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#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
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Please call DAILY

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IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL

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the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!

I'm serious email your representatives and link this article RIGHT NOW

tell them this shit sucks and is going to put everyone's ID/data at risk to hackers online. the proof is right here

US- www.congress.gov/members/find...
EU- www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home
CA- www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

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Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc

Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!

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Mixing up who’s gonna get stuffed here…

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If you havent joined in the effort yet, if you havent called any reps, or sent letters to paypros etc etc

You can still hop on and help. Now is the time to try! Because we will only get out of this by trying!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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Screenshot showing the "feedback" button for bsky under the "trending" section.

Screenshot showing the "feedback" button for bsky under the "settings" section.

TELL bsky you have an issue with this!

1) KEEP talking about it - don't let this issue fade away

2) Submit feedback to bsky! TELL them its not okay!

On PC: on the right under "trending"

On mobile: on the left under "settings"

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This is absolutely BRILLIANT

They didn't listen to our feedback, now we need to ESCALATE

Bsky is at 3.4⭐ - let's see how quick we can tank that!

Don't know what to write?

Copy/paste mine or use it as a starting point!

#SaveSpeech #BskyCensorship

what fucks me up about the Bluesky TOS update is fucking

every adult creator i know wants MORE labels and filter options. we WANT more granular control over the labels and spoilers we can put on our work so people who want to curate their timeline to avoid us CAN DO SO

Hilarious.

My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you.

What you do with this information is between you and God.

If you're screaming about TOS changes and haven't screamed into the feedback form yet, you should do that!

I said this a long time ago, but saying porn must require clear consent is like saying every film about cars needs clear, zoomed in shots of seatbelt buckling.

We're making art for adults, it's unreasonable to think we should patronize them like preschool children.

oh hey, campus suppression of free speech, I've heard thats a big issue these days, i'm sure there will be a new Harper's Letter decrying this any moment now.... annnnny minute

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.

Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.

Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.

Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

Hey. It's okay to have boundaries regarding what fiction you personally can and can't handle seeing or interacting with.

It's not okay to accuse people of real life abuse just because they interact with different fiction from you. Internalize this.

Meme from Parks and Recreation of Ron handing a paper to an officer and saying “Not to worry. I have a permit.” Followed by a closeup image of the paper being held by the officer, edited to read: “Every fictional character I’ve drawn and will draw having sex, has consented to being drawn that way. They told me themselves.”

Anyway, here’s your form of consent, Bluesky.

Can't figure out how to protect Trans people from harassment but will go out of your way to censor fictional, fantastical NSFW art. Yea, right.

HEY YOU, BLUESKY USER
Do you like art on the site?
Then you'd better go give the site's moderators a piece of your mind, because they're looking to instate guidelines on October 15th that *massively* censor art on this platform.
Make noise in the comments, submit feedback forms on their site, go.

Yeah ngl a weeklong blackout does not sound like a great idea.

I get flashbacks to "Blackout Tuesday" on instagram. Rather that being vocal everyone just flooded the feed with a black square. An aesthetic victory with little substance.

Keep the conversation going, be vocal. Keep it up!

i want to stress: i firmly believe that we, just us normal people, can push back against this global wave of censorship.

we CAN do this.

there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.

Fuck a bluesky blackout, we need a whiteout. Cum everywhere, a week of moderators being unable to escape The Cum.

This is a BAD idea from a tactical pov

all this means is an issue that bsky mods do NOT want controversy around will have NO posting about it for a full week

a large number of people who come back from the "blackout" will likely not start up the complaints again

it hamstrings the cause

At the time, Mastercard was facing massive pressure from the anti-porn lobbyists. Exodus Cry, a fringe Evangelical organization, launched the viral #traffickinghub campaign—framing these efforts as anti-trafficking activism, though its actual mission is to “abolish the commercial sex industry” altogether, as it stated on a 2020 tax return. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), formerly known as ‘Morality in Media,’ also positions itself as a defender against sexual exploitation, but in fact lobbies against all forms of sexual expression, including same-sex marriage and decriminalization of consensual sex work. In 2021, the organization awarded Mastercard a ‘Corporate Leadership Award’ for its new policies.

"But is all this pressure on adult content really coming from payment processors?"

Yup. They don't hide it. In fact, they proudly accept awards from conservative think tanks for their anti-sex policies:

www.documentjournal.com/2023/09/aclu...

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so you see that there's a bunch of stuff that you need to call your representatives about lately re: free speech and censorship, but not sure what to do or where to start?

here's a handy guide with all the info you need!

www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?"

Turns out, mom was right.

Before the events of Sep 10th, KOSA was reported to be dead in the committee. Now they're using said events as an excuse to try to get the bill through.

Just because the debate guy got killed for his free speech doesn't mean they should take away yours.

Linking resources below

They're actively targeting creators who call in & banning them, making it even more important to call if you're a customer & not a creator

Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning