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Hey, so the Australian government is banning social media for under 16s, with the law coming into affect at midnight, meaning a whole bunch of socmeds that operate in Australia are putting in age verification methods etc. As I am not giving my ID to any social media ever, if I suddenly disappear, I'll still be posting fic at cloverfield on AO3.

Considering I haven't heard tumblr mentioned in the sweep I am wondering if it squeaked under the radar? But it's going to apply to Twitch, YouTube, X/Twitter, Facebook etc so who fuckin' knows.

fieldofclover

Looks like tumblr is getting hit by the Australian socmed ban - or rather that tumblr is complying in advance as they will likely be swept into the law. My account will go dark the minute I'm asked to verify my age as I will not provide any kind of ID or image with my real name or identity to a social media account, and especially not link it to my bank account.

I don't know how they'll determine which accounts it needs to apply to. My tumblr account is almost 15 years old so it's possible I won't be hit, but I just don't know. I'll be here until the ship sinks, playing my metaphorical violin, but I may disappear suddenly and without warning.

It's likely I won't be able to post a goodbye or where to find me note, as I don't use any other social media.

If all else fails, I will still be posting fic on AO3 as per the link above. If you want my personal email, message me.

#auspol #social media ban

moonnogginn

#No. 6

someawesomeamvs

Warning: Potential spoilers

Title: Library Card!

Editor: Katherine Perrin

Song: Library Card

Audio Source: Arthur (cartoon)

Anime: Princess Tutu, Mahou Sensei Negima!, Yes! Pretty Cure 5, Magic Tree House (film), Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Sailor Moon S, Lucky Star

Category: For fun

#I just love AMVs okay #AMVs

rosenkranz-does-things

the importance of having yuri in an Oscar Wilde play

vicariouscarcrash

Look textually Idk where it would be, but it is very sweet

rosenkranz-does-things

does it have to be textually there? it was in this production and it was awesome

theroseandthebeast

Tom Stoppard:

#The Importance of Being Earnest #that's the beauty of stage directions they are designed for interpretation

tpwrtrmnky

the real answer to almost every "does [identity A] belong in [identity B] spaces" question is actually just "these spaces are informal social groups and if you're cool you can hang, don't worry about it"

tpwrtrmnky

You can be Homer Simpson at the lesbian bar. It's fine. Don't worry about it.

lizardlicks

not without those fire exits I'm not. have fun in your death trap, ladies

mrsandman42069

homunculus-argument

Oh, to be granted the power to speak to animals for just like 38 seconds, so that I could tell this pebble-brained feathery fuckass that nobody is impressed that he started singing earlier than anybody else. There's no bird pussy available at 2 am. The dames can sense your desperation. Stop screaming for at least three more hours.

#me @ the Carnaby's Black Cockatoos screeching in my Magnolia tree at 3AM

kaiasky

its terrible for any number of reasons, but i think if we invent immortality there should be an extreme sport called civilizational speedrunning where teams of 20 go into the wilderness somewhere and try and be the fastest build the first internal combustion engine. i bet you could get it down to like 3 years tops

biggestzam

The real trick is to eat seed heavy food before the speedrun starts so your first poops are halfway to agriculture already

kaiasky

i want you on my team holy shit

#Dr. STONE

alessandriana

The long read: Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs a

mikkeneko

Takegaki had been a yakuza enforcer for 32 years, a tough guy who was close to the Yamaguchi-gumi boss. But over time he had grown disillusioned: money was scarce, and newcomers ignored the sense of honour and tradition that he believed should underpin yakuza life. When a boss’s son was gunned down in a dispute, Takegaki left the Yamaguchi-gumi altogether. There are, in theory, ways to retire from yakuza life. But Takegaki’s former colleagues didn’t accept his departure. They shot up his house, after which he installed CCTV cameras and slept with a sword by his side.

Soon after, in the city of Himeji, he founded Gojinkai, an NGO helping other yakuza leave the criminal life. Gojinkai aimed to address a major issue for anyone trying to ditch the yakuza and join the legal economy. Authorities consider them members for five years after leaving – meaning they are left unbanked, unable to find employment, and more susceptible to rejoining the underworld. Ex-yakuza “are afloat in the grey zone,” says Herbert. “So there is no way for them to get out of the criminal scene.”

By 2020, when Nishimura first met Takegaki, he was often quoted in the media predicting the yakuza’s demise. She began visiting the Gojinkai office once a month, joining Takegaki and other former yakuza in a street-cleaning exercise. It was “wonderful to see such a bigshot in the past taking the initiative to pick up trash”, she writes. Nishimura’s inability to leave her criminal past behind had left her poor, alone and jobless. But she was inspired by Takegaki. “If he can do it,” she thought, “so can I.”

Working with Gojinkai gave Nishimura a sense of purpose. After the pandemic, Takegaki allowed her to open a branch just minutes from her old gang HQ in Gifu. She helps former members with housing and drug rehab, and finds work for some of them at a local demolition firm. “I want to let people know that whatever you’ve done in your past, you can still face the future,” she said. “And you can sort yourself out.”