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Discord posted an update abt their age verification - I feel the need to inform people that all of these things were already true last year when they had that data breach that exposed people's IDs. Bad actors got into a customer support account that had access to tickets with people's IDs in them.

Sex workers have always been a canary in the coal mine for detecting moral panics and bad faith actors.

Whenever people attack their rights, their prosperity, and their wellbeing, we need to listen the fuck up.

No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl ad offered a vision of our streets that should leave every person unsettled about the company’s goals for disintegrating our privacy in public.In the ad, disguised as a

Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

𝘜𝘩 𝘰𝘩. 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺?
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Aqua doodle! 💙✨

#KingdomHearts #fanart

Digital painting practice using my sona.

resting grump face

This should show y'all that these companies trying to get our IDs and stuff to "protect the kids" isn't really about "protecting the kids"

Keep cancelling your Nitro and don't give Discord a single penny.

chai, laying to her side making a silly face with her tongue out while she crushes a watermelon between her thighs effortlessly 💅

strong chai 💪😤

This week's meal slots are open. Two are available, as promised. Know a hungry trans person? Fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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That entire tl;dr bit is just straight up a lie

A reminder to not only cancel Nitro, but server boosts as well. I'd forgotten they were handled separately 😩

You can find them under settings > billing settings > server boost

Panel 01: Shen's hands are holding a notebook that says "GOOD DAY NOTE" on it in a writing style similar to how "DEATH NOTE" is written in Death Note. Panel 02: A grey skinned, yellow eyed, blonde haired angel/shinigami character with little wings and a toga is standing behind Shen. He says "That's right! Anyone whose name you write in that notebook will have a FANTASTIC day!" Panel 03: Shen turns his head slightly, now looking at you, the viewer. Panel 04: Shen is looking at you with a devious, evil smile, the book open and pen in hand. His eyes are red, like the Shinigami Eyes from Death Note, which allow you to see someone's name by looking at them.

Youve gotta bother the shit out if your representatives about the issue of online ID laws, its not a discord only problem nor is it limited to nsfw content

Please get involved

Discord plans to launch ID and video face age verification in March. You can read more about their plans here: https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally What does this have to do with United Aegis, or yourself, you may wonder? Well, United Aegis is not an age-restricted server. Even if this policy change does come to be, we don't foresee much changing here aside from losing server boosts and a few of the fun extras as we cancel our Nitro. Even if you aren't someone who uses Discord for adult content, be that art, writing, or just sending content to your partner, it's important to remember that censorship of adult content never stops with porn. LGBTQIA+ people and people of color are the first groups targeted by changes like this. So, what can we do? There is a chance that enough feedback will force Discord to walk back these changes (remember NFT integration?) We highly encourage you to cancel your Nitro membership. Speaking up with your wallet is a great way to tell a company you don't agree. We also encourage you to sign up for a Support Account on their feedback page. https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new You will have to make a Support Account, which only takes a few moments. Please keep your feedback calm and constructive. The folks reading all your feedback likely aren't the ones making these decisions, so be cool. What does that mean for our community? Ideally, they'll walk this back. If they don't, there are other options out there, we can consider them at that time, but we don't foresee moving at this point. We'll be sure to let you all know if that changes. 🩶 Thanks for reading!

Our stance on @discord.com's plans for March. It's always important to remember that censorship never stops with adult content. LGBTQIA+ people and people of color are the first to suffer.

It's never about children. It's about monetization and surveillance.

Discord offering a 40% off discount on Nitro

Call it a hunch but I SUSPECT Discord felt all those Nitro cancellations.

Just got this when I opened the app

Pearl-clutching lefties better catch up really quick because they are using consensual adult erotic labor as a stand in for a moral panic whose energy needs to be directed at the rapists and human traffickers who are sitting in public office.

Sex workers need rights & free ALL trafficked people.

From the technology community on Reddit: Chat platform Discord files confidentially for US IPO, Bloomberg News reports Explore this post and more from the technology community

“Discord will listen, Discord cares”

Discord is opening in the stock market *this year*. Discord doesn’t care and soon it won’t even be up to them—it’ll be the investors making all the decisions. www.reddit.com/r/technology...

Iono

The SAVE Act would require every American to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

The problem? 21 million citizens don’t have these documents readily available.

This bill will just make it harder—if not outright impossible—for millions of eligible voters.

I generally love this framing. This is close to where I'm at.

Critical context for Suits: The "unnecessary obstacles" here are explicitly game rules, which create a space/activity that does not exist without them. It's not "golf" or a game if you just randomly pick a ball and drop it in a hole.

The Escalation of Censorship Laws Threatening LGBTQ+ Rights in America!

"New obscenity laws threaten LGBTQ+ rights and artistic freedom across the U.S., reflecting a troubling trend towards increased censorship."

They aren’t walking back a damned thing. This is just doubling down but trying to get people to think they’re walking it back. Stop that.

No id’s. Period.

Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.

They pushed out a dummy statement because they're scared of losing their money.

Don't stop. Starve them until they fully walk this back. Keep bullying them. Keep harassing them. Keep berating them.

👏Don't. 👏Fucking. 👏Stop.

That's what they want: Validation. Don't give it to them.

“Age Inference Model”

AI? Is that just a fancier way of saying AI?!?

tdlr theyre reiterating This means Fuck All keep going 👍🏾

i'm sorry but have folks fucking forgotten why the fuck we're even in this shit to begin with?! don't just yell at discord, blame the fucking politicians who keep pushing for laws that force this kind of shit to happen! it's not just discord's fault for even complying! go yell at your lawmakers too!

spread the word. cancel your nitro. we did.

A Discord message from user AErchivist. The post reads: "DISCORD IS IMPLEMENTING AGE VERIFICATION MEASURES GLOBALLY IN MARCH @everyone In the latest of a series of attacks on digital privacy, Discord has announced plans to implement age verification measures globally. These are the same age verification measures introduced in the UK and Australia last year, requiring some users to provide legal ID or use facial age estimation tools to access specific features. In the interest of ensuring the information I share is as accurate as possible, you can read Discord’s official statement here: https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally A few important notes, to combat any misinformation: - Not all users will be required to verify their age. Most users probably won’t. Similarly to YouTube, Discord will be utilizing an age inference model which estimates a user’s age based on their activity. - If a user is judged to be under 18 based on their activity, they will be unable to access age-restricted channels or servers, unblur spoilered images, speak on Discord stages, or access DMs from users they do not know. - Discord claims that data used to verify a user’s age will be processed on-device to ensure privacy. You shouldn’t trust this. This isn’t good. I don’t think I need to tell anyone here that. In recent years, we have witnessed a massive uptick in attacks on the digital privacy of adults worldwide, often masquerading as attempts to protect children from potentially dangerous content. Attacks that will inevitably be weaponized against marginalized communities and voices. That will silence political discontent. That will be used to monitor and punish our online activities. This is how a surveillance state starts."

"WHAT CAN WE DO? The only thing a company like Discord cares about more than maintaining an active user base is making a profit. I heavily encourage folks to cancel their Nitro subscriptions. Stop giving them your money. You can also voice your displeasure directly to Discord support. Be clear that you are canceling your nitro directly because of these age verification policies. https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new But I think we also need to step back and look at the bigger picture here. This isn’t just an issue of Discord making a poor choice, this is part of a larger war on our ability to use the internet freely. One which has been brewing for a long time now. If we don’t act, we may soon live in a world where these sorts of age verification policies become mandatory. Where moving platforms to protect your privacy isn’t an option anymore. Several countries have already passed laws requiring some level of age verification to access large social media platforms. Many other bills are on the way around the world. I can’t list every bill in every country, and I’m yet to find a good global tracker, but the current threat in the United States is KOSA. You can find more information about combating KOSA here: https://www.stopkosa.com/ And for a list of age verification bills on a state-by-state level, read here: https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification-bills/"

"PLEASE, DO NOT GIVE UP ON DISCORD YET Prepare alternatives. Means to keep up with your friends, communities, and creators you support. But don’t give up just yet. I’ll be honest, I’m scared. Discord has been such a central hub for my community for the last 4 years, and losing it risks everything I’ve worked so hard to build. I’ve fought tooth and nail for the chance of making this my full time job, and I’m not going to stop fighting, but things like this are extremely discouraging at a point where I’m already burnt out and struggling. Where I already feel like I’ve fallen off. Where I’m already tired. But I believe we can create change in the world. Enough people are canceling their Nitro that the servers for doing so crashed earlier. Discord has noticed. It is vital, in these moments, that we stand by our communities and defend them. Running from platform to platform isn’t going to save us - no individual space will ever be perfect for long - and it is worth fighting for the spaces we enjoy. If you care about this space we’ve built together, I ask you to stick around and speak up."

"SO, WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? I do not plan on leaving Discord. Not yet, anyway. And I’ll be honest, I am in a unique position. I’ve already been investigated by the FBI for my activities as a content creator. The government knows who I am, where I live, and what I do. So does any company that’s paying me. I don’t have much privacy left to protect. On top of that, I am just one disabled creator on the internet. My time and capacity are limited. Posting on half a dozen platforms just isn’t viable for me without delegating tasks to my moderators, who are also people with their own lives. I want to work on establishing the means to make more platforms viable - no one platform will ever be truly safe, after all - but it will take time, energy, and more hands than we currently have. I ask, again, that people do not give up on Discord just yet. But if you’d like to establish an alternative means of keeping up with my activities and engaging with the community, here are the options: Stoat I am currently working on building a backup of the server on Stoat, but it will take time, as Stoat is not as well established of a platform yet. I will drop the link in an announcement once it is complete, but please be patient. This will not be replacing the Discord as of now, but will exist as an alternative should we need to relocate. Reddit This has existed for awhile, and I would like to build it into a larger space for sharing fan content, thoughts, and community updates. I’ll be working with my moderation team on making this happen in the coming weeks. YouTube Community I just created this and haven’t figured out how it works yet, but the YouTube community is now open for user posts. I’ll likely start sharing my stream schedules and other major announcements here as well. Bluesky While not as strong an option for community interaction, Bluesky is the best platform to keep up with me and my ramblings aside of Discord. I post my schedules, shorts, and various ramblings her…

In the latest of a series of attacks on digital privacy, Discord has announced plans to implement age verification measures globally.

If you care about this space we’ve built together, I ask you to stick around and speak up.