Need to know your opinion on this like….. This is so hard
![A tweet from actor Kaili Vernoff that says: "dwindled, the pandemic happened, paralyzing our industry, and at that precarious moment, our union doubled the earnings threshold to qualify for health insurance AND tossed our spouses off the rolls. Now you may say, but Kaili! You are part of one of the highest grossing [games] (5)"](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c8a93259e43b483fb9f82465af728d7a/89d31b4192acf15e-1a/s1280x1920/892f3f486ac776e031746039e9e3808613d3abe7.jpg)
![A tweet from actor Kaili Vernoff that says: "This isn’t a sob story. I wouldn’t trade this life for anything. But you should all know, we deserve better. We and the writers and designers and crew make the things you love great. And we must and WILL get a contract that reflects it. [fist bump]"](https://64.media.tumblr.com/3ad8095c113e900503f914a9f47bd2f6/89d31b4192acf15e-ea/s1280x1920/35631cd48628a95e8f0715e914e2a61da29dbf4c.jpg)
the problem with fanfiction is that theres too many coffeeshop aus and not enough aus where the characters are trapped in an alivehouse psychological horror situation or perhaps a labyrinth of sorts
Guys, do NOT vote for this canidate if you value Ao3 being anti-censorship and a friendly space for LGBTQ+ creators.
ALTWe don't want another wattpad. Or fanfiction.net. Ao3 is great because it does not censor creations or allow harassment of creators.
I'm sure you can imagine how someone like this gaining a position of power in a queer-friendly space is going to go.
Tell me, what is the number one false flag that republicans hide behind when pushing agendas that are designed to target and oppress LGBTQ+ people and minorities? tHiNk oF tHe cHiLdReN!
The above is their policy lead, which screams pro-censorship and anti-kink.
She answered the OTW Q and A's like any republican who is hiding pro-censorship and evangelical agendas would.
And how many republican candidates have you seen do a complete 180 and go back on their promises to NOT target and oppress minorities and the most vulnerable groups?
Pretty much fucking ALL of them.
Guys, we cannot let her get into our safe space. The archive is one of the last frontiers we have where we are not monetized by corporations, and we can be safely queer and create without judgement.
If Audrey gets in, we can kiss it all goodbye.
Be damn sure to vote this year.
i think too many people think the problem with “fandom adults” is that they’re “too old to be watching cartoons/playing nintendo games/writing fanfiction/etc” and not the actual issue of “a loud minority of them really fucking hate kids for no reason.
there are plenty of fandom content creators that are in their 40′s and still play nintendo games or draw fanart of cartoon characters, and they’re pretty chill and nice people. but if you base you’re view on adults in fandoms on those who hate “snot nosed minors” and puriteens than yeah you’re gonna think all adults in fandoms are weirdos
in my experience it’s less about age and more attitude. i know twitter artists who bitch and moan about how much they hate minors and how “their ruining fandom spaces” and the twitter artist in question is like. 19. like that was you 2 years ago.
i’m going to be honest i’m kind of annoyed how people are turning this post into a “isn’t it annoying how adults take *children’s media franchise so seriously*” post and not “isn’t it annoying how adults are really mean towards children who are fans of the same media property as them”
because i don’t care if adults are like. heavily critical towards pokemon that’s fine it’s the highest grossing franchise in the world it’s fine, i’m more talking about people who get mad at children who play pokemon because “they’re ruining the fandom” when pokemon is still aimed primarily at children so of course children are gonna be in the fandom. that doesn’t mean pokemon itself is immune to criticism but to act like children shouldn’t be fans of it because it annoys you personally is really obnoxious.
Click here to make a racist boomer angry by enrolling to vote. Nearly 11% of 18-24 year olds in Australia aren’t enrolled, while almost EVERY SINGLE person over 55 is. Do we want racist old boomers deciding if Indigenous people are recognised and empowered in our constitution or would you rather make sure young people get a say in what happens?
Shoutout to the person who tried to Blaze this but Tumblr unfortunately rejected it. I guess because it called boomers racist? Idk.
Anyway, organically blaze it the old fashioned way so we can shrink the margin of unenrolled young people and can actually have young people vote on the referendum instead of angry racist old boomers being in control.
Live in the United States? You can piss off boomers here too!
Worried about being purged from the polls by corrupt politicians? Now is a great time to double check!
Is there a site like this in Canada?
New Zealand?
The UK?
Anyone in a country that speaks something other than English is encouraged to post their sites!
KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"
I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation without access to any mental health resources as a teen, and would have been sucked right in.
Chatting right from your phone, and being connected with people who can help you? Sounds nice. Especially if you believe the testimonials they spam you with (tw suicide / self harm mention in below images)
But I was getting a weird feeling, so I went to read the legalese.
I couldn't even get through the fine-print it asked me to read and agree to, without it spamming the hell out of me. Almost like they expect people to just hit Yes? But I'm glad I stopped to read, because:
- What you say on there won't be confidential. (And for context, I tried it out and the things people were looking for help with? I didn't even feel comfortable sharing here as examples, it was all so deeply personal and painful)
- Also, what you say on there? Is now...
- Koko's intellectual property - giving them the right to use it in any way they see fit, including
- Publicly performing or displaying your "content" (also known as your mental health crisis) in any media format and in any media channel without limitation
- Do this indefinitely after you end your account with them
- Sell / share this "content" with other businesses
- Any harm you come to using Koko? That's on you.
- And Koko won't take responsibility for anything someone says to you on there (which is bleak when people are using it to spread Christianity to people in crisis)
I was curious about their business model. They're a venture-capitol based tech startup, owned by Airbnb, the famous mental health professionals with a focus on ethical business practices./s They're also begging for donations despite having already been given 2.5 million dollars in research funding. (If you want a deep dive on why people throw crazy money at tech startups, see my other post here)
They also use the data they gather from users to conduct research and publish papers. I didn't find them too interesting - other than as a good case study of "People tend to find what they are financially incentivized to find". Predictably, Koko found that Kokobot was beneficial to its users.
So yeah, being a dumbass with too much curiosity, I decided to use the Airbnb-owned Data-Mining Mental Health Chatline anyway. And if you thought it was dangerous sounding from the disclaimers? Somehow it got worse.
(trigger warning / discussions of child abuse / sexual abuse / suicide / violence below the cut - please don't read if you're not in a good place to hear about negligence around pretty horrific topics.)
Kokobot is incredibly predatory and exploitative. I wrote a post about how it exploits minors' empathy and gamifies "giving mental health advice", resulting in an unregulated mess that can only do harm to teens' mental health in the long run.
There are young people on tumblr that actively seek support from KokoBot right now, if you check the tag for recent posts. Those people did not get paid to promote it, so do not harrass them. If you can, direct them towards resources about Kokobot (like this post) that are more transparent about what this company is up to.
This... is DEEPLY DISTURBING.
SIGNAL.
BOOST.
good. you do not deserve to have bird imagery
Tumblr has the opportunity to do the funniest fucking thing with their next mobile icon update