#mollymurakami

[mollymurakami]

were we just kids, just starting out

[eddiesdoeeyes]

my order from @mollymurakami came in!!

[corrodedbisexual]

So here's the thing. The URLs of the bots I'm getting are now more and more terrifyingly fandom-looking. Some of them even have profiles, likes and even reblogs (seemingly focused on Stranger Things posts), all done within one day. I cannot stress enough how BAD this is.

How do I know they are bots? Well, for one, they all have the exact same follow pattern. Literally dozens of new accounts, following me, as well as a bunch more of the same fandom people in rapid succession, sometimes even in the same order of following. I actually managed to open one of the accounts when it only followed me, and refreshed the page to see the same names start appearing above, one by one, all within about 10 seconds. Could one freak be behaving like that? Sure. Two? Maybe. Dozens of them? Probability theory says no.

Two, some of them also follow actual explicit pornbot blogs (presumably to boost each other's posts in tags).

I've posted 9 screenshots here. I could post another 50 if tumblr limit allowed that.

@skymadness @deadfruity @drangues @ninazeniksloveinterest @verdiris @mollymurakami @lemanzanabizarra @halosketches Just wanted to say hi y'all because I've become intimately familiar with your guys' URLs and userpics even though I don't follow you. Honestly, it would have been hilarious under different circumstances. Sorry if this was irrelevant to you guys, maybe you don't care about being followed by bots, but I'll tag you anyway FYI. Feel free to ignore. Hope you have a good day/evening :)

And here's another thing. Changing my URL today didn't break the bots' pattern. Not for a second. Which means somewhere out there, there's literally a bot patient zero. Either a hacked fandom account, or a very human-looking bot creator's account whose Following list is used as a canvas for the other bots to follow (it's very easy to get a Following list via tumblr's API). Bc if the list of URLs was somehow imported as a text file, for instance, my URL change would have stopped this.

Well, keep at it, asshole. I'm gonna keep reporting every single one of these for spam even if there's 1000 a day on principle, so if you wanna keep me on your dumb script, go on. Shoot yourself in the foot.

@staff (although why do I even bother...)

I'm honestly sorry if I'm annoying someone with my bot investigations but I'm crawling up the wall over here. Over 150 bot follows just TODAY. Feel free to block the "tumblr bots" tag, I'm using that for these posts.

[penny-anna]

https://www.tumblr.com/mollymurakami/721779580961275904/what-the-hell-is-a-gigawatt?source=share

!!!! thank you!

[wearevillaneve]

Eve and Villanelle (illustration by Molly Murakami)

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Ko-Fi website

[lightgreyartgallery]

See the work of graduating artists at lightgreyartlab.com/seniorshow2020✨ Thank you for supporting these graduates during these weird times. Meet more of those awesome grads! In rows, from top to bottom:

Meet Molly Murakami mollymurakami.com / instagram.com/mollymurakami Molly Murakami is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received a BA in Studio Art from St. Olaf College in (2014) before pursuing her MFA in Visual Studies through the Minneapolis College of Art and Design ('20). Her work often centers closely on themes of family, shared histories, thought processes, and social justice.

Meet Janel Catajoy janelcatajoy.com / instagram.com/surejanel Janel Catajoy is a Filipinx-American illustrator and character designer with an interest in working in games and other entertainment art mediums. They're a lover of fashion, folklore, and retina-burning saturated colors. They strive to incorporate bold colors and thick, textured line art in the illustrations while keeping an eye out for the latest modern fashion trends for inspiration.

Meet Emilee Dummer edummerart.com / instagram.com/edummerart Emilee Dummer is an artist, storyteller, and punster extraordinaire. She is a visual development artist and character designer chasing her dream of working in feature animation. She loves plot twists, fantastic worlds, and characters that make you cry. She believes telling the right story at the right time can change the world.

Meet Lydia Mercer lydiamercer.studio / instagram.com/other.gal Lydia Mercer is an illustrator and designer whose work often explores the symbolic, silly, and sentimental. Influenced by the playful art of cartoons, mixed with the refined sensibilities of contemporary graphic design, she aims to create imagery that is both fun to look at and focused in its intent.

Originally from the high deserts of New Mexico, she is currently working as a freelance illustrator in Portland, OR. When she’s not creating something new, she can be found playing the kalimba, gardening, or hanging with her cat Mo.

Meet Caroline Hu carocarohu.com / instagram.com/carocarohu Caroline Hu is a Taiwanese American illustrator and graphic designer from Irvine, California. She loves playing with shapes and character and is married to the RISO machine. 

[existentialrickzy]

Look what arrived! Willy, Matty and Mitchy! @mollymurakami thank you for this great design :)

[isitisabel]

Finally taking steps to make things a little brighter around here (art by @mollymurakami and @titty_trash ) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQVbbjljTf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1skecjs3wn6k8

[quixoticquotite]

Just found @mollymurakami‘s blog an I’m about to go insane reblogging all these hockey drawings 

I can’t help it that they’re so beautiful heads up followers

[sothisisntbeingusednow]

Hey, guys, it'd be totally awesome if we could do a whole day on tumblr where we all change our profile picture to:

by mollymurakami