#clout bots

[tathrin]

Buggering fuck children I am BEGGING you to get an icon or a blog heading banner or SOMETHING to distinguish yourself from the bots. I almost blocked two new Actual People Followers because I thought y’all were bots until I noticed you had actual reblogs that made sense on your accounts (fortunately they loaded faster than I could click the block-and-report button because I was actively moving to hit it when I saw your posts!) and I already have blocked at least two others before I noticed but you look like bots and if you look like bots then people are going to instinctively block you like bots because we are in the middle of the Great Bot War of 2023 and if you are walking around dressed like the enemy we will block-and-report your asses before we notice you are not bots because YOU ARE DRESSED LIKE BOTS please PLEASE put on some Actual People Garb like an icon or something for fuck’s sake.

#tumblr #new users #new to tumblr #new to tumblr guide #the great bot war #internet #like i don't mean to shout but COME ON why are you still being like this #seriously just get a still from your favorite movie or tv show or grab a quote you like and put it on a pretty color background or SOMETHING #this is the Idiots Talking About Idiot Shit They Like website please get yourself some Idiot Shit You Like and give yourself an Identity #i don't understand the ''you can't make me have an icon/reblog things/etc'' attitude i keep seeing #what are you here for then? what are you getting out of this website? why don't you want to have fun? #i'm trying to HELP YOU okay it does me absolutely zero good to ''have followers'' this is TUMBLR #i'm not like ''oh no i blocked a real person so i just lost a follower boo hoo!'' no buddy there's no CLOUT on tumblr #i'm not making money off influencer shit this is the anti influencer website follower counts are empty numbers #i am trying to help YOU not get blocked by every blog you want to follow #insert gandalf ''i am not trying to rob you i'm trying to help you'' gif HEAVY SIGH #excuse me i need to go over here and yell at this cloud for a while brb

[tittyinfinity]

I'M MUTUALS WITH HAIKU BOT OMG NO FUCKING WAY

#outta my way everyone the king of tumblr clout is coming through #i know it's silly for it to mean a lot to me but after many years of being delighted seeing haiku-bot on the dash #it makes me happy knowing I'm someone they'd like to keep up with :) #.bdo

[rubiatinctorum]

tired of all of the posts from content farms that are probably 90% bot run and all reposts from elsewhere on the internet that break their tweet grabbing to go "wow this product is the best thing ever in my life" and even if it's a cool product, i distrust it because of the covert bot meme page sponsorship. astronomical ring elf ear cuff green goose guava juice jfk blown away what else do i have to say. doesnt matter what the product is, even if its cute it feels slimy to me

#rubia speaks #which is annoying personally to me bc an astronomical ring would be actually real cute if i could know it wasnt droppshipped rubbish #let me put it to you this way. the creator of this product isn't paying a regular creator to sponsor this thing #they're going for the content mill tweet repost bots on the website where clout transfers to nothing. what was the goal :/

[bloooops]

i hate leftists. as blood hungry as the right at this point. at least the right protect their own though. leftists will turn on a low paid worker who got STABBED ON THE JOB because she uhhhhh *checks notes* doesn’t have the authority to hand out money like it grows on trees. 

#i can't believe the ppl i'm supposed to align myself w regularly come out with shit like this #it's so frustrating #i believe in a strong welfare system except for you specifically who i think should die in a gutter #apaz they're involved w the auwu btw it looks like i'm having a whinge abt a bot person bc there's 5 notes lol #but they're an activist type w a small amount of clout

[kn96artworks]

when will it stop

#random #i'm tired of seeing bots #i want proper clout too #my brain and me

[kissykalachuchi]

WHY DO THESE SEX BOTS KEEP FUCKING FOLLOWING ME? GO THE FUCK AWAY!

#GO AWAY #SHOO #UGH WHAT THE HELL #HERE I AM THINKING I GOT CLOUT #I LOOK AT MY NOTIFS AND BAM!! #AN ACCOUNT WITH THE WEIRDEST AND/OR TACKIEST USERNAME IS NOW FOLLOWING ME #AND THE PFPS ARE EITHER STOCK OR STOLEN PHOTOS OF WOMEN #if a sex bot with arataka reigen's face follows me #then i may actually consider following back #BUT NOOO IT'S JUST ALWAYS STOLEN PHOTOS

[if-mirrormine]

BITCH!!

LEAVE👏ME👏ALONE👏

#no free clout #get out of my house #SUGAR DADDY BOTS #LEAVE ME AND MY SAD SAD CHARACTERS ALONE #this isnt at all important to mirror mine #im just annoyed #alli talks #not mm related

[master-of-47-dudes]

Remember! If you're scrolling through your dash and you see a post of some attractive woman advertising some kind of onlyfans link and a bunch of tags that have 0 relation to each other or the link:

This is a bot. It's spam and it needs to be reported!

We need YOU to fight the onslaught of bots.

#if its not a bot its still spam #dont be a clout chasing asshole just use relevant fucking tags for your shit

[fatedvagabond]

I hope the account called world historical images or w/e that followed me is happy with the transgender faggot shit i reblog and rarely post myself.

#I love when an account like that follows me #Like i have zero clout #I barely make my own posts #I'm fascinated for what purpose you followed me for. you're obviously not a bot either #spittin'

[cerealmonster15]

The oc boyos Orion and yale bc I had these images in my head for a few days…

also a reminder that I have a newer Instagram that I’m trying to get used to using lol. I mostly just post there in bursts for a few days then forget after a while and a lot of it’s stuff I already posted here, but… 👀

First Img ref:

#ocs #oc: orion #oc: yale #cereal tries to draw #I mostly just want more ppl to talk to on there I think idrc about like ✨clout✨ Per se LOL #i get nice people in the tags here for fandom stuff #And then the ocs my friend and I talk about so like satisfied there teehee but #Mutuals r fun!!!!! Instagram stresses me out with the stupid ratio thing LOL I like to put a lot of posts together but getting it to #Look nice and shit is hard. Makin me do squares now lol>:( #Whatever I’ll survive lol #Anyway over there it’s the same as here it’s p much just twst dndads and ocs #And that one random Barry pokemon post I did #God I posted that and two bots instantly spawned in the comments #Like dude I have like 8 followers go away LOL #Anyway having so few people over there is kinda cool bc I can be a mess and not stress #But also I like companionship lol the duality of it all #And Instagram I guess doesn’t let you look at just recent posts so uhhhhhh #Guess no one’s ever gonna find my posts ever again anyway 🚶 #SECRET POSTS #We’ll see how good I get about posting there lol #Also posting some art fights there but not all of them bc I am. Tired. 🧍

[jessiarts]

[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!

#psa #reblog to boost #reblog to spread the word #tumblr #bots #tips #newbie guide #helpful #useful stuff #tumblr user manual #tumblr tips #tumblr stuff #how to tumblr #tumblr how to #tumblr guidelines #long but important #pornbot invasion #pornbots

[projectile-traumathing]

Lurking with the bots

At this point, I'm being followed by roughly 29 fake bots and one honest bot (thanks @cheezbot).

#It feels almost like I have clout #Except everyone has these same bots #Maybe not cheezbot tho

[zaythemischief]

Help so many bots are starting to follow meeee T-T

#help meeee #p*rn bots #bots #I know I said I wanted clout but not like this T-T

[ifuckinglove--burds]

Istg why do bots keep following me

#omg my first follower how exciting #ONLYFANS 25% OFF #i get so disappointed every time i see someone follow me and theyre a bot #give me clout

[myriadsystem]

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#kinda sad that my blocklist used to only be bots and creeps and now its onky ever endos. #get the fuck off the internet lmao go play fantasy in your garden instead of where actually traumatised people have to see your bullshit #fucken pieces of shit every one of you. like i hope you get therapy for that pathological lying issue but stay tf away from me #personal #big mad in the chat tonight lads. try explaining to a headmate that theyre an alter and that means they exist because we were fucking raped #they exist to be raped. and they will never have their own body of freedom they will always be trapped in a body that was raped #and then tell them that some people do this for fun? for internet clout? they chose to pretend to be in that situation for the lols or sth #because i have had to have that conversation. so legit if youre endo. shut the fuck up. get off the internet. sniff a leaf and #go make up lies that are harmless. go tell ur lovong caring mother you didnt break her vase or something. stop giving yourself reasons to #avoid using ur imagination like a regular person. how fucking dare you people? you disgust me #get off the did and osdd tags theyre not for you #fucking assholes

[lizzieonka]

Yet Another Tumblr Guide for New Users

Change your avatar, header, and put something on your description right now. Do not interact with any post before you do this. Otherwise, you’ll just be mistaken for a bot and blocked.

Post/Reblog stuff before following people. Even with your blog all customized, some people will still block you if they see your blog is empty.

Reblog, reblog, and reblog! Reblogs are not like quote retweets. Reblogging stuff is how Tumblr works, and reblogs actually help OP gain traction.

“Likes are useless” —You’ve probably seen a lot of guides preaching this, but actually that’s only some people’s opinions. People prefer reblogs over likes because it helps OP get more views/interaction on their posts, while likes are just—well, “likes.” It tells OP that you liked their post. Nothing bad with that. Some people also use likes to bookmark posts they want to find later. But if you want to support an artist, consider reblogging their work as well if you are able. If you don’t have enough spoons to use for reblogging, then that’s okay too.

Tags are for categorization, not clout. If you post about one thing but then tag it with irrelevant tags (especially those that happened to be trending), then people can report your post as spam. Here's a Guide to Tagging (edit coz I forgot to link this when I first published this post)

If you see something you don’t like, then just block the user. No need to rally people to cancel said user. Just block and move on.

Use Tag and Post Filters. It’s your responsibility to curate what you see on this site, so add as much filters as you want.

Spell out words. Do not say oomfs or moots. Say “just kidding” instead of “/jk”. Don’t censor triggering words like r@pe. For someone’s filters to work, the content being filtered has to be spelled right. By censoring your words, you’re putting people more at risk to seeing them. More about this on my Tumblr Posting Guide and Best Practices.

Turn off Best Stuff First. We hate algorithms here. Everyone views their dashboard in reverse chronological order.

Tumblr has post limits, but you rarely have to worry about them. I’m too lazy to grab links from the official docs for reference, so take this post limit screenshot (courtesy of XKit) instead. [Ignore the values under Remaining]

Edit: Okay, this is very important for Twitter refugees so I just had to include it:

When your post is reblogged by someone else, then you can no longer completely delete your post.

Unlike quote retweets, reblogs are forever. You may delete the original post, but you won’t be able to delete the reblogs of that post. They will continue to exist on other people’s blogs.

The best you can do to limit views on a post you want gone is to disable reblogs on said post before deleting it. That way, even if the reblogged version still exists, there’ll be no way to spread them further. Just make sure that you won’t regret it later.

Here’s an example of me doing exactly this on a post of mine that got over 10k notes.

#twitter #reddit #twitter refugee #tumblr refugee #reddit migration #twitter migration #tumblr #ID in alt #tumblr guide #miyamiwu.tut #miyamiwu.src