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#queue #itachi #I don't forgive him ;3

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Rest.

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#obito #I forgot to post this lmao

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Real talk, how many of us are on BlueSky? I might just delete my Twitter and Tumblr at this rate :/ It's probably inevitable but I might just.... delete all my socials lmao. Not sure what to do about the shop though. I'm having many thoughts debating this

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Automattic will sign a contract with OpenAI for Midjourney to learn off of Tumblr and Wordpress

Hello! Automattic, Tumblr's parent company, will sign a contract with OpenAI and Midjourney so Midjourney can learn off of Tumblr's and WordPress' art and other user data. :) (The full text of this article is copy/pasted in the cut below). You can opt out! but I truly cannot imagine a more idiotic or out of touch decision on the part of Tumblr's CEO.

First thing's first: When/if this goes live, opt out of this immediately. Do this even if you're not an artist. The more people opt out, the less valuable this contract is to Midjourney. in an ideal world, literally all of the active users would opt out, but if we can even get to 50% that's pretty delicious.

Second: Contact Tumblr Support. It's vital that you do this politely. Tumblr staff is not responsible for this decision and the point of doing this is to show the userbase's unwillingness to be involved in this, not harangue Tumblr staff. (Seriously, stop haranguing Tumblr staff). Here's a script:

Hi, I'm writing in to express my disappointment in Automattic's pending contract with OpenAI to sell user data. Midjourney is already embroiled in copyright lawsuits, and it is not possible to train it without compromising copyright, including violating the IP of artists on this site. I strongly protest this contract and will opt out if it goes live. Depending on the privacy terms around what user data is sold to OpenAI and why, it is possible I will leave the platform entirely. Thank you for your time.

Third: Download Glaze and start poisoning them prompts, my friends

Fourth: Stare into the middle distance for a second with me because holy fucking shit? How stupid can one decision be?

Tumblr and Wordpress are preparing to sell user data to Midjourney and OpenAI, according to a source with internal knowledge about the deals and internal documentation referring to the deals. 

The exact types of data from each platform going to each company are not spelled out in documentation we’ve reviewed, but internal communications reviewed by 404 Media make clear that deals between Automattic, the platforms’ parent company, and OpenAI and Midjourney are imminent.

The internal documentation details a messy and controversial process within Tumblr itself. One internal post made by Cyle Gage, a product manager at Tumblr, states that a query made to prepare data for OpenAI and Midjourney compiled a huge number of user posts that it wasn’t supposed to. It is not clear from Gage’s post whether this data has already been sent to OpenAI and Midjourney, or whether Gage was detailing a process for scrubbing the data before it was to be sent. 

Gage wrote:

“the way the data was queried for the initial data dump to Midjourney/OpenAI means we compiled a list of all tumblr’s public post content between 2014 and 2023, but also unfortunately it included, and should not have included:

private posts on public blogs

posts on deleted or suspended blogs

unanswered asks (normally these are not public until they’re answered)

private answers (these only show up to the receiver and are not public)

posts that are marked ‘explicit’ / NSFW / ‘mature’ by our more modern standards (this may not be a big deal, I don’t know)

content from premium partner blogs (special brand blogs like Apple’s former music blog, for example, who spent money with us on an ad campaign) that may have creative that doesn’t belong to us, and we don’t have the rights to share with this-parties; this one is kinda unknown to me, what deals are in place historically and what they should prevent us from doing.”

Gage’s post makes clear that engineers are working on compiling a list of post IDs that should not have been included, and that password-protected posts, DMs, and media flagged as CSAM and other community guidelines violations were not included.

Automattic plans to launch a new setting on Wednesday that will allow users to opt-out of data sharing with third parties, including AI companies, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, and internal documents. A new FAQ section we reviewed is titled “What happens when you opt out?” states that “If you opt out from the start, we will block crawlers from accessing your content by adding your site on a disallowed list. If you change your mind later, we also plan to update any partners about people who newly opt-out and ask that their content be removed from past sources and future training.” 

404 Media has asked Automattic how it accidentally compiled data that it shouldn’t share, and whether any of that content was shared with OpenAI, but did not immediately hear back from the company. 404 Media asked Automattic about an imminent deal with Midjourney last week but did not hear back then, either.

Another internal document shows that, on February 23, an employee asked in a staff-only thread, “Do we have assurances that if a user opts out of their data being shared with third parties that our existing data partners will be notified of such a change and remove their data?”

Andrew Spittle, Automattic’s head of AI replied: “We will notify existing partners on a regular basis about anyone who's opted out since the last time we provided a list. I want this to be an ongoing process where we regularly advocate for past content to be excluded based on current preferences. We will ask that content be deleted and removed from any future training runs. I believe partners will honor this based on our conversations with them to this point. I don't think they gain much overall by retaining it.” Automattic did not respond to a question from 404 Media about whether it could guarantee that people who opt out will have their data deleted retroactively.

News about a deal between Tumblr and Midjourney has been rumored and speculated about on Tumblr for the last week. Someone claiming to be a former Tumblr employee announced in a Tumblr blog post that the platform was working on a deal with Midjourney, and the rumor made it onto Blind, an app for verified employees of companies to anonymously discuss their jobs. 404 Media has seen the Blind posts, in which what seems like an Automattic employee says, “I'm not sure why some of you are getting worked up or worried about this. It's totally legal, and sharing it publicly is perfectly fine since it's right there in the terms & conditions. So, go ahead and spread the word as much as you can with your friends and tech journalists, it's totally fine.”

Separately, 404 Media viewed a public, now-deleted post by Gage, the product manager, where he said that he was deleting all of his images off of Tumblr, and would be putting them on his personal website. A still-live post says, “i've deleted my photography from tumblr and will be moving it slowly but surely over to cylegage.com, which i'm building into a photography portfolio that i can control end-to-end.” At one point last week, his personal website had a specific note stating that he did not consent to AI scraping of his images. Gage’s original post has been deleted, and his website is now a blank page that just reads “Cyle.” Gage did not respond to a request for comment from 404 Media. 

Several online platforms have made similar deals with AI companies recently, including Reddit, which entered into an AI content licensing deal with Google and said in its SEC filing last week that it’s “in the early stages of monetizing [its] user base” by training AI on users’ posts. Last year, Shutterstock signed a six year deal with OpenAI to provide training data.

OpenAI and Midjourney did not respond to requests for comment. 

#queue #while I'm attached to my blogs and all the memories of it #I'm really tired of this shit dude #maybe I'll delete and remake it only for shop updates??? #or just share art privately within my circle and withdraw from socials almost entirely #meh. much to think about. nothing matters anymore

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I wish to know what makes Illustration302 kinky.

idk about kinky, but it is nsfw. It's KisaIta, with Kisame hugging Itachi from behind u//w//u

#ask #you know what nvm #kisaita IS kinky #:)

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Cynni, I am ZOOMIN in on that screenshot IS THAT SHISUI WITH A BABIE?!? also third-wheeling bunbito hehehe

YESSSS he's holding itachi babie 🥹💕It's based off a game of Gartic Phone, the most cutest prompt ever

#ask #sosososso cute #my heart melted

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Tagged by @komorebi-rabbit~ BNUUY I am most interested in your ShiIta and KisaIta wips... also Sasuke Time Travel... I must know... 🤲

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs

AHHHH the wives!! it's been too long 💕 Bad news is, my WIPs and the finished pictures are all in the same folder, I don't rename them and I don't organize them. It's just left there as I create them LOL.

I blurred out the ones that I can't show here, but as people can predictably expect, it is mostly Itachi xD A lot of them I haven't posted publicly because they're mainly shitposts, while others are just not safe for work. There's some Final Fantasy mixed in there if you squint, but majority is Itachi's <redacted>. Enjoy 😂

Tagged by @lightweaving!

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs

Hmmm I'm gonna tag the wives @brig-the-plant @cynniminni and @lilibee! Time to fess up, whatcha working on? Mine's in absolutely NO particular order.

Talking to the Moon

ShiSaku Lunar Exchange

ShiObi Succubus

the akatsuki shisui with Mischa

"Reprising" (A sasosaku)

Heretic

Prostitute AU

Untitled TobiIzu/TobiKaga

"Doctor" (I dont even know)

kisaita -- I think this is Hiraeth

Gladiator

Sasuke Time Travel

Flipside of the Graveyard

Water Under the Bridge

kkita "Grim"

Shiita mermay

Golden Veil of Autumn

Honey & Harvest

Stripper/Yakuza Shiobi

Sea Foam Woman

White Crow

akatsuki shisaku

#OH NO #yeah I don't separate WIPs and finished stuff at all #if I knew how to take a loooong screenshot I would because there's so much trash in there that I can't be bothered to sort out #but also there's a lot of Itachi p-rn and shitposting too so -shrugs- #maybe I have a problem #maybe it's maybelline #have any manga panels of itachi you'd like.... doctored? hit me up LMAO #I'm opening my trenchcoat #black market itachi goods and services

[cynniminni]

Happy new year! Onwards to the year of the Dragon🥹💕💕💕

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#itachi #dragontachi #anyone who knows me knows i'm a freak #so i will point out that dragontachi can lay eggs #and they deserve to be fertilized #amen #have a wonderful new year cuties <3

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AAAAAAH I ordered from @cynniminni’s Etsy Shop and I’m SO HAPPY WITH THESE PINS! They’re so fucking cute! Truly I was ECSTATIC that there was Izuna merch! Izuna my beloved 💙💙💙💙 Check them out on Twitter and Etsy!

#Uchiha #Madara #Izuna #Sasuke #Uwu #💕💕💕💕💕 #Filling the empty hole in our lives with Uchiha #As God intended

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eternally grateful to miss cynthia mynthia, @cynniminni​, for this absolutely stunning inokarin art 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

#Inokarin #ino yamanaka #karin uzumaki #For mother 🙏 #💕💕💕💕

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Update: Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi Acrylic Charms Restocked!

🚨 Restocked 🚨

Hey guys, great news! The Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi acrylic charms are FINALLY back in stock! Sorry for the wait, but they're here now!

As always, they will be available on my personal store as well as my Etsy (provided they don't give me another strike lol 💦). Thank you everyone for your continued support-- I see you 👀

Shopify | Etsy

With Love, Cynni

#itachi #shisui #uchiha #charms #personal update #burnout is such a bitch lmfao managing life as a working adult now is just exhausting #crochet has been saving my life #would anyone be interested in random crochet stuff I make lmao #I can make beanies and small amigurumis now #and small tapestries.... #hmm... uchiha tapestry...

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We are holding an interest check for an Itachi themed fan zine! This is to test the waters on how many people could participate in this project and what content people would like to see. If you are interested in an Itachi Zine, either as a consumer of creative, please fill out this form.

#itachi #itachi uchiha #Itachi whores wake up!! #fill out the interest check #we must manifest an itachi whore zine now

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Have you considered making pins of other minions or would you prefer to stick with Bacon bits only?

I have! But I think I'll stick with Bacon Bits for now, I want to prioritize making the scions and the Uchihas xD

[cynniminni]

Thancred Waters and G'raha Tia pins are now available ✨I love them sososososo much. Main shop will have a 10% discount for one week (ending 3/25) to celebrate new listings ♥️

Main: https://cynniminni.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cynniminni

#ffxiv #thancred waters #g'raha tia #crystal exarch #final fantasy xiv #this is thancred #endwalker #shadowbringers #shb #etsy already takes 10% of sales oof #have a great weekend everyone

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Bacon Bits from FFXIV now has a pin 🥳 I absolutely lost it over this flying piggie while playing Shadowbringers... 🐖

Shopify: https://cynniminni.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cynniminni

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #bacon bits #pigs #enamel pins #sorry I have a hard time taking decent pictures of pins #can't figure out how to get flat pictures of them without the lighting glare?? #oh well...

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Bacon Bits from FFXIV now has a pin 🥳 I absolutely lost it over this flying piggie while playing Shadowbringers... 🐖

Shopify: https://cynniminni.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cynniminni

#ffxiv #baconbits #beasttribe #finalfantasyxiv #enamelpin #pins #pingame #pig #sorry I had a hard time taking decent pictures of the pin for some reason

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Small update! Gold foil sharingan washi tape is now available >u< 💗✨It was super fun learning how to make the design but also a little stressful as well lmao;;;

Washi tape is sized at 1.5cm x 10m!

Shopify: https://cynniminni.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cynniminni

#washitape #uchiha #sharingan #mangekyou #sasuke #itachi #shisui #kakashi #obito #madara #izuna

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Hello, small update on the shop~ Uchiha emblem charms are back in stock in a limited run 💖

Happy Lunar New Year 🥳 

Shopify | Etsy

Uchiha Emblem charms 🍅🍡🥰

I've wanted something like these so badly when I was little, I'm glad today I'm able to make it real. Don't let your weeb dreams be dreams 👏

Available for preorder on my shop starting Fri Nov. 19th ✌️

Some notes about preorders:

Please note the first batch for these may take 3-4 weeks or more before I receive them. These likely may not make it in time for Christmas 🥺

Orders containing preorders can only be shipped once all items arrive

Only 50 pcs are available for preorder for now

Preorder closes Fri Nov. 26th

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#uchiha emblem #enamel charms #uchiha #naruto #sorry I've been pretty low energy lately #happy new year everyone~