me to (and then it took me months to write the post).

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FanX is finally out! Get our new #osr #ttrpg about #vampires for whatever you want (even free!) at fallimento-assicurato.itch.io/fanx

We don't advertise it very much but all the Liminal Horror titles are on drivethrurpg and are on super sale today to celebrate the snow day...

It's a flash sale so only going through the weekend.

Hello and thanks for the space!

Me and a friend will publish a #vampire #OSR game in March. It will have a dice-drop city generation mechanic we're very proud of and it's just a joy to run at events.

Can't wait to share it with you all!

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