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Valve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms Mastercard said it has not 'evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms,' but Valve begs to differ.

Bold move by Valve to put out a public statement to the tune of "nah Mastercard is fucking lying, actually," bravo www.gamedeveloper.com/business/val...

there's an episode of The Simpsons where Marge tries to get a violent cartoon pulled from the airwaves, only to discover that the people backing her aren't going to stop at just the art that *she* doesn't like, and that supporting artistic freedom means accepting discomfort.

It aired in 1990.

YouTube video by Charalanahzard The Censorship "Hit Squad" attacking Video Games.

Here’s my feature on Collective Shout, and their attempts to take down Steam and itch.io. I found a conversation where they spoke about exactly how they did it, and detailed their plans going forward, which sounds… very unrelenting.

youtu.be/rKD4fYc8xV4

dude i hate how exhausting being trans is

The meme with the guy watching an other girl than his girlfriend, but the thing that interested him is the customer support of Paypal Visa stripe and mastercard to complant about their policy.

Don't stop complaining ! @voiddebris.bsky.social
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

fucking hysterical to hear the 'poor little genAI industry' crying about being bullied with "copyright law" as if it's some novel, untested area of jurisprudence.

If you don't want to be sued by 7 million people don't steal from 7 million people, that's a pretty simple legal concept

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

Hey, it would mean so much to me if y'all kept up the pressure with phone calls to payment processors to show to them how much people care and that they can't just ignore it—my livelihood depends on adult games not being censored!

You can find info and phone scripts here: stop-paypros.neocities.org

unpopular (???) opinion but i can’t stand when a machine speaks to me like shut up??? shoddy simulcarum of a person cause they dont wanna pay somebody a wage how about i piss on u and u explode actually

"Hey I read in [news outlet] that your company made Steam stop carrying adult-rated games. Are you taking them out of Playstation and Xbox too? What about R rated movies? Can we just. Not buy them any more? What's going on? Are Explicit albums banned too? Are you policing Spotify? WHY?!"

Adding on:

Many (like Suzanne here, Diesel, yours truly and innumerable others) keep repeating this sentiment because despite best efforts and a fight spanning DECADES,

A push of this size, to this much effect, has literally Never Happened Before. Ever!

They are TERRIFIED of you!

KEEP BARKING.

"I can't brainstorm without ai" "I can't draw without ai" "I can't write without ai" "Ai summarized it for me cause it's too hard of a read"
So what exactly /can/ you do? Because you sound fucking useless to me

Payment processors have released statements—passing the blame to each other—but there's still work to be done to reverse their stances on NSFW games. Additionally, lawmakers across the world have been pushing for tighter legislation on NSFW content.

Check the link below to stand with NSFW creators⤵️

an orange and white cat stares dismissively at a plate of 6 beautiful arayes and a bowl of tzatziki sauce

why does he have to judge me for everything. what does he have against my delicious plate of arayes and tzatziki sauce

01: A girl labeled 'Artists' is holding a drawing tablet and pen under her arm. She is wearing round glasses and a blue sweatshirt. She has messy dark-brown hair and a brown skin-tone. She says "We don't really wanna MAKE A.I. art." 02: A guy labeled 'Art Enjoyers' holds his hand out while speaking. She is wearing a purple and yellow hawaiian shirt with a floral pattern over a white t-shirt, and has red hair and a light skin-tone. He says "We don't really wanna SEE A.I. art." 03: Behind them both, there is a cute girl in a business suit with a pink tie. She is blushing a bit and has pink eyeshadow, and looks upset. Her messy shoulder-length hair is parted in the middle, and held by two hairclips: one that looks like a red arrow pointing down, and one that looks like a green arrow pointing up. She says "Um ... I-Isn't there someone you forgot to ask?" She is labeled 'Shareholders'. 04: She puffs up her cheeks and pouts, a tear is on the verge of falling from one of her eyes. 'Artist Enjoyers' Guy is now in front of her yelling "AH!! SHAREHOLDERS-CHAN!!" while 'Artists' Girl is in front of her yelling "WE'RE SORRY WE HURT YOU!!!!"

it’s called getty images because that’s where you getty the images from

“I only use ChatGPT to—“

Silence. All use is unethical. It’s trained on stolen works and ruining the environment.

Mastercard finally issued an official company statement.
It's mealy-mouthed and evasive and tries slight-of-hand with their "at the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls" with a load-bearing "appropriate"

They are feeling the heat, loves
Keep the pressure on, don't let up

we all had that one friend who would bring like 3 bowls of soup to the club. Trying to hold them all at once while on the dance floor, "watch out, im holding soup!" he would yell

YouTube video by Dfactor Longplays Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions In-Depth PS1 Walkthrough [No Damage]

In ~15 minutes I'll be premiering the fruits of my two month labor - VR Missions (also known as Special Missions) of Metal Gear Solid, in-depth!

youtu.be/_USU_gdrSzo

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This is going around for some reason, just gonna point out that many studies have been done about porn addiction, held by researchers who believed in porn addiction, only to find that porn addiction is not real and never was. Turns out it was religion.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wome...

This doesn’t mean to stop calling by the way. The execs in those meetings are shifting the levers back ever so slightly so they can see where it is we’ll stop calling.

Don’t stop calling.

illustration shows the outline of a soaring bird, filled in with the colors of the queer and trans pride flags. text over the top reads "QUEER GAMES BUNDLE."

✨ It's finally time. The fifth Queer Games Bundle is live now. For $60 (or $10+), get over 600 games, TTRPGs, zines, and more. Support over 300 queer artists for their survival and future art.

itch.io/b/3062/

Cartoon with corporate media asking U.S. Government how it would like "Control of Internet Speech" wrapped: Anti-terrorism or protect kids

t's amazing how this is from more than 20 years ago but very well could have been from today.

Oh that will not be a problem

Sometimes I open my mouth and a little bit of plot leaks out

Saw this on the itchio subreddit, so sharing it here:

stopcollectiveshout.com

It's tiring to hear the same things, but I urge you to keep making your voice heard. From what I understand, companies typically need at least a 1-2 week disruption in calls to start considering changes.

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a starry night. I figured out light exposure mode and took this pic. yay

the stars are cool also

a set of cat images of an orange and white cat being petted in a grassy field. He has a long nose

sorry, folks, Nep is on vacation. Have some pics of this cat I met

Kasane Teto from Mesmeriser, with a pained expression on her face as she resists hypnosis.

⭐ . . . --- . . . ⭐

#mesmeriser #TETO #VOCALOID