i think someone i follow just turned into a bot???????? like since last night all they’ve posted are reblogs of fishy linked posts titled “Hot Girl Online” originating from the same deactivated blog and reblogged via another obvious bot blog. i’m losing my mind. they were a real person a day or two ago. what happened
I’ve been seeing this a lot, like a post that’s clearly a bot post shows up in my recommended posts and I go to the blog to report/block in and the first couple of posts are the spammy bullshit…and then the rest is…pretty much what you would expect from a typical Tumblr blog…
yeah someone else reblogged this and said in the tags they’d noticed bot posts on their dash too… so it’s obviously a thing. i already knew bots regularly seize deactivated urls for use, but these blogs don’t appear to have been deactivated before being seized, which is somewhat concerning. part of me wonders if the massive droves of people leaving for other social media in wake of the 17th have just left unprecedented numbers of urls open for swiping, or if something more sinister is happening here. it seems possible that they’re actually taking over active and/or archived accounts, but it’s unclear how they’d go about that, so i’m not jumping to any conclusions yet.
definitely unsettling though. i hope this mystery gets solved soon. i’ll be keeping a much closer eye on my archived blogs in the meantime
okay so it seems the most likely culprit has been found (thanks to other users more bot savvy than i)
basically it’s what happens when people end up giving permissions to fishy linked accounts and services like “2mblr” promising to back up their blog or give them unfollow notifications or whatever, which inadvertently gives the service permission to make posts and hijack the user’s account for bot shit. if this happens to you, it’s actually a relatively easy fix as long as you still have access to your account
essentially you just need to remove the linked service and you should have full control of your blog again. to be super safe you could also change your password after regaining control of the account, but i don’t think that should be necessary.
anyway, if you (like me) don’t have any linked 3rd party accounts, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about at the moment. if anyone you follow starts posting bot shit, try to contact them to let them know what’s happening and how to fix it. always be wary of giving your info to any 3rd party services!
Tumblr is in a bit of a panic lately regarding policy changes. Due to the “family friendly atmosphere” Tumblr has expressed the desire to push, I predict our blog will be greatly affected. AnatomicalArt has always worked hard to be a source of educational anatomical reference material for artists (as well as providing artistic references for various other subjects). I predict that, if Tumblr’s changes go through our blog will be greatly limited in the kind of material we will be able to share in future, including reference material for life drawing and basic anatomy reference.
Our team only exists in one other place outside of Tumblr, our Discord server.
If you would like to continue your artistic Journey with us, please come join our server. It’s a community of artists, for artists, helping artists improve. We share tutorials, have a communal feedback room, have a general chat space, a space for promoting job listings, and we post optional weekly art improvement exercises. Artists of all skill levels are welcome. Thanks for reading. Reblogs are greatly appreciated.
On January 1st, I’ll be launching my Patreon for tabletop maps, RPG goodies, illustration, and more! So what will you get when you sign up?
Everyone, from $1 and up, will get access to patron-only posts and previews of my upcoming personal projects! That means behind-the-scenes stuff like WIPs, my design process, and more. You’ll also see art that isn’t posted anywhere else!
At $2 and up, you’ll get access to exclusive wallpapers, so your desktop can look as rad as you are.
$5 and up is where you get the good stuff. Patrons will get a BRAND NEW map or other download every month! You’ll also get the chance to vote on the rewards I make, along with everything from the previous level.
At $30 and up, you’ll get every thing from the previous levels, and a 10% discount for everything in my Gumroad store. PLUS you’ll get an hour of one-on-one Art Time with me every month! You can get a personalized lesson, art critique, redlines of your work, walkthroughs of specific techniques, or anything else art-related that’s within my knowledge. The choice is yours!
And the first ten patrons at ANY pledge level will receive a Secret Bonus gift just for joining!
So if you want behind-the-scenes access, art lessons, or to spruce up your next game with art like this…
