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@mangobeast.bsky.social

✦ 30's ✦ he/they transfag 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ✦ artist, sometimes 🔞 MINORS DNI ✦ multifandom and OCs (mostly #ffxiv and #cyberpunk2077) https://ko-fi.com/mangobeast NO AI. ANTI-FASCIST. BLM. FREE PALESTINE.

In this period of time filled with AI stupidity, let's celebrate those we are not celebrating enough: Art supporters, Art commissioners THANK YOU! Thanks to YOU, many artists can do what they do the best and keep being productive but most importantly Artists can LIVE!

ngl the highlight of dragoncon so far has been running into bakool ja ja’s and thancred’s VAs and they both gave me a hug 😭 literally they were so sweet

You know who we need most when companies overreach and desperately need reminding of their place? People who are already spending their cash on said company. I would love to start a Cancel Your Nitro Membership and Pass Along the Sentiment train. Just cancelled mine. Join me ✨ 🌹

Discord is going to reintroduce Global Age Verification, which restricts teen accounts.
Teens will face several limitations:
- Blocked access to NSFW channels and servers
- Sensitive media automatically blurred in chats and direct messages
- Mandatory message requests for incoming texts
- Restricted speaking access in Stage Channels
To lift these restrictions, unverified adults can confirm their age via one of the following options:
- Credit Card checks via k-ID x Stripe
- Official ID through k-ID
- Selfie
- Google Wallet

Procreate confirms it has NO plans to add generative AI features to its apps. The company continues to stand firmly against integrating generative AI into its creative tools.

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Seeing some of my fave "big-name" artists on BSKY joking that they might have to stoop to making erotic art to make a living has me miffed. Erotic art has A) been artistic subject matter in all time periods and cultures, and B) Erotic artists are ALWAYS at the front of threats against the arts.

People will doomscroll for 9 hours a day and then cringe at the idea of *gasp* leaving a comment on their literal friends creative work. Folks, we are going to all be dead someday. Wouldnt you rather spend your moments engaging with art and culture over Slop Post that Pisses You Off #193949?

zoraal ja's psychoanalyst@zoraalja.bsky.social · 2w ago

can ppl actually stop mindlessly scrolling feeds to really engage w art and writing they see. it feels like the more effort a creative put into their work, the more of a chore ppl think it is to engage with it and thats depressing. i promise your community's passions are not lousy homework.

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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THE ENTIRE WEBSITE IS VIBE-CODED (aka solely AI coded with no human feedback), IT HAS MULTIPLE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, THEY PLAN TO TRAIN AI ON POSTS, AND THERES REPORTS OF IT FALSE-FLAGGING POSTS BECAUSE MODERATION IS AI AS WELL. DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM. bsky.app/profile/cm30...

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Uplifting News@upliftingnews.bsky.social · 2w ago

A new Twitter has launched, arguing that Musk’s X gave up the name. A judge hasn’t ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird has launched its new social media network: Twitter.now

This is Chantek, a female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) at the Fort Worth Zoo. The name means "beautiful" in Malay. She just celebrated her 51st birthday & so did I. We're both anthropoid primates feeling very lazy in the Texas heat. Let's talk about orangutan tool use. (📷: Fort Worth Zoo)