Visa / Mastercard / PayPal etc etc are lobbying against NSFW content using (Collective Shout), a group that wants you all to be a good Christian.

This week Steam (large number of games) and Itch.io eliminated all of their NSFW content to appease these clowns,
they might go after FA or other platforms or maybe even directly target the artists in future.

Be aware that content censorship is a problem now and people are blindly supporting that.


This is the first step and they will continue to evolve if people will not put this to stop,
it initially started as "we will not support horrendous awful content on the internet".

Now just completely eliminating NSFW content off two major platforms, it will continue hell this might turn into 90's all over again
"Violent videogame" scare phase all over again.

I can safely predict this will be evolved further to being used for political censorship in future, yaaay "Freedom" got to love the west.
(Freedom of Speech and Expression if I like it :) )


Anyways here's a video from Charlie talking about it if you want to learn more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSJtVUPePY8


Moral of the story...
THESE PAYMENT PROCESSORS SHOULD NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON!
THESE PAYMENT PROCESSORS SHOULD NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY IN WHAT IS BEING SOLD ON THE INTERNET!


Note (I hate that i have to explain this..):
I do not care about the stuff that Collective Shout claims that they will "Target" the really degenerate disgusting stuff that it'd rather not list here.
But I care about how people are using Payment processors to control the media now.

If this goes on the hand of other big companies and politicians this might make things so much worse in future.

Melly

Do you like videogames?

Would you like to ACTUALLY OWN what you spent your hard earned money on???!

Tired of not being able to play a game you purchased or access the DLC that you purchased YEARS AGO! because "Servers Shutdown"?


Then please take this initiative seriously and consider signing the initiative!

link to the Initiative:
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home



for context and explanation:
Please take a minute to research "Stop Killing Games"

What is Stop Killing Games movement?
The "Stop Killing Games" initiative is dedicated to ending the practice of publishers "destroying" videogames that they have sold to customers
Many modern videogames require users to connect to the internet in order to play, and when support for such videogames ends, for example, due to excessively costly server maintenance, the functionality of these videogames is often deprecated to an extent that many users consider that the games are no longer "playable"

Real (most recent controversy) Example:
The campaign was sparked by Ubisoft's shutdown of "The Crew" racing game, which shut down servers for 2014 online racing game
The Crew, rendering the game unplayable for its 12 million registered players


[What the Initiative Seeks]
The initiative "seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher"


here's a condensed videos of Charlie "the internet Jesus" and Louis Rossman talking about it..

Louis Rossman Videos:
1) (Title: Ubisoft suggests you become comfortable not owning games)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xxOiHZbB68

2) (Title: Response to harsh criticism of "Stop Killing Games")
https://youtu.be/TF4zH8bJDI8?si=CdbcBBHnYjLh7ONl



MoistCr1TiKaL (Charlie) Videos:
1) (Title: Stop Killing Games)
https://youtu.be/6sJpTCitKqw?si=lLdXx1JlU5MsSBw9



References:
https://inquisitiveminds.bristows.c.....ignatures-to-k

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indu.....pot-or-its-dead/



(if you are not European, you can still help by spreading the news,
Thank you so much for putting your time into reading this.)


Again link to Initiative:
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home


Melly

Hi everyone!!

Just making a journal to let you all know the wonderful artist  neisa is hosting a couple YCH...
please check it out!

Link:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61208871/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61208871/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61208871/


Thank for your time!

In 2015 / 2016 when I made a Twitter account, was solely used to follow artists i like, get in touch with people in the community and such.
it seems that every time I log into "Twitter" now I see nothing but literally just racism propaganda literally eating up my feed everyday.
I honestly just don't see the purpose of using that platform anymore...


I have made this journal to confirm that I will never log into that site again,
but will leave my account active there mainly to "preserve" and to prevent from potential impersonations or such in future.

here's my Last Post there, saying the same thing:
https://x.com/Mellybyte_89/status/1.....99870256488620




Update:
I was asked about BlueSky so here it is!
https://bsky.app/profile/mellybyte.bsky.social



Update., Again:
YIIIKES!! I think people should really get off X asap especially artists..
check their TOS.. they will use your work to train AI.

Link to the Updated TOS:
https://privacy.x.com/en/blog/2024/.....privacy-policy

Hello Everyone,

It's been a while since I was last active here. Life took some unexpected turns, and I've had to step away from Fur Affinity for years. I'm still here, still standing, but things have been really tough, and they seem to be getting harder with each passing day.

I'm hoping to reconnect and be more active here and on Discord and Telegram, but I can't make any promises. I might be able to manage a few hours a day, but we'll see how things go. I've also got a backlog of art that I need to upload here to make sure it's safe, especially since my PC is on its last legs.

I just want to take a moment to say thank you—from the bottom of my heart—to those of you who have stayed by my side and supported me through all of this. Your presence means more to me than words can express.

Wishing you all the best, and I hope to see you around soon.

With gratitude, Melody

I am tired of living.
I feel so hopeless.
I feel like I am constantly lying to myself with false hopes.
Nothing is progressing, nothing is improving.
I am just delaying the inevitable failure.
Nothing serves a meaning anymore. Nothing has a purpose anymore.
Everything I am doing and what I am caring for is falling apart.
I feel like my life serves no purpose at all right now.
I lost interest in everything and I stopped caring about everything.

I want a long permanent sleep away from everything, I am so tired.


Update:
I read all of the notes and replies I am just too tired to reply.
I appreciate the support but you do not have to say anything, I am just not been in a good place for a long time and I am tired of keeping it to myself.

Hi everyone I am creating this journal regarding my best friend.

My childhood friend from Ukraine (Kharkiv), currently lives in a hotel in Germany (Cologne) due to the ongoing circumstances that is uncalled for..
We have been restlessly trying to find accommodation for her and her dog, so far it has been difficult because of Bonita (Her Dog) No landlord is accepting dogs..

I made this journal to ask kindly to anyone in Germany near Cologne if you have a room or place to stay and ok with dogs please contact me.. I would greatly appreciate it
Her budget is €650 per month. Contact me either here or on Twitter or discord regarding this if you are interested.
i'd appreciate it a lot if you can spread the word.

Link to Twitter post:
https://twitter.com/Mellybyte_89/st.....PJs1D-O9YYdgDw


Kind Regards,
Melody

I am safe but my family and people who mean the world to me are affected by this, They also live on the borders with Russia, and they have been out of electricity for a very long time now.


I am signal boosting this because I do not wish anyone to go through this hell..
Every day I become worried sick for them all I can do is pray and hope for the best for them.
Please check the link shared below to support artists who are affected by this too.


Slava Ukraini, Heroyam Slava!




https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10407727/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10407727/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10407727/

This a friendly reminder that I do not use KIK at all and never will! This is not the first time I was informed of character/art theft on there...
I Have not given any permission to anyone to use my OC or Sold it to anyone. if you found any claims as such it's pure BS and lies.

Here's a link to the Tweet regarding this too you are more than welcome to share this journal or Tweet to the impersonators.
https://twitter.com/Mellybyte_89/st.....4ImgcOTdqImjDA

I have NOT SOLD OR CO-OWNED my character to anyone!

Hi everyone,
very sorry for being silent lately I've been going through tough times and life-changing situations.
Paypal also decided to screw me and permanently ban me so this completely killed my motivation to commission and take commissions.
so I am taking a long break from the internet and focusing on myself..

This is becoming pretty comical, This is my 4th time now being contacted by someone thinking I am that Roleplayer on F-List.

If you plan to use my Main OC because you got 0 creativity, and probably cannot even afford to download a free base to paint your design.
At least have the common decency to send me a message and ask for permission..
or disclose you are not the actual owner and link to the main source.

It's not the "ArtTheft" that irks me.. It's the lack of taking responsibility and being lazy about it.
You are using my time and effort and money to get some free attention on a gross degenerate website..
The most you could do is just drop a link and 1 sentence.

Is that too much to ask? is it?

I frankly pity anyone who has to catfish as me to get some form of attention online,
go read a book, or exercise, do something good for yourself ffs.

---

Anyways, you guys know I DO NOT RP and NEVER EVER WILL NO MATTER WHAT!
so if you find "me" RPing in F-list or anywhere else.

Its BS do not satisfy them with character recognition, I hardly even got time to RP and be a horny online degen,
I got a family to maintain and a career to build.



Here's a link to my Tweet:
https://twitter.com/Mellybyte_89/st.....39927809638404

Hi everyone!!! hope all is well well I won't go so much into the details but I am basically moving out and I need mons LOL

So I will be doing commissions again!! In the meantime, I will only offer an affordable Reference Sheet.. (Staring Price is $50)
I can go crazy with the edits as much as you want although more complex design = price increase of course we can discuss this.

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Here's an example of some of my work:

(Base is by Aomori)
1) https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme.....11.04.2png.png

(Base is By Unistart)
2) https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme.....418/Shadow.png

(Collaboration with Tavin, base is by Mothux )
3) https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme.....catboy_sfw.png

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I will be taking 2 slots, for now, the turnaround time is roughly two weeks if you don't mind that.
I prefer communicating on discord or Telegram because I will be bothering you with constant updates.

Leave a Comment to claim a slot First come first server I will take Two at a time, please...
Thank you very much.

Kind Regards
Melody♥

Making this journal as insurance and coverage.
if you catch me on Telegram groups it's most likely not me ask for validation if you can... I can send you a note or tweet dm

Some low life stalker decided to impersonate me on that platform, so yeah be careful.
Met the low life in FA Telegram group (he makes loads of burner accounts and he is a pathological liar)
so no point for me to share information about the user.

I would not be surprised if the user decided to branch into other platforms too, meh.
also made a Tweet with a screenshot of the user threatening me LOL I am so scared boohooo :'D

https://twitter.com/Mellybyte_98/st.....274876417?s=20

Hey Lads!
I am writing this journal to remind you that I am currently hosting a raffle to celebrate my success in studies and Watch milestone.
I might not spam your shouts with "Thank you for the watch"

but I do appreciate every one of you and I wish to express my gratitude, I plan to host more raffles in future.

Looking forward to seeing you there 😉

Link:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40449772/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40449772/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40449772/


Much Love
Melody♥

I know most of you will probably see plenty of (yeey 2020 shit year over bah blah).
even though most of this year I spent it being at home, it has been a pretty productive year for me made significant progress in studies and learned a lot of new things so ya it's been a pretty accomplishing year even with the current 2020 problems.

The only problem I had is I have gained a lot of weight from stress and sitting at home a lot.. and I became very worried for a few certain people who fell into very unfortunate spots I hope things will get better for them wishing them the best always.

anyways.. Happy Newyears, Happy 2021.. it went very quickly to be honest I did not feel this year pass at all.
Thank you all for being awesome and supportive love you all.

PS: Raffle for 3K watchers coming very soooon 🤞🤞🤞
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Yeeey it's 25th of August I am 31 now wooo wee fuun, already noticing grey hair too yesterday in the showers LOL.

My only wish is the best for everyone, I just hope all the situation will be better for everyone once things calm down.

Even Though this year has been pretty hectic for me and everyone, It was the most progressive year for me in a very long time.
Made a strong recovery and strong progress in studies acing my exams and got scholarship, perusing my new career in networking engineering.

Making those Stonks :'D

Also hint hint...(3K Watchers Thank you, There will be an art Raffle in future for that) hint hint.. (Winkey Face Emoji Smiley Face )