Maddlong

@maddylong.bsky.social

queer idiot that likes girls and sometimes boys so she writes about them and maybe does art all my links - https://linktr.ee/maddlong

i complained about this not that long ago but i'm so tired of 'we're making a new game with the visuals of a retro game but the sensibilities of a modern game and the difficulty of dark souls and branching upgrade paths and-' make me a retro looking game that plays like a retro game.

oomf asked me if my OCs were in a polycule which is fair bc i keep drawing them fucking each other sadly no but i made this to illustrate (i dont mind if they're shipped outside of this configuration)

Bild

whenever younger folks talk about an AO3 app or apps for fiction platforms in general they NEED to understand the kind of terms of service they're expecting their artwork and reading to be filtered through as a result. there is always a cost to comply with big tech.

App Store Restrictions

If we did develop an official app, it is unlikely we could distribute it via the Apple App or Google Play stores. Both have rules against "objectionable" or sexual content which would require us to go against AO3's policy of maximum inclusiveness of fanwork content.

Apple's App Store developer guidelines state that "apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, in exceptionally poor taste, or just plain creepy", while Google's content standards "don't allow apps that contain or promote sexual content or profanity, including pornography, or any content or services intended to be sexually gratifying". While both app stores give slightly more leeway for user-generated content, they still only permit "incidental" sexual content and warn that apps that heavily feature, actively promote, or have a reputation for sexual content are subject to removal. Both app stores also generally require app makers to prescreen or remove "objectionable" content promptly when it is reported.

To have an app in either app store would require us to dramatically change what content we allow on AO3, which we are unwilling to do.

While it's possible to distribute apps outside of the Apple App or Google Play stores, it's a much more complicated process with a much smaller audience. We prefer to focus our efforts on improving the site itself, which benefits all of our users – regardless of which devices they use to access AO3.

(from https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/35806)
Organization for Transformative Works@transformativeworks.org · 2w ago

#AO3 has no official app. All AO3 apps are from third parties – please be cautious about sharing your data with them. For information about why we don't have an app, and tips to make your AO3 experience more app-like, check out our latest news post: otw-news.org/yckzuv3v

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