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jessiarts · 1 year
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[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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naruthandir · 1 year
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*killing off pornbots like they are orcs at helms deep*
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cindereleanor · 1 year
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The many beautiful totally real ladies who definitely are not bots teaming up to seek vengeance on us for blocking them:
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shinygemstone · 1 year
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WELL
THE BOTS START COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING
WE FEED THEM THE BLOCK BUT THEY JUST KEEP COMING
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHAT THEY WANT FROM US
THEIR PROFILES ARE EMPTY AND BUST
SO MUCH I'VE BLOCK, MUCH MORE TO DO
WHY CAN'T I JUST PUNCH MY WAY OUT
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DON'T TRY
YOU'LL NEVER PUNCH AN A.I.
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hiyaluronic · 1 year
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ah, yes, the morning ritual of logging onto tumblr being excited for new notifications and followers and then having to do the walk of shame as you delete hive minded pornbots that have evolved past their primordial form into some sort of technological post-apocalyptic final boss.
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dirtmovelardloom · 1 year
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So many pornbots
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beesallhail · 3 months
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wtf is with the pornbots posting on the its always sunny tags??? i don't wanna watch cumslut reverse cowgirl straight porn. i just wanna look at pathetic people being silly goddamnit.
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marlinspirkhall · 1 year
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There's something unsettling about the fact that none of the Name-Bunchanumber accounts have posted anything. It's like being gradually surrounded by a very slow-moving army. They're waiting for the moment to strike.
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i wish you were a real person, marital-yeast...
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eclec-tech · 1 year
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I feel like pulling out a little Shakespeare today. So, to paraphrase Lady MacBeth:
Out, damned bot! Out, I say!
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khentkawes · 1 year
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All I want for Christmas is...
...to utterly destroy the pornbot infestation and leave their corpses as a smoldering warning to future bots menaces!
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kurolini909 · 1 year
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Damn, feels like everything I do these days is report and block pornbots... Is that all there is to life anymore? 😔
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krystal-prisms · 10 months
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Rip to joespooky202 and infectious-d, you would have done numbers on here if you were real people
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deadly-fruit-punch · 1 year
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god sends his hottest pornbots to his gayest soldiers 😔✊🏽
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blurrycow · 1 year
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The pornbots have figured out that im probably aroace and are targeting my niche interests instead
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fickt · 1 year
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she contains multitudes
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