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So, Discord has added a feature that lets other people "enhance" or "edit" your images with different AI apps. It looks like this:

Currently, you can't opt out from this at all. But here's few things you can do as a protest.

FOR SERVERS YOU ARE AN ADMIN IN

Go to Roles -> @/everyone roles -> Scroll all the way down to External Apps, and disable it. This won't delete the option, but it will make people receive a private message instead when they use it, protecting your users:

You should also make it a bannable offense to edit other user's images with AI. Here's how I worded it in my server, feel free to copypaste:

Do not modify other people's images with AI under ANY circumstances, such as with the Discord "enhancement" features, amidst others. This is a bannable offense.

COMPLAIN TO DISCORD

There's few ways to go around this. First, you can go to https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new , select Help and Support -> Feedback/New Feature Request, and write your message, as seen in the screenshot below.

For the message, here's some points you can bring up:

Concerns about harassment (such as people using this feature to bully others)

Concerns about privacy (concerns on how External Apps may break privacy or handle the data in the images, and how it may break some legislations, such as GDPR)

Concerns about how this may impact minors (these features could be used with pictures of irl minors shared in servers, for deeply nefarious purposes)

BE VERY CLEAR about "I will refuse to buy Nitro and will cancel my subscription if this feature remains as it is", since they only care about fucking money

Word them as you'd like, add onto them as you need. They sometimes filter messages that are copypasted templates, so finding ways to word them on your own is helpful.

ADDING: You WILL NEED to reply to the mail you receive afterwards for the message to get sent to an actual human! Otherwise it won't reach anyone

UNSUSCRIBE FROM NITRO

This is what they care about the most. Unsuscribe from Nitro. Tell them why you unsuscribed on the way out. DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY. They're a company. They take actions for profit. If these actions do not get them profit, they will need to backtrack. Mass-unsuscribing from WOTC's DnD beyond forced them to back down with the OGL, this works.

LEAVE A ONE-STAR REVIEW ON THE APP

This impacts their visibility on the App store. Write why are you leaving the one-star review too.

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Regardless of your stance on AI, I think we can agree that having no way for users to opt out of these pictures is deeply concerning, specially when Discord is often used to share selfies. It's also a good time to remember internet privacy and safety- Maybe don't post your photos in big open public servers, if you don't want to risk people doing edits or modifications of them with AI (or any other way). Once it's posted, it's out of your control.

Anyways, please reblog for visibility- This is a deeply concerning topic!

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second impromptu hospital trip :') if anyone in your life talks about working in childcare u need to grab their face and tell them no

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There will come a point where you will stop being 18-22 and your art output will slow dramatically, either from life circumstances, work, or schooling, and you will feel the urge to blame yourself for it. Don't!

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bumping your OCs ages up every few years because they’re starting to feel like infants to you. reblog if you agree. 

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Tibbs x Lucanis and Pride & Prejudice

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being in a small fandom is like being given a bone, chewing on it until you're done with it, burying it in your backyard, and then digging that same chewed up bone months later to continue chewing on it, and then the cycle just repeats.

this is especially true for small fandoms that you know won't be getting any new content, so you just have to consume the content you've already consumed thousands of times before.

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Do you block people in the same fandom as you just because you don't like their takes?

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bluesky ain't that bad so far actually I'm enjoying it

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What is the typical first impression that others get from your OC upon meeting them for the first time?

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It's not love at first sight but Damien definitely thinks Danny is a real cutie, everyone notices everyone makes fun of him for it.

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LUCY COLLINS

She/They | 224 yrs old | 5' 2"

SPECIES: Half Unicorn Half Shifter

— Her father is unknown but her mother was a forest godess.

ORIENTATION: Omniromantic Asexual

POWERS:

— Technically has the power to shift between unicorn and human form but is currently stuck in her human form.

— Has a bond with nature and animals, modern snow white but she can actually talk to the animals.

— Affinity for magic but hasn't tried to hone it yet.

WEAKNESSES:

— Her kind heart leaves her open to being manipulated and tricked.

— If she's somewhere like a city without any greenery she'll get very weak and quite possibly fall into a coma.

— Has terrible memory.

UNIVERSE: Originates from SeraLuna08, currently resides in Corsolem.

EXTRA INFO:

— She was raised by unicorns and spent the first 200 years of her life in her unicorn form, not knowing she had a human form at all.

— An attack on her herd caused her to shift into her human form and she doesn't know how to shift back.

— Currently lives with Danny and Damien and spends her time baking and discovery all that humanity has to offer.

— Is often underestimated because she's soft spoken but her magic reacts with her emotions and she could total a city if provoked.

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Rilo never gets a redemption arc but I want cute sibling art

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Valentine, Byrne Ladies in ummmmandy's meikers!

Sybil (Kind-hearted but fierce) | Saiyuri (Stony exterior with a loving interior)

Saskia (Impulsive and protective) | Lucy (Naive but not defenceless)

Keila (Confident and proud) | Sasha (Level-headed and secretive)

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🪷🌸🩷 Lucy Collins 🩷🌸🪷

Also behold my babiest of baby girls drawn by the incredibly talented @esmesketch !! She turned out so absolutely adorable and I have not stopped staring at this since I got it honestly, the little details like the star shinies and pink sparkles in her eyes!!!!! I am so obsessed with this 😭🥹💕💕💕💕💕💕 Esme's art is so beautiful and she is so lovely to work with, I 110% recommend commissioning her if you get the chance!!!

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Look at my darling girls aaaaaa 💕💕💕 Lucy (left), Sybil (middle), and Saiyuri (right), drawn by Melovewolves21 on artfight!! I am so absolutely enamoured with these <33

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Danny Valentine | Charmeine Seed | Lucy Collins

look at my lil creatures drawn by Remy_The_Rat_King on artfight!!! I am absolutely obsessed with these, his style is so nice and the outfits he put them all in are so cute!!

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Redrew some old art of one of my fav lil ladies <3

I remembered to record a timelapse for this one 👏👏👏

I like certain things about the old one but I am v happy w the new one