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Area of Acceptance 🏳‍🌈 @areaofacceptance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And don't forget, come Midterm Election day, vote out anyone, both state and federal, who refuse to listen to our concerns and drop their support for these Orwellian censorship/surveillance bills that will permanently end the internet than protect the children. #savespeech #stopcensorship #stopKOSA

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

VPN bans are a direct response to age-verification. Legislators are frustrated that people are getting around their surveillance, but rather than rethink their strategy, they're doubling down and banning VPNs. Fight the Flock-ing of the internet.

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🏳️‍⚧️❄️SnowtailVeil ❄️🏳️‍⚧️ She/Her @snowtailveil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pennsylvanians its time, say no to this bill outright.

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We actually don't hate this administration enough

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Dell / OtterlyThicc 🔞 @otterlythicc.hyper.wang · 28/09/2026

hey uh I wanna take a moment to bring attention to what’s happening in Brazil since it’s fucked More people need to be aware of what the US is trying to do over there with the elections which is fucked. I wish the best for my Brazilian followers and mutuals 🇧🇷

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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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!

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#savespeech #notoDigitalID Fri. FYI - Non-US MT: - Personal note on EU KIDS Act bsky.app/profile/onyx...

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Tuta @tuta.com · 24/09/2026

🚨Canada is about to destroy #privacy with Bill C-22 — one of the worst surveillance laws. Because there's no such thing as "lawful access" for the good guys only. We've signed an open letter against Bill C-22, please join the fight! 👉 theccf.ca/stop-governm... 👉 Open Letter: fixc22.ca

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DigitalEliza @digitaleliza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I know they said already to not nuke your discord account, but giving discord feedback about how you feel, quitting nitro, and even maybe leaving, I also suggest doing. Its not worded well but here is what I did. Cause not only is there age veri, but now real money gambling, and their ipo.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

locked out of discord servers? Friends locked out? if youre a US citizen, you should yell at your representatives re: AV laws

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Conductor Alto @ Join the Stella Glow Discord @elcrest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you're like me and on iOS, and got locked out of 18+ servers, but you're classified as an adult, go into the discord web app and recheck the age restricted servers on iOS. Even if it's already checked, uncheck it and check it again. That should solve your issue. This whole thing is dumb as hell.

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Silver-Streak 💾 @silver-streak.games · 23/09/2026

Hello Users! Discord is rolling out gambling ads. Turn that shit off immediately. Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage Sponsored Content Add "Real Money Gaming" to the list. Yes the UI is bad. More info here: support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...

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Manage Sponsored Content

Sponsored content is paid for by our partners, such as game developers, who want to offer our users a reward for engaging with their game or related content via Quests while using Discord.Discord l...

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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disable gambling ads:

Discord Settings. "Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Sponsored Content settings. "Manage Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Manage Sponsored Content settings. "Real Money Gambling" radio switch is "off" (disables gambling content)

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's all we *can* do. This is coming for every platform sooner or later. But people need to talk about it in a lot more places than just Bluesky. This is the flock-ification of the digital world and it's not being spoken of nearly enough on the mainstream yet. #savespeech #privacy #censorship

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Enigma, the Wolf Mind Mage @the-enigma-files.com · 22/09/2026

I don't want to pretend this doesn't suck. It absolutely does. Unfortunately, this is an issue with the legal system and how it's been captured by tech. Discord is being legally required to do this. You will need to go to your lawmakers about this.

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Travis Bickerstaff @bickpixx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's the main points from the site page. This is how Discord is going to implement it. While it sucks they're doing this, they're pretty much covering their asses to get any governments off their backs. The blame should still be put on those stupid ID laws.

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•More than 90% of you won’t be asked to confirm your age. Since our last post about teen safety, we've had to launch age assurance solutions in more places, including Texas and Brazil. Laws requiring age assurance are expanding around the world. Rather than waiting to be told how to do it, we’re launching our own privacy-preserving approach: one that reflects your feedback.

•You can check your age group status at User Settings > Account Status. We've estimated your age group automatically from account signals like how long your account has existed or the kinds of servers you're a part of. We don’t look at your messages, calls, or other content. We're launching this over the course of this week, so it may take a few days to reach your account.

•If you're in the adult age group (18+), nothing changes. If you're in the teen age group (13-17), you can keep messaging friends, joining voice calls, and participating in non-age-restricted servers, but with additional safety protections that block age-restricted content, spaces, and settings. Otherwise, Discord works the same. More on this below.

•We've added several new ways to confirm your age, including some that don't require an ID or selfie (including credit cards). If you're an adult but weren't automatically placed in the adult age group, you can confirm your age group at any time by going to User Settings > Account Status. More on the new options below.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Kiara Pendragon ∍⧽⧼∊ Godslayer 🏳️‍🌈 @aapur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So while the leak in question here was caused by Discord's Customer Service portal, and leaked IDs were those willingly sent to it. And while Discord's Verification Partner actually handles verification locally on your system, **Age Verification like this should be opposed on principle**

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seconding something a third time today. Two things can be true: Discord's method is way better than a lot of the standard types being utilized by platforms today. BUT All AV/ID verification laws and similair are, on principle, deeply invasive and destructive for your privacy and free expression.

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Rosemary • GOT ENGAGED 💍 @breadsticc.art · 23/09/2026

Reminder: cancelling nitro doesn't do anything but tell Discord you're upset. If you are against this, CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. VOTE. They're the reason this is happening!

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Despoina [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.neocities.org · 22/09/2026

We really need to start pushing countries to pass data privacy protections that makes any of these sites asking your data liable to be sued. No, enough with this bullshit. Data Privacy now, no more data for the corporate surveillance state.

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ALSO CALL YOUR EU MEPS AND TELL THEM TO REJECT THE EU KIDS ACT AND CHATCONTROL 2.0 CHATCONTROL'S LITERALLY DAYS AWAY FROM ITS FINAL TRILOGUE AND THE CURRENT TEXT INCLUDES MANDATORY SCANNING OF *ALL* YOUR MESSAGES #chatcontrol #stopchatcontrol #privacy #discord #eu #europe

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

fr, people spend so much time panicking or despairing that they forget that it *is* possible to pressure their lawmakers into dropping bad ideas. Anything is possible if people choose to speak up together and consistently with clear aims in mind, I think.

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Frozen Ocelot @frozenocelot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Once again a reminder. Don't give them a damn thing and CANCEL YOUR NITRO!

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🔞🏳️‍⚧️ Eleanoir Nevermore!! 🧪🩸 @cutestanomaly.ca · 22/09/2026

Hey I think it should be said with the next round of "Discord age verification" scares and panic coming around Do NOT drop everything and run to a website you heard about 30 min ago and had not looked into at all The amount of vibe coded slop preying upon people's worry is alarming

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Paul Hikari @paulhikari.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

But here's their feedback page if you want to make a ruckus. support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...

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Submit a request – Discord

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

at the end of the day, its US law that is gonna be twisting ANY platform into complying panicking does nothing. if you want to make a diference, contact your senators and demand they vote no on KOSA, as an example of one such bill www.badinternetbills.com

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Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopKOSA - A gated internet is NOT inevitible - If you are tagged in a below 18 age bracket, DO NOT COMPLY - Consider using other discordless options: discordless.com

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Discordless - Discord Alternatives Comparison

Explore privacy-focused, open-source, and decentralized alternatives to Discord. Compare features, security, and more.

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopKOSA Over the course of this week: - Discord is rolling out age brackets - Discord Claims 90% of accounts will NOT be affected - You can check your account age in User Settings - More options to verify your age include google/apple wallets, creditcards, and agekey

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Safer for Teens, Same Discord for Adults

We’re launching a revamped, privacy-focused age assurance solution including methods that won’t require an ID or selfie. Here’s how it works.

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 21/09/2026

Forests on our public lands are under attack. The U.S. Forest Service took action to rescind the Roadless Rule, one of the most important land and forest protection measures of our lifetime, but we have a chance to stop them. There's a public comment period open now until October 6. Take action! ⬇️

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Protect forests from massive expansion of logging

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026

Trump will try to sabotage the midterms. We know it’s coming and we know the only thing that stops it is mass, organized, nonviolent, insistent people power. We can’t wait until election sabotage happens to build the force that responds. Let’s get to work. 👇

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Join Our Midterm Election Protection Program

In 2026 we are building our strongest election protection program ever, in all 50 states. We’re going to bring Indivisible’s grassroots organizing force out to ensure that whatever tricks they try to ...

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Televassi, Drinker of Mead, Teller of Tales 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @televassi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hard mode: do it as a furry writer. Ps, please give furry books a try! Reading can be wonderful fun when it's something that speaks to you. Also furry book month is in October, so there will likely be some deals...

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Democrats have a cisgender problem

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

While this bill must be kept an eye on, please bear in mind this is being introduced VERY late in the session. Its retroactively dead in the water. I'm NOT saying be complacent. I'm saying "keep an eye on it, keep calling, but dont treat it like its a nuke about to go off"

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Nobody wants this. Polling shows that Americans want to protect public lands, and certainly don't want data centers built on them.

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#savespeech #notoDigitalID Fri. FYI - Non-US MT: - More news on EU social media ban. It is going too far. - EU KIDS Act approved by commission. STILL needs to get past Parliament - A sum up of the EU Kids Act for the Fediverse mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/117287... bsky.app/profile/brem...

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Neil Brown (@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk)

> EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms’ access to children in the EU Another fine mess... https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-kids-act-restrict-social-media-platforms-access-c...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026

"It's just sports and it's a red state." "It's just medical care for trans youth." "It's just banning trans people from schools." We are here. Stop rationalizing Dems throwing trans people under the bus. Do not vote for anti trans Dems.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I think there is a good chance that if Democrats sweep Congress one of the first things they'll do is try to pass an Australia-style social media ban for under 16s. We need to start organizing against this right now. Ron Wyden can't be the only Senator who will understand this is terrible.

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#savespeech #notodigitalID "The decision in Ofcom v 4chan is in - and the court concludes that Americans cannot sue Ofcom for its censorship, because of sovereign immunity." This does NOT rule that Ofcom's demands for ID verification must be followed fixupx.com/prestonjbyrn...

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Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne)

The decision in Ofcom v 4chan is in - and the court concludes that Americans cannot sue Ofcom for its censorship, because of sovereign immunity. One thing is clear: it's time for Congress to enact th...

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞 @onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#savespeech #notodigitalID While this ruling is very worrying & runs counter to constitutional protections, the fight is not over. The UK & Ofcom will NOT be the sole controller of the Internet Push your reps to enact legislation to protect rights online www.congress.gov/state-legisl...

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 15/09/2026

🚨NET NEUTRALITY RED ALERT- The federal government has inserted a provision into a funding deal with the state of California that would make the state abandon its gold standard net neutrality law, broadband affordability regulations, and public safety protections. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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California: Tell the Governor to Stand Up for Net Neutrality, Affordability, and Public Safety

The federal government has inserted a provision into a funding deal with the state of California that would make the state abandon its gold standard net neutrality law, broadband affordability laws, a...

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Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

After noticing how bluesky overly regulates nsfw art more and more every day and some dumb mfer in my comments last night was brushing aside the concept of anti-sex extremists taking over regulation of what we can say, see or follow. I just wanna pass this along what you need to still be aware of.

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R.Case @rcase.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Before a friend stopped talking to me we argued over this. He isn't even American and he would brush off the things in Project 2025 saying "Trump would never actually do those things" he also believed schools made kids trans and downplayed Jan 6th, it sucks losing a friend but its best I did i guess

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