NSFW Censorship Call to Action. They are potentially targeting Furry next. (Patreon)

Hey folks.

So as you guys probably know, Visa/Mastercard and Stripe/Payoneer have been pushing platforms for censorship regarding adult content. This current event is targeting games, but we've seen this before, and we know how this "censor-creep" goes down.

Obviously The Forest of Love is super affected by this. But my experience as a working furry artist for the past 12 years tells me: This particular scenario is THE MOST TROUBLING, and also our BEST CHANCE to stand up to it.

Itch has been updating their Content Policy. The prohibited entry for "bestiality" now says "bestiality and ANIMAL-RELATED." With how vague this is, this could be regarding ALL FURRY ENTIRELY or maybe just feral. We've yet to hear if Furry is specifically being targeted, and the only thing to go off of is Itch's quiet update. But to me, this seems like a PRETTY DAMN GOOD indication what's next on the chopping block.

As someone who's accepted payments for furry art for so fuckin' long - We've ALWAYS been on thin ice. We've never felt 100% "safe" doing business in the fandom because everything seems to have an issue with us somewhere. Patreon changed a lot of this for a while, and slowly, with Itch.io and Steam becoming options, things were looking pretty good. Even when Patreon would start their censorship-creep, things for the adult-content-industry as a whole, still seemed like it was generally being more accepted.

The activists pushing for this change (Collective Shout) have an agenda that goes A LOOOOT further than fringe taboo kinks though. And their wording is so damn vague that it really seems like their end-goal is severe censoring of the entire entertainment industry.

Here's the good news though. Here's why NOW IS PROBABLY OUR BEST FUCKIN CHANCE to do something about this.

If itch just pulled a few fringe games, like Steam, this probably would've been upsetting, but most folks would've carried on.

Since Itch temporarily pulled EVERYTHING, LOOOTS OF FOLKS are upset and catching wind of this. We're talking numbers FAR bigger than JUST furries. Devs, Gamers, Activist, Adult content enthusiasts, we've got influencers covering it on youtube.

Again, with Furry potentially being on the chopping block, IT'S CRUCIAL WE DO SOMETHING NOW.

The fighting consists of contact, and outreach. Share these things so people can see it and help out if they can.

The primary goal is Contacting representatives for those responsible and those who can help, voice your concerns respectfully, and vote/sign for things to show your support.

I'll provide some links here. There's A LOT of really solid links going around, and new ones are popping up every day. Some of these actions are region-based too, so be mindful of that.

https://stopcollectiveshout.com/ (This might be one of the most comprehensive. It's definitely the prettiest!)

https://yellat.money/

https://www.reddit.com/r/itchio/comments/1m83s71/things_you_can_do_to_counteract_payment/

https://bsky.app/profile/dieselbrain.bsky.social/post/3luxwaqn4gs2g (Another straightforward one (imgur link for easier viewing imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i )

Us nsfw artists have always gotten the shaft. And though a lot of platforms have been trying to be more welcoming to us, it's still the early stages, and we still have to fight to be here.

But this is how change happens. At least not the corrupt bullshit kind of change xD.

Thanks for reading. Please do your part, and pass it along.