But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.

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    Bluesky’s thriving furry community started posting their own images of her. Though The Spinoff hasn’t viewed them, it understands some were quite pornographic.

    Journalism is dead

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      This isn’t journalism, it’s an ad. I hadn’t heard of Kiwibank until right now.

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        It’s a bank owned by the New Zealand government, so if you’re not based in New Zealand, that’s not a surprise.

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        I assume that unless someone lives in New Zealand, that they probably aren’t going to be using Kiwibank. They appear to only do business there.

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          There’s something people here don’t understand

          When something happening in New Zealand gets global attention, everyone in the country takes notice

          Kiwis wouldn’t pay attention to the ads, but the instant that they get overseas eyes involved, they’ll be all over it

          Source: am Kiwi

          Also, WOULD

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        I took the commenter’s implication to be that True Journalists would have looked into the images and been able to confirm if they were, in fact, pornographic.

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      I didn’t go to school for 4 years for a dying field to stare at degen porn of bank mascots

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    This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner

    Other Bluesky furry accounts have accused Kiwibank of censoring sexy sheep art that wasn’t even connected to Buck in any way, essentially making their work collateral damage in a war over a reputably fuckable farm animal from New Zealand.

    The DMCA is out of control

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        The Spinoff has seen several of the takedown requests, which were issued under the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). They were sent out by Christopher Young, a partner at the prominent law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts who specialises in intellectual property law. The notice viewed by The Spinoff accuses 10 accounts, including @jestermaxxing, of having “taken Kiwibank’s distinctive Buck image and used it to make highly sexualised and inappropriate copies which infringe the Kiwibank copyright”. X appears to have complied with the complaint.

        DMCA takedowns are valid regardless of what country they come from I think, and both Twitter and Bluesky are based in the US

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    But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.

    For every deranged penis they cut off, two more take its place! Hail Hydra!

  • Said it in another thread with the same thumbnail:

    If they didn’t want people to lust after their mascot, they shouldn’t have given her “fuck me” eyes and a sultry smile. This is the internet, they should have anticipated this.

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    Anyone else think this a ploy to find candidates for the FBI on the US? If you open an account do you also get a job there?

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    The CEO presses pause, the mascot sheep looking over the boardroom in coquettish freeze-frame. “Guys, you’ve gotta tell me, nobody thinks this sheep is fuckable, right? We didn’t put a CM out with a sexy sheep on purpose, did we?”

    The VP loosens his collar. The marketing team fidget and look around the table, anywhere to avoid the gaze of the CEO.

    “Guys? It’s not fuckable, right?”

    A junior exec caves. “M-maybe a little bit?”

    “God FUCKING damnit!”

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        https://mms.fandom.com/wiki/Ms._Green

        In addition to the visual changes, the characters’ personalities were also updated. Ms. Green, known for her self-awareness and outgoing nature, now has a more inclusive and friendly demeanor. The redesign aimed to emphasize her confidence without the previous overt focus on femininity and sexuality, which had been a point of contention among audiences. This change was part of a broader effort to reduce the sexualization of female mascots and promote a more progressive representation.

        Huh.

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          I think they are referring more to the (really fucking stupid) backlash against those changes by the Fox News crowd.

          They tried to make it a culture war thing. The alleged “sexiness” of a cartoon M&M being reduced. They flipped their shit.

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      investigates

      I dunno if a beauty salon was maybe the best setting to use for your ad, Kiwibank.

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    Im new to Lemy, this is a top post on my fyp… Is everything supposed to be that bad?