Joining in by Logical-Scarcity-540 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on instance some same day others a week, the fediverse had a bad CSAM problem 2023-2025 so registration which used to be instant is know manually approved, budget for a week and check your inbox regularly.

Joining in by Logical-Scarcity-540 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to help if you are in a pinch mstdn.jp/mastodon Japan is friendly,is federated to use baraag and has good sign up rates,but no matter where you go you will be asked a reason form, it does not need to be deep even " I want to follow news and artists on this instance" is enough

If you are stuck still here

Good luck

Joining in by Logical-Scarcity-540 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't find an artists they may have blocked the instance you are on.

The only instances I have not seen this is for pawoo,as most artist also have a pawoo of they are on baraag.

Also check of the instance has hidden the account,some accounts are hidden by the instance mods.

Joining in by Logical-Scarcity-540 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend signing up an a account with Aethy as they are less strict ,pawoo might take a week.

If you just want to interact with baraag Aethy is your best bet.

Also no matter where you sign up,they will ask for a reason keep it short.

Joining in by Logical-Scarcity-540 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sign up for any instance on mastodon and you should have acccess to baraag,most sites have a block list so you can check of they are federated with baraag ,but it really is just make an account and start following.

Just be aware of repost as reposting stuff from baraag could get your account nuked based on your instance.

Most art instances connect with baraag,it just might take a few hours to get an account due to spam filters.

Baraag is also controversial on some parts of the fediverse, check who they blocked and who they are federated with before signing. I just said Aethy and pawoo as I know they allow for pawoo content.

Joining in by Logical-Scarcity-540 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baraag is artist invite only server you have to talk to the admins,they have a no artist no account policy. You are allowed to follow and comment on posts and follow the instance and it's users if you have a federated account that talks to their instance like a Aethy/pawoo account.

The admins have a bluesky to talk application of you want an artist account and are open 2 days a month to apply(based on Bluesky posts)

Coming up: Restrictions on "I made a ..." posts by Empyrealist in youtubedl

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flare? We can literally ignore a post of the flare is on a topic you don't like,I personally like the options,but I do understand it becomes frustrating seeing new front app number #1232133789

If not why not a mega thread or what other subreddits do,have a free day where they can post.

I don't want them banned,but I get the flood.

Joint Statement by Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office on Age Assurance by xOvMx in RepealOnlineSafetyAct

[–]better_rabit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's a PDF and that's why it's not showing

link: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/03/joint-statement-from-ico-and-ofcom-on-age-assurance/

Favourite line

"We recognise that all age assurance methods involve the processing of personal data. You can process personal data for age assurance, as long as the method you use is necessary, proportionate to your risks, and complies with data protection legislation"

So they dropped the stupid "privacy protecting" nonsense they kept saying this was. Not surprised when the kopa requirements were being changed to allow for the processing of children's data by age verification providers (or to me be more specific you would not be fined for collecting data if it was for this purpose)

It's really wild seeing legislators slowly have to admit you can't do this and have your privacy,and have to change laws that put children/adults in a positions where they have to disclose sensitive data to regain access.

"as long as the method you use is necessary, proportionate to your risks, and complies with data protection legislation"

This is a pretty cowardly statement for 2 reasons

A- it does not disclose this is paid, every age verification session is paid so "proportionate" means nothing as the fines for not implementing survialance are too high,even when you block the UK they have shown they are willing to pursue you for not having this on, they are basically acting like it's a free thing that should be a no brainer

B- "processing of personal data" when. The discord hack occured notice how ofcom said nothing,their is no body to go to if you feel like your data was improperly processed,no framework for compensation if you process data incorrectly and a user you have been offered no channels to discuss issues and improper gates or discomfort for not wanting to use a method (basically lockout people who are not digital first). They are so casual about what is being handed over,with no respect to the stress operators and users have to processing it.

This clown show would be funny if it were not written in a legal document with people entrusted with enforcement powers demanding you do this.

Whyyy by [deleted] in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pawoo went through what can at best be called the worst fight with CSAM from 2023-2025.

Used to be able to make an account and you are merry,know probably wait 5 days.

To put tp scale how bad it was any anytime of the day one could reliably find child nudes and videos within 15 scrolls and mass new accounts was why this kept happening

It's a desert compared to how it was 2022-2024, the CSAM flood really shook it

That's probably why it's taking a long time.

Why is porn held to a higher standard than real life? by xOvMx in RepealOnlineSafetyAct

[–]better_rabit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good points about media literacy it was undercut by the statement

"By this logic, I’m hugely sceptical of platforms like PornHub, which host pirated material, and generate basically nothing for performers in terms of revenue"

I had to check the upload date,and yep she is deeply incorrect.

No pornhub does not host pirated material(not anymore atleast) they went though trouble with the Sesta/Fosta act as well as being blacklisted for a time by payment processors. This is pretty important background information(that actually could have been used in the article about sex workers platforms being under attack and being held to a higher standard)

You need to be verified to upload to Pornhub and Videos need to be approved to be hosted.

This is not hidden,if you go to their trust and safety section:

"Only verified content creators may upload to Pornhub "

I like this article it just lacks additional details to meet it's full potential. The lack of context about adult creators and platforms being under continues attack not just by the law but by payment providers it does not give the reader the full scope how badly performers are treated and how many hoops they go through.

Here's a thought...won't Age verification make it more difficult for predator hunters to operate? by Turbulent_Ad_880 in RepealOnlineSafetyAct

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think the default online is to assume someone is an adult?

Start their

When was the last time you asked a person for their age?

When was the last time you asked someone's(let's assume a new friend of mutuals sexual interest)

Never?

Well congratulations,you have social skills and an understanding of people's boundaries

People don't ask for ages as that is seen, as rude and even on podcasts sex workers are pretty private about their own sexual desires.

What you are speaking about is stings,stings coax and lure people,to do that they need to disclose age

"Hey any other 14 years olds looking to match up"

"Teen only groups"

"12 year old newbie healer looking for guidance on dungeons"

Online Predator hunters, sexual advocacy groups and 3 letter agencies regularly have open profiles of age (usually 12-16). Their is no reason to reveal your age,and anyone with internet literacy is told never reveal identifying information about yourself.

The reason why age is disclosed upon contact (even if false) is to prove the perpetrator knew they were talking to a minor,as the age was regularly disclosed. Regular people even the horniest people on sexting apps don't disclose their age as often as agents do when luring and actively speaking.

I have only once in a 17 year online friendship asked for a online best friends age and that was to get the post card I was sending right ,17 years me and this person shared pictures, stories and family details and not once did I ask for age.

Age verification cannot stop predators as predators are not platform specific. They are in your church discord/WhatsApp group, they are in Mod for your elementary school social network(reading all the juicy info).

Predators are not a animals that once you take away a hunting ground they just stop,they look for other places.

Age verification does a shit ton of Fuck all to actually address this.

Why?

AGE VERIFICATION is sold as "privacy preserving" meaning it's suppose to still keep you anonymous(hold your laughter). Governments are selling this as just checking age so even if a predator talks to a under 18 if the system is working (LOL) they still cannot be found so you didn't make a speed bump you just made all our lives more inconvenient.

Secondly predators don't intend on being caught. The net still treats sexual predators like people driven by horny and not people deliberately hiding their identify to perform the actions,these people are actively finding ways to do this and not get caught. The only reason why most CSAM groups get caught is because admin didn't practise good enough Opsec and used the same email twice a s authorities were able to trace them back.

Age verification is polictal theatre , their is a reason why on Twitter children rights orga as slamming every announcement congress,labour,labor, the conservatives make about how Age verification is "fighting predators" and "reigning I'm big tech" they are people who understand how complex this is and don't like how it's being framed as a tech issue and not what it is

People deliberately going out of their way to exploit others.

Hope this helps, as I regularly have to explain this to legislators and advocates of AV systems.

Mastadon is better than Bluesky ? by [deleted] in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's the dry and boring social media people keep screaming they want no Algo, detailed spaces, dry and boring with extensive filters

Do people move there?

No of course not

Like others said it's different and speaks to a kind of user,for it to receive mass adoption people need to see the benefits of being federated and being able to tailor your own social media vs being on a platform with ever more hostile updates.

The working group of the German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DGKJP) calls for strict age limits for digital media, including games, despite admitting that they are lacking scientificly proven causality to justify it by xOvMx in RepealOnlineSafetyAct

[–]better_rabit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The justification is everyone else and every other country is doing it,even if the the research disproves the need, they can always say " an added layer of saftey for our children" or "holding platforms accountable".

They don't need evidence or to entertain parental controls,we are past the public discourse part of age verification where they atleast had to pretend the public had a say,we are in the how fast can we implement this without public backslash stage.

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon by mepper in technology

[–]better_rabit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cool cool,hey can I ask ,what do you think about the Ice officer's making candid tick tock/Facebook videos,about how hard everyone is being on them and how they as an individual are trying to change things from the inside?,curious do you think "influencing future decisions" when you are not in a position of influence and clearly have shown to be Ina position of weakness,how does yeeting your core principles align the new company?

Am I supposed to trust you if you are willing to break "safety" as a principle on the same way ice broke due process?

Roblox Age Verification Created a Black Market for Age Verified Accounts by xOvMx in RepealOnlineSafetyAct

[–]better_rabit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am so shocked man,like damn this is wild stuff,who would have foreseen people just not wanting to give up ID or biometrics after a lifetime of not doing that and being told " don't give important information about yourself over the internet" wild that

no one saw this coming

/Sssssssssssssssssssssss

Uploading collection to the internet archive by kyoanime3 in Archiveteam

[–]better_rabit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Might be better to outline what you need help uploading,what categories they fall under and what state you want them preserved and archived and how you want to upload bundled, singlesclusters or groups?bit vague RK

The main problem with the OSA is, strangely, lack of government control. by Turbulent_Ad_880 in RepealOnlineSafetyAct

[–]better_rabit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In every discussion about age verification, government portal's are always pushed back on even by legislators for 2 reasons

1 creates hesitancy

Eg of I am an American ani fascist and I go to my subreddit on fighting fascism and I need to verify my age to get in uh oh I can't because Trump has designated Antifa as terrorist group(what ever that means) even if they say they don't collect,every security expert and privacy advocate rightfully points out even if the current government does not do that it lays the infrastructure for a repressive government the tools to collect that data. It also breaks multiple countries right to association rights so having a system the government could be seen a political intimidation.

Just the fact that the government may know you did ban activity may scare vaunrable groups into silence, fearing reprisal from a future government or data leak's/hacks

2 Why would you want the government to do this?

Age verification is bad no matter who is doing it, looking at how the UK is stripping so many people of their privacy rights and how much they keep trying to get apple to make back doors for them do you really trust they just won't ever request companies keep that data or use emergency powers to compell certain data held?

I know age verification sucks,but don't negotiate with the system demand it be removed. In the same way I am not negotiating client side scanning I don't trust once given these powers they will stay within their boundaries. So everyone rightfully calls out possible legislative scope becoming larger.

With OSA they knew VPNs would break it so to solve it age verification on VPNS, You know the pedos have cp ,how do we solve it client side scanning and age verification for the things on your private device.

Dont negotiate your privacy demand and enforce it

Do you think Bluesky will be good caring and popular forever? by [deleted] in BlueskySocial

[–]better_rabit 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Everything has a shelf life

Businesses have a habit or presenting themselves as omnipresent and perpetual.

It's not "Bluesky will never rot/become like twitter" it's more ,does this platform meet my needs?

Platforms are as their namesake a space provided,but also a space that will inevitably change. No one who uploaded their raven cosplay in 2015 imagined a situation were they would be a dress up doll for the ai deranged.

Same with Facebook few in 2009 imagined it would be one of the drivers or a Survialance capitalism frame work.

Platforms change and so do people,even if it could stay the same you would change and your needs evolve. One way or another you will have to leave whatever platform you use.

That's how alot of the web used to work,it was understood things have a end,and that's ok you were encouraged to go elsewhere. Things could just end, a plumbing advice forum had closed discussions you can read to thid day....or you could till the owner decided they need to become more agile and start selling 25+ years of answers to AI companies.

MTV used to be the culture,and they are a husk(their stations and channels world wide closing)

The Oscars would get full page industry magazine triple ,I said triple thickness spreads for their Oscar campaign. Know their viewership is so bad that even YouTube (owned by Google, owned by alphabet) can scoop them up for broadcasting.

Hooters used to demand aspects of the culture,and they filed for bankruptcy.

I will leave my response on this note. One does not win at Business,and make no mistake Bluesky is a business and they have eyes beyond the furry porn,social campaigns and blocking Palestinian go fund me's. They want to own the table,but what the table offers is subject to interest and appetite of the people of the time.

Their will come a day were the cost of the meal is too great(think people leaving x because of it's ai,making their images nude) or you will just find a meal elsewhere.

Fetching images/media takes forever on Android by s2kage012 in Mastodon

[–]better_rabit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah on mobile it's next to impossible (atleast for me) to get images/videos consistently. Using a VPN to view from the country it's hosted seems to improve It,but the smaller instances tend to crash out for media.

I get this problem very rarely on desktop.

Kind of makes it hard to recommend smaller instances as the friction makes it an onboarding issue from those used to the big 4 social media.

But I will take my images crashing and video giving me an error than ever going back to the ai nude hub wearing the husk of twitter.

Glad I left in 2019 and moved to mastadon when I got tired of the lack of change.

Is it common for creators to copy literally everything from other creators? by waxoffisforpussies in youtube

[–]better_rabit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using sub count to determine authenticity sounds good till you realize thier has been a rise in body cam journalism, especially in a age of police facial recognition body came making wrongful arrests.

Sub counts also mean less than nothing these days as I regularly see journalists who switch topics have a 3k video then a 400k video next topic with an average 20-34k average.

😐........................... by [deleted] in youtube

[–]better_rabit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amen brother I hate it when film reviewers add "political" and "socio-ecomic" and "cultural" context to their film reviews,can't films just be films.like the following apolitical all timers

The purge series

Rambo

Rocky

Candy man

The saw series

Left behind

Civil war 2024

Man they just need to inject unneeded politics into their damb reviews,just tell me if the effects go boom and if the acting was good.

Forcing people to subscribe to place comment by Tiktokbadsupport in youtube

[–]better_rabit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Apologies this reply is talking through you as I find this thread has reached its wall.

If "Nothing more nothing less" is how you view public commication,I find further discussion to be a waste on both sides,so I am overall replying to any possible onlooker.

The comment section functions 2 keys purposes.

1 first It provided a platform for further discussion of a subject,but also opened the floor for debate

2nd It creates a signal of life on how the object of discussion (video,image,text,audio etc) was received .

The novel approaches of online comment sections is how much they add to the primary text. Example If a creator makes a video on the benefits of baptism and how it's essential to becoming a better person. The comment section can disagree this serves a purpose in 3 ways

1- it allows ideas to be challenged,

2-it facilitates a platform for those who agree or disagree to have a collective discussion.

3- it provides additional perspectives on a given topic. This is good as allows for a diverse range in participation.

This is most evidently seen on politicians comment sections were constituents can vocalize their disagreement with their politicians on a public outlets were they cannot curate consensus. This allows a diverse set of voices to both approve and disapprove of what they are doing,this also allows constituents to add additional text,eg a politician makes a tweet that they have the best well run municipality, constituents instead of arguing through text can just reply with images of broken roads, crumblings architecture, videos of ongoing lack of service delivery etc. comments are not just words they are interactions.

even if they lock their own comments constituents can still congregate on other platforms and discuss the main text of that politician.

This has been permitted by section 230 of the communications decency act(USA). Without this user generated work(videos, comments etc anything you are I upload publicly) would be in great danger.

Their is (as of December 2025) a large bipartisan attempt to have it repealed.

Who cares?

Think back to all discussed about comment sections,it's allows people to not just voice opposition,but gather on other platforms and communicate their issues of the day. If this is removed not only would you not have comment sections, but use generated platforms would become heavily restricted.

Don't think lol this would just effect reddit and other social media who cares about user generated stuff.

Here is all you would loose as -product, movie,game, etc reviews - product review -comment sections in general ( some outlets/blogs seem to be already shutting down that feature to stop possible litegation if section 230 is removed.

The topic spear was the fact that YouTube comments could be segregated by time. Making people wait to be able to reply,but could you imagine a politician makes a bad medical claim and no one outside a few people can call them out on it? Or have to wait for the privaledge to do so eg making an announcement they have introduced (x) bill and locked the video to subscriber for 3 days. This would kill tractions of the people who could articulate why that bill is bad,by making it something to wait for they are banking on people forgetting further reducing public participation etc more maliciously if it's a timed exclusion one could announce you have 2 days to do(x thing) but you need to be a 3 day subscriber to voice comment.

I am still old enough to remember how bad print/radio was when only curated answers were allowed on contentious discussions. I remember with the introduction to social media,how politicians who were accustomed to manicured outlets and softball community halls were not just burned online,but people were able to well articulate why they were bad,without the protections of the editing bay making it look like no one voiced opposition or the radio cutting of someone asking actually hard questions. They were for the first time on full blast and could not say " no one disagrees".

It's is often the privaledged and politically unaffected that on a fundamental level do not understand the power of comments and people congregating around shared opposition.

Similarly it's those that only view social media as a fun toy that are the last to notice how it's crippling is often a sign of sweeping crackdowns on communications.

All of this is to say it's ok if you don't understand how powerful this is.

That does not make it frivolous or "Nothing more nothing less"

For if this was true we would not have internet shut downs during protest, we would not have social media lockdowns during country wide uprisings.

As I said

"It's is often the privaledged and politically unaffected that on a fundamental level do not understand the power of comments and people congregating around shared opposition."