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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:

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:

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:

(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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van gogh green | monet violet | salman toor green | van gogh yellow

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bunny for year of the rabbit by 檀仁TANRENCAT

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Update: After he was eliminated as a contestant on Produce, Takizawa Tsubasa was signed by a Yoshimoto subsidiary and joined a group called Enjin. Tackey found out about him when he had a chat with fans on twitter space. A Japanese twitter user details the online meeting between the two Takizawas here: https://twitter.com/takigare3/status/1610472744147390466

I watched the opening song of Produce 101 Japan (a making the boy group survival show) and got curious about the trainees. There’s one called Takizawa Tsubasa. And I’m thinking no…he can’t possibly be named after T&T but he was born in 2003, and T&T debuted in 2002 so they were around. I mean, does the boy’s name even make sense together… “Waterfall Wing?”  If he was, it’s nice to know the unit name lives on. =)

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the “tumblr community invents a whole mafia movie apparently directed by martin scorsese with an official soundtrack, movie posters, screen caps, and all enough to make one question if that movie really did exist at all like a mandela effect” was not part of my 2022 bingo card

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Sorata the original bi icon

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Some photos of Leonard Nimoy at the Pear Blossom Parade (Medford, OR; April, 1967.) This was one of the only times Nimoy went out in public, in costume.

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Artwork by Sophie Lucido Johnson over on Instagram, where it was posted with this caption:

“I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a thousand times: it’s hard to be a good animal when you are a human living inside capitalist systems of oppression. We have confusing inventions like electricity and Red Bull that make it seem like winter is NOT a time where our bodies need to sleep more and eat more and socialize less.

And don’t get me started on the ludicrous idea that self-betterment should begin on January 1, when the northern hemisphere is at its darkest and coldest. January 1 should be when everyone reaches peak hibernation. Businesses should shorten their days so workers can go to bed at 6:30. Instead we get “holiday hours” that stretch into the depths of night.

Since we can’t flip a switch and change the way the capitalist world works, let me instead invite you to be especially gentle with yourself for the next three months. If you are doing less, congratulate yourself. If you need more, practice asking for it. And if you look around and see everyone else appearing happy and merry and familial, but you’re feeling the opposite of those things, know that you’re not alone. Your emotions make sense. Cut yourself some slack. And if you have the capacity, cut other people some slack, too.

Winter ought to be the gentlest season. (This is generally about the northern hemisphere! Thanks to commenters for pointing this out. I genuinely didn’t understand this; I am still learning.)”

ID: four panel comic mainly in white, deep orange, deep teal, and deep blue. First panel shows a fox in the snow under a teal sky with text reading, “This is your yearly reminder that you are an animal and every day it’s getting darker.

Next image shows a fox sleeping in the snow under a tree with a squirrel holding an acorn on a branch. Text reads, “Other animals have to sleep more in winter and they have to move less. They have to eat more, and they have to rest. Be gentle with your animal body.”

Next image shows a busy city scene with crowds of people and text reading, in various speech bubbles across the image, “Humans, in contrast, amp things way up this time of year: Buy stuff! Consume sugar! Cook and bake for many guests! Drink alcohol! Go to crowded places! Prepare to diet! Manufacture merriment! Finals! Finish end-of-year-projects! Travel!”

Last image shows a human holding a fox’s head to their shoulder; the fox’s eyes and mouth are both open. Text reads, “When you are confronted with someone unkind, remember: They are also an animal living through a dark time that the human world insists is bright.“ / end id

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“Even when I had nothing…”

Whumptober 2022

No. 31 COMFORT

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Self-care Sunday: Does anyone else feel like they need more concrete instructions than "just let go" of intrusive thoughts? Hunter Clark-Fields (author of Raising Good Humans) explains that the reason labeling thoughts works to help let them go is because the process activates the prefrontal cortex---the part of the brain responsible for logic, reason, and decision-making, i.e. the part of the brain that's good at focusing and setting emotions aside. It's been really helpful in my meditation practice to notice where my thoughts go, give them a label, and find it easier to refocus on the present. Labeling thoughts isn't just helpful during meditation! It's a useful practice at any time of day when you notice unwanted thoughts cropping up. The key is in the noticing.

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Manifesting glass stained windows

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KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE 魔女の宅急便 1989 | dir. hayao miyazaki

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Tackey has resigned from Johnny’s Entertainment as of 10/31. I don’t know why it hits hard, since he retired as an idol a few years ago. But he seemed to really care about the idols working there and thrived with others. The fact that he left without any words makes me think there must have been something very difficult for him at JE. I wonder if it got too much, feeling responsible for the careers of the Juniors. I hope he finds peace and happiness moving forward.

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Waiting a million years, just for us. PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975) dir. Peter Weir

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Felt this when cold/rainy weather made it so I couldn’t have my walks.