"They Want Us Dead — And Barq Let It Happen."

What Happened

Every quote below is verbatim and links to the original public post. Click through — don't take our word for it.

The post

On July 3, 2026, Barq hosted a community panel. After it concluded, a guest from that panel — @flamethefawn, who later acknowledged the post from their own account — wrote on social media:

Let's be clear about what that sentence is. It is not an edgy joke. It is not "criticism of a kink." It is a statement that a group of community members — people whose interests are consensual, adult, and none of anyone else's business — should be put to death. Posted publicly, by someone Barq had just platformed.

The callout

Puddles (@vaporeon.baby) replied directly to a post from Barq's official Bluesky account, screenshot attached:

"can we *not* please platform anti-kink people that ask to literally kill parts of the furry community on a public platform? Or, are you saying that this is an official stance of your app? Does Barq wish for the violent death of an entire subcommunity of furries?" — Puddles (@vaporeon.baby), July 4 2026, 04:59 UTC

Barq's response

The Barq post that Puddles replied to has since been deleted without explanation. Roughly eight hours after the callout, Barq's official account posted this statement:

"Users have reached out regarding posts made on social media by a guest from yesterday's panel which were posted after the panel had concluded. To make our stance clear: we do not support or condone those posts, and we condemn any calls for violence. Thank you for bringing this to our attention." — BARQ! (@barq.app), July 4 2026, 12:53 UTC

What the statement didn't say

Read it again. It condemns "any calls for violence" — good. Now notice what's missing:

• No word on whether this guest faces any consequence — on the platform or at future Barq events.
• No apology for platforming them in the first place, or explanation of how guests are vetted.
• No mention of the babyfur community — the actual target — by name.
• The original post promoting the guest was quietly deleted, with no acknowledgment.

As of July 5, that one paragraph is Barq's entire public response. Barq's own community guidelines prohibit exactly this kind of rhetoric. Rules that only apply to regular users — and never to the people the platform chooses to spotlight — aren't rules. They're decoration.

Our Demands

Credit where due: Barq condemned the post. That took a day and cost nothing. Accountability is the part that costs something, and it's the part still missing. Barq can end this campaign any time by doing the following:

1. Say what happens to the guest. State publicly whether this person is banned from the platform and from future Barq panels and events. "We condemn it" means nothing if the answer is "and they're welcome back."
2. Apologize for the platforming, not just the posts. Barq chose this guest and promoted them. Own that, and explain how panel guests will be vetted going forward.
3. Name the community you're defending. Say the word "babyfurs." A statement that won't name the target of the violence is a statement designed to be forgettable.
4. Publish a clear policy on kink-based harassment. Consensual adult communities should not have to guess whether the platform will defend them — including from people Barq itself spotlights.
5. Stop deleting quietly. The original post vanished with no acknowledgment. Corrections happen in public or they don't count.

Want to raise these directly? Barq is volunteer-run — their team page lists who's responsible for each area, including Trust & Safety. Reach out through official channels: support@barq.app or their community Discord. Be firm, be civil, and stick to the demands above — harassing individual volunteers helps Barq dismiss all of us.