Tom

@timothypurrington.bsky.social

24 | Aug 20th 2002 | Autistic | He/Him or She/Her THIS ACCOUNT IS 18+ IF YOU'RE NOT 18 OR OLDER FECK OFF Just a Silly Bat

Sony ends physical production in 2028. The bomb we hoped they were smart enough to never trigger. Discoverability, dead. Ownership, dead. Legal preservation, dead. Micro publishers, dead. A billion $ market, and they just throw it away.

Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles 

In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.

blog.playstation.com

Before any of you all go "BuT tHiS wOn'T aFfEcT mE", yes if will. It will affect EVERYONE. Not jusy here on bluesky, on EVERY. FUCKING. WEBSITE. You would have to give up your fucking ID info just to use ANYTHING on the internet. It's mass surveillance. theintercept.com/2026/06/28/a...

Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing

The KIDS Act, ostensibly aimed at protecting children, will raise the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.

theintercept.com

Fellow Furs, if you are *still* using Sticker Mule out of the sheer inconvenience of setting up elsewhere, you are funding this dude's campaign to further enact and accelerate trans genocide in America. Stop and switch to literally anyone else. I am begging you.

Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · 2mo ago

1. On Tuesday and with Trump's backing, Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino won a competitive New York House primary—and likely a seat in Congress—after running on "aggressively detransitioning America." His extreme rhetoric must be a warning to us all.

Everyone is (rightly) clowning on the Book of Life guy for getting in bed with the AI crowd, but there's a danger that the dopamine hit of outrage overwhelms good news. Like, I've seen dozens of posts about Gutierrez and only one or two about this. We need to be as loud about the good as the bad.

'Iron Boy' Wins Cannes Prize In Major Year For Animation

Animated features and shorts were omnipresent across the Croisette this year, but only two animated titles left Cannes with awards recognition.

cartoonbrew.com