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by-x-y · 1 year
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there's so many of them. wtf?!
[Shut off last version of this post to avoid possible continual spread of misinformation that was corrected by staff. Reposting clean with corrected info]
So I'm sure almost everyone knows about the porn bot problem by now, so here's a post detailing why it's a problem, and what we need to do about it.
First off, yes, always block the porn bots. Don't be mislead into thinking they're ok to keep around because they 'inflate your follower count.'
Firstly, no one cares about, nor can anyone even see, your follower count. Be free from the shackles that are the bullshit other socials told you was important. Don't let your ego be tied to a number. Having a lot of followers won't earn you any clout here.
Secondly, bots only follow blogs to try and legitimize their malware (and other dodgy) links. This post goes into more detail about that.
Now that that's out of the way, you'll need to know how to recognize a porn bot. This round the template seems to be:
A profile photo of a pretty lady or guy, usually in their underwear, with a similar header photo.
A bio with some combination of: [Age] // [Name] // [Location] // [Emoji] // [Top Bullshit% OnlyFans]
URL consisting of a name followed by a number (i.e: firstlast999)
Typically an empty blog, or if there is content, it's all dodgy links. Visible, but empty, Likes Tab, & occasionally a visible Following Tab.
You likely recognize the pattern.
So, what you want to do is, first, report the blog as spam On mobile it'll look like this:
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On mobile you'll need to report spam first, and then go back to the menu again to block.
On desktop it will look like this, and unlike mobile, you'll be able to report spam and block in the same motion:
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If I remember correctly,* be sure to "Report Spam", not "Report sexually explicit material" to feed the bots to the proper channels. Because the blog is empty, they haven't posted anything explicit that would violate TOS. However, staff can recognize a bot, and if you report the blog for spam (the actual problem) they'll take a look, more than likely find that the blog is posting or DMing dodgy links, and dispose of it.
And I think that's it. Here's wishing you all a happy and safe blogging experience!
[UPDATE: It was suggested on another post that the bots track your IP if you click on them to send more your way. However, someone from staff corrected and said this is incorrect. They also corrected the 'guilt by association' myth that bots following you can get your blog flagged by tumblr.
That said, that trail all led to another, easier, way to report/block the bots all from your Follower Tab instead of visiting each blog separately, unfortunately it only works on desktop:
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(For newbies, click on the little person icon at the top right of your screen and scroll to find the Followers tab under the blog/sideblog you need to block a pornbot from.)
*I remember this information from a blog that used to be all about taking down the pornbots. Unfortunately I do not know if that blog is still active, nor can I remember the URL. If anyone knows what blog I'm referring to, and/or if they're still active, please feel free to tag them so others can follow them for more tips!
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by-x-y · 1 year
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Sublime, 2022
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by-x-y · 2 years
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there's something so euphoric, touching and unnaturally beautiful... i can't explain iiiiit. 🖤
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TOM STURRIDGE as Dream of the Endless THE SANDMAN Season 1 (2022)
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by-x-y · 2 years
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very weird film... but miles's acting was phenomenal!
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so i just watched daniel isn’t real and … i’m not saying i was deeply attracted to possessed luke for this entire scene but i was deeply attracted to possessed luke for this entire scene
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by-x-y · 2 years
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Why Don't We - Jonah in Just Friends MV
l'm mesmerized with this part of the MV.
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by-x-y · 2 years
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Heartstopper, ep.5
I want to kiss you so bad right now.
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by-x-y · 2 years
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Heartstopper, ep.6
I waited for this sooo long, I am going to cry. So beautiful, EVERYTHING. 💛🌈
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by-x-y · 3 years
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i'm really mad about this. netflix fucked up big times.
adam tried SO hard for Eric and ruby went so far out of her comfort zone for Otis
they both deserved so so so so much better!
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by-x-y · 3 years
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love, victor season 2 in nutshell: we need to talk
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by-x-y · 3 years
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i had this idea of putting hueningkai onto the olivia rodrigo 'sour' album because of that one iconic tiktok (here).
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by-x-y · 3 years
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i love this sooooo much. x
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by-x-y · 3 years
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jiung in maniac cover, p1harmony x ˚ ༘♡ ⋆。˚
never forgetting this one!
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by-x-y · 3 years
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rosé makes her solo debut with on the ground, rosé magazine x
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by-x-y · 3 years
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enhypen's jay babying jungwon x
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by-x-y · 3 years
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this right here. this. this is my aesthetic. ✨
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by-x-y · 3 years
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hey,
does anybody on here have trouble finding your posts in tags? i reuploaded 1 of my posts 5 times now with no success. the size of the gifs (this post i'm talking about) are same as my others, no big files. i don't understand. this is really frustrating as a creator. with this bug i can't upload anything because it's nowhere to be found only directly on my blog. this is nonsense. @support @staff please fix it!
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