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this is not my screenshot

discord has been pushing its new uk online safety act changes early for some users. this screenshot belongs to a 32 year old who used discords built in face scanner to verify their age. the scanner said they were 11 years old, and instantly suspended the account, with no option to try again or appeal, and the suspension will automatically end in 2027, when they’re “old enough” to use discord.

DO NOT SCAN YOUR FACE TO VERIFY YOUR AGE

if you really want to verify your age, use a different option available. don’t trust the face scan.

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the only censorship we need is the block, mute and filter option because giving others the power to dictate what can and cannot exist in fandom will eventually lead to banning all nsfw works or even slightly but nuanced ‘problematic’ topics. ​I block and move on because I don’t want to see certain things but to erase them completely is a dangerous slope to having things you like be banned eventually.

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There is a bill right now in the US trying to pass It would make it illegal for any financial service provider to prohibit or inhibit any legal transaction It's called the "Fair Access to Banking Act, H.R.987 in the House, S.410 in the Senate" Call your representatives if you live in the US !!!!

More useful information regarding the whole Steam censorship issue.

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INFORMATION ABOUT QUEER/ADULT CONTENT BEING DELISTED

Hey, I'm sure you've heard by now that several online retailers have blanket delisted queer/adult content. Information seems sporadic, so I want to create a masterpost of what happened, why it matters, and what you can do about it.

WHAT HAPPENED

You've probably heard that Steam and Itch.io have removed all of their adult/queer content from listings. Itch has even gone so far as to prevent creators from being able to get their payouts.

This is not Steam/Itch's fault. Mastercard and Visa have pressured them to remove their adult content. Visa and Mastercard collectively hold over 90% of the market share in payment processing. Unfortunately, if they cut you off, you pretty much lose over 90% of your gross income, which is a death sentence for basically any company.

This is also not just localized to Steam and Itch. Several anime/manga retailers have also been affected, and more companies are likely to follow. I would not be surprised if Patreon cracked down again soon, so if you have adult/queer content on there, I suggest you prepare accordingly.

The reason for this happening is not a response to the current US political climate, or these payment processors randomly deciding to force their puritanical views. It is a concerted effort by a group called Collective Shout, an anti-porn group masquerading as a feminist liberation org. (Look up the meaning of the word SWERF.)

Collective Shout has, allegedly, sent over 1,000 letters to Visa and Mastercard urging them to take action against certain digital retailers selling adult content. Which, thankfully gives us an avenue to respond. More on that in the third section.

WHY THIS MATTERS

For some of you, I don't need to explain why you should care. For others, let me explain to you why this is a massive cocern for everyone, not just adult content creators.

First of all, we've already seen perfectly sfw queer content catching strays from this. You should already be well aware that adult content and queer content are often conflated, and the two are pretty inextricably linked to each other. If you try to ban one, you will, inevitably, end up banning the other as well.

Secondly, this sets a precedent for "concerned citizens" to be able to pressure payment processors into removing whatever content they don't like from the internet. Even if you don't partake in adult content. Even if you're not queer. Even if this doesn't currently affect you or anyone you know right now, it will. They managed to do this with only 1,000 letters. If they get away with it, it'll only be the beginning.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Remember when I said they sent 1,000 letters to make this happen? I bet we can get more.

I wrote a form letter for Mastercard and for Visa. Fill in your name. Print them. Sign them. Mail them out. The addresses for the respective companies are at the top. It shouldn't cost much. Even international postage shouldn't be prohibitively expensive for most people.

Some people are sharing phone numbers and emails. That's fine, but I prefer a physical footprint. You can't see 1,000 phone calls. 1,000 emails don't take up physical volume. If you get 1,000 letters about something, you can see how much people care about it. That means something in this day and age.

IF YOU LIVE IN THE US there is a bill being introduced right now that stops payment processors from being able to control what people can and cannot purchase. Call your representatives. Right now. Even if you don't think they'll support it. Here's a script I wrote. And trust me when I say it'll help. I used to talk to politicians for a living. I know what I'm talking about.

SHARE THIS POST. Reblog it. Reblog it multiple times a day. Send it to everyone you know. Seriously. Everyone. Even if they're not on Tumblr. Get the word out. The most successful advertising is word of mouth. So use your voice and make sure people hear it. We've beaten this shit in the past and we'll do it again, but we still need to put in the work.

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Sue them. Cripple their hate.

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MLK had a plan. Let's revisit.

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what visa/mastercard and Collective Shout don't realize is....Prohibition didn't work. It just went underground. And got more dangerous. This is going to do exactly that. It's not only about adult content. It's about the fact where will it stop? Legal adults should be allowed to purchase legal adult content with the money they WORKED for. If people have the know how: looks like there's a nice big market for a new credit card/debit company.

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the nsfw games have disappeared from itch io because the platform has delisted ALL nsfw games without warning, and deleted some without warning. This is all thanks to a punish to sanitize the internet, from a group called Collective Shout which ultimately wants to ban any "dangerous" content.

they are going for "Detroit: Become Human" next.

This group was behind the steam recent deletion of many nsfw games.

Their ultimate goal is to ban queer, LGBTQ+, violence, sexualization, etc. as they are a far right, anti abortion, Christian extremist group.

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Just completed YCH template of @fishyseidon Antinous & my OC Loxandra. If she looks annoyed it's because she was planning to use this opputuninty to give him some drugged wine so he will fall asleep in the bath & "accidently" drown...sadly her murder attempt didn't work out. Thankfully Antinous is too distracted by beautiful maid insisting she gives him "exactly what he deserves" to realize she's trying to murder him.

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Having a child is difficult. Not everyone has the same experience. You need a lot of professional help along the way. Finding doctors and nurses or doulas or whatever your plan may be is comforting. There are many kind people along the journey.

A lot can go wrong. It is very stressful. Pregnancy and birth can need constant monitoring.

Anyone trying to make this more difficult for people they dont even know is truly dastardly.

Celebrating cuts to prenatal care and putting mothers/children in tough situations is sick.

Republicans in Texas are sick.

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An Epic oc, Loxandra, one of Penelope's loyal maids & skilled weaver. Before the war she was a hopefull young woman, working at the palace & newly wed bride...untill Helen went missing & her husband, Philemon, left to fight the war in Troy with Odysseus & all the other men of Ithica able to fight. Philemon sadly winds up being killed after the mutiny, because the king isn't the only one who wants to go home but he no longer trusted Ody.

Loxandra realizes the suitors are a threat & eventually decides secretly to kill them in an effort to protect the queen & prince. She tells no one of her plans & tries to ensure the deaths look like an accident, so the queen won't be suspected of anything & targets Antinous as he's the most imminent threat. Sadly Loxandra's murder attempts repeatedly fail, thankfully Antinous doesn't seem to suspect her, he assumes Loxandra hovering around him all the time because she's in love with him. Tbh she can't stand him but she'll take take any chance to get close enough to give the SOB excactly what he deserves.

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‼️🀄 Front page of The Daily Mirror – July 22, 2025: "END THIS HORROR NOW"

📍 Gaza’s deadliest days yet in food queues

At least 80 Palestinians were killed while waiting for food and water.

No weapons. No threats. Just empty pots, starving children, and desperate families.

🚫 This is not war — it’s calculated cruelty.

🚫 This is not “self-defense” — it’s the mass killing of the hungry.

✋ Don’t turn your face away.

I’m from Gaza.

My own family has endured days without food, without electricity, under bombs and siege.

What you see on that cover… it’s our reality.

📢 Share this. Say something. Be human.

Because silence is complicity.

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