This watercolor is at the not so pretty stage and the blue drawing gum isn't helping!

#watercolor #wip

I'm seeing a lot of proclamations that there should be no exceptions to describing your images or that there's no reason to interact with any that aren't described.

I know these mean well, but they are themselves ableist.

Disabled people know that access needs can clash. I benefit from described images, but I know some people struggle to write them because of their own disabilities.

And that's okay! The culture of image descriptions is great here but it should never be absolutist.

So, DeviantArt opted in, by default, all existing art on the website for use by third-party AI.

Without notifying their users. For all existing art.

You have to go through your art pieces one by one and tick a box that you do NOT consent to this.

I learnt about it on Birdsite, by accident.

And of course, any inactive user or dead user will have their art used by AI models from now on, even though they never agreed to this.

Disgusting.

good morning! here's a #medieval toot for you

https://bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr/iiif/12484/canvas/canvas-1333812/view

Quick note as a new instance admin:

There's lots of domain block lists being offered around. But without much trust that providers share a view of what constitutes reasonable grounds for blocking a whole domain, this suffers from issues familiar from another avian short posting website.

My threat model isn't your threat model etc.

Just posting this as a note of caution given the long history of ending up on transphobe blocklists because of malicious reports.