joy boy jam 👽

People reading these and being like “ooooh okay so it’s only for REALLY bad stuff” is very eye opening to the fact that none of u actually engage with any meaningful stories, like at all

Screenshot of an email for a petition against Mastercard's discrimination against NSFW content.

Heads up for my American mutuals! The American Civil Liberties Union is running a petition against Mastercard (one of the entities behind the censorship of NSFW games on itch). Let's do our part and sign!

You can find it at:

aclu.org/mastercard

Remember, what is "smut" or "adult content" has always had VERY loose boundaries where conservatives are concerned. It is a small step for them from outright porn to anything that they deem "inappropriate"... including queer themes and identities. You HAVE to hold the line for everyone.

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy. Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

Let’s change gears. Do some good

Sign this. Make it go viral. Protect sex workers. End payment processor discrimination

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

you can be frustrated with how itch handled the situation but you also have Got to focus on the actual source of the problem. i for one am going to call some credit card companies today.

I phoned PayPal on +44203 901 7000. The advisor hadn't heard of the itch.io case. We discussed the best ways to have a complaint go up the hierarchy. I was also advised to email EuropeanServices@PayPal.com

I'd advise phoning ASAP, insist the advisor escalate the complaint, and email as well.

Hello! I am writing to you concerning the recent policy changes regarding transactions that involve (completely legal) sexually explicit material. As someone selling artistic work through various platforms, I rely on customers being able to freely choose how to pay for the work I offer. Part of that is payment processors being both transparent with their guidelines AND as hands-off as possible when it comes to what people actually pay for. I believe that, as long as everything in the process is legal for all parties involved, a payment processor should not arbitrarily restrict what kind of goods and services can be purchased by their customers. This both causes confusion and hampers business operations in a variety of industries around the world. In the interest of allowing businesses who fully adhere to the law to operate smoothly, and to ensure a good customer experience, I urge you to reverse these policy changes, and in the future refrain from trying to restrict perfectly legal industries and businesses in this manner. Mastercard has a long-standing reputation for reliable service; being this disruptive in the face of a tiny minority with an entirely unreasonable bone to pick simply cannot be in the company's best interest. Regards, [Name]

Here's a contact form for Mastercard: b2b.mastercard.com/contact-us/ (h/t to @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com).

Feel free to use what I wrote (just copy the alt text). I know it can be a struggle to write this kind of message, so I hope this makes it easier for folks to voice their concerns.

Don't be distracted. Focus on the REAL enemy. (pointing to the logos for Visa and Mastercard). In between these two messages is a Bluesky textbox which says "Okay guys I didn't want to weigh in on the latest controversy but"

screw it imma start making propaganda posters to stop this dumb payment processing fascism. here's one

re itch nuking nsfw content on their platform, I encourage everyone to sign these petitions.

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

www.change.org/p/tell-maste...action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

WE ARE MAKING A SITE LIST! If you are an indie game developer/ creator affected by steam and itch.io's crackdown on NSFW/erotic media and you are going to put the mesia that was taken down by the site or yourself on your own site OR a general itch.io creator who has their work available on their own website, send me the link!

⚠️Are you a creator who risks censorship by payment processors whose work is available on their own website, or even just a creator who prefers to distribute independently?⚠️

SHOW ME YOUR WORK! I am making a list so people can easily find you!

Reply or DM with links, or fill out the form in thread.

So, The Credit Card Companies Are Coming For Our Indie Games Too Indie games platform itch.io becomes the latest victim of Collective Shout, an Australian based anti-porn group, that was responsible for Steam's recent purge of "explicit" games and stricter moderation protocols. Earlier this month, the group pressured payment processors, including Visa, Mastercard, and even PayPal about their services being used on platforms contain explicit and graphic content—"rape, incest and child sexual abuse-themed games".

So, The Credit Card Companies Are Coming For Our Indie Games Too

Indie games platform itch.io becomes the latest victim of Collective Shout, an Australian based anti-porn group, that was responsible for Steam's recent purge of "explicit" games and stricter moderation protocols. Earlier this month,…

He's so pretty nevi 😭❤️

As someone who was automatically assumed to be a potential teen mom on welfare two generations ago, I am deeply offended by the far right obsession with teen fertility.

I know they couldn't care less about Black fertility or maternal health. But this obsession with (white) teen pregnancy is CREEPY.

Mel from arcane ⁉️

The typo........ bruhhh 😭

Cg of August leaning agasint their car, they have their phone in hand and is looking at the player. Behind their car is a blurred picture of trees as the background

"You have everything up need?"
The team is getting things together for #roadtripjam as the deadline comes up 🤭 art drawn by @eyerar.bsky.social

#vndev #visualnovel

When Stars Collide by Steamberry Studio A science fantasy romance adventure.

Episode 3/Chapter 5 of When Stars Collide is out! Have you ever wanted to go on a planetary survey and get stuck in the rain with a hot guy/person? Well, now is your chance! Check it out! #otome #amare #otomegame

steamberry.itch.io/wsc

SOOOO EXCITED!!!

Metahorror Therapy Session on Steam Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psych...

[ANNOUNCEMENT]

Take control of a psychologist in a mysterious therapy session in METAHORROR THERAPY SESSION, my psychological horror visual novel about time loops.

✍️Developed and written by a psychologist!

⭐WISHLIST ON STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3560830/

#VNDev #indiedev #gamedev #jogosbr

The way I was in that bakery inspecting every slice of cake.... only the best for my main 🫶 (I ended up picking a coconut mango slice and had it with some yogurt and tea)

The way this would make me wither away 😭💔

FREE BGM (music materials) free download｜DOVA-SYNDROME FREE BGM music materials are distributed for free download. You can freely use them for commercial or non-commercial purposes without any contact. [Number of delivered BGM materials: 17523 / Number of...

fellow devs / vtubers / anyone needing music - if you can't afford to hire a musician (a lot are cheaper than you're expecting), don't use AI music, just go to dova syndrome. thousands of entirely free to use music & sound effects there!!
dova-s.jp/EN/

If anyone was wondering how I spent yesterday, Happy birthday Rafayel <3

Digital art made in Procreate depicting a humanoid tiger couple, cuddling atop a fluffy picnic blanket as they're surrounded by a sweet wintery landscape. One of the tiger men, Lune, is tensing up in surprise from his sitting position in the other's, Alyx's, lap, as the latter has caught Lune's cheek in his loving bite. Whilst Alyx smirks, Lune blushes from ear to ear, the box of chocolates in his hold momentarily forgotten. However... This all turns out to be Lune's wild imagination, upon being asked by his closest friend if he has any plans for Lovateils'. In chibi form, he shakes himself out of it, furiously blushing, and burying his face in his hands, he whispers... "I... I wish..." This piece is appropriately titled A Bite of Strawberry, for Lune clothes himself in a strawberry motif within this imagination.

🧵🍓 #NProjectVNRRPG

Happy Lovateils'! The month of love where anyone with a crush goes a little bit stir-crazy~ 🤭✨💞💞

Made something fun n cute for my freelance sheet! Quite a neat challenge to limit myself to just the basics of what make the art what it is 😁💖

#OC #Art #Illustration #ValentinesArt

!!!

Ate

My #yanjam project: “Criminally Yours” comes out very soon!

Play as "Oracle" your secret superhero identity that you have to balance with a 9-5 office job. Luckily, you have crush on your perfect co-worker Nikolaos

Little do you know he’s living a double life as the villain, “Chronos” 👀💥