Jack~D on Mastodon

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Age is 25+ years old he/him, hän/hänet Toki pona: akesi Jaka I’m primarily not here, but on Mastodon! I don’t post here, except maybe through this bridge: @JackTildeD.pandapla.net.ap.brid.gy My links: https://fursona.directory/@Jack~D

I have been seeing a speech pathologist and I believe that I have puberphonia, which is the habitual use of falsetto voice after puberty. My usual speaking voice is in the female pitch range, but it’s completely possible for me to speak an octave lower. As to why this happened to me... (1/2)

I just skimmed through that Normalsville webcomic by Florence, and that The Screening arc’s got me feeling depressed. That arc has got me feeling depressed. That arc has got me feeling depressed.

Hello. Here is a version that I hope is more readable. The original post and this post provide alt text for those that have difficulty reading the text in my images. I am thinking of handwriting this letter. Also, I got inspiration from the Electronic Frontier Foundation website for my writing.

[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[Your Phone Number]
[Your Email Address]

[Date]

Dear Representative [Representative’s Name],

  I’m a constituent of [Constituency] and I’m writing to inform you about my urgent concerns about our freedom of expression and privacy. I’m a USA citizen.

  Recently, the FTC Chair warned Mastercard, Visa, PayPal and Stripe against deplatforming of customers or denial of access to services in a manner that is inconsistent with their terms of service or a customer’s reasonable expectations. These payment processors are increasingly using their financial control to coerce online platforms (e.g. Steam and Itch.io) into demonetizing/deplatforming entire genres of video games and artwork because they contain......sensitive/adult content. The payment processors are trying to limit the mature content that adults can buy with their own money. Independent art on the internet shouldn’t be suppressed by payment processors or the government. I urge you to protect creators’ freedom to make/sell adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for media that is being strongarmed.

  VPNs are valuable technical, security, and privacy tools. Different kinds of people use VPNs for legitimate reasons: remote employees, university students, or people trying to maintain their privacy/anonymity. If VPNs are blocked then Americans lose the battle for digital privacy and digital freedom. Utah’s law targeting VPNs goes into effect on May 6th, and when one state passes a law like that, it can have an unfortunate chain reaction across the country. I urge you to protect the right of Americans (adults especially) to use VPNs.Age verification laws mandate the use of systems that ingest our sensitive personal data. This is like forcing people to show ID at every door, given that these laws target broadly defined topics. When third parties collect our valuable data, it increases the risk of leaks or misuse. Therefore, we should limit such data collection to situations where it is absolutely necessary. On a related note, requiring Linux developers to add OS-level age signals imposes an odd burden on them and creates disagreement in that space. These laws worry those who want to freely express themselves online. For the parents who want their child’s internet use to be safer, I recommend the existing parental controls and settings built into most devices.Thank you for your time and attention to these digital rights issues. I trust that you will represent the best interests of [Constituency] in these matters. You may send a response or feedback using my contact information.

Sincerely yours,

[Your name]

Next week, Utah will become the first state in the nation (to our knowledge) to target VPN use to avoid legally mandated age-verification gates. They won't create a safer internet, only a significantly less private one. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private

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I hit 200 followers on here. Fairly quickly honestly, so I'm gonna do a raffle for fun! It'll be a colored sketch, and there will be an option to include one of my characters if the winner wants! Comment with your ref, and then you'll be entered. I'll reach out to the winner on friday!

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