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I'm getting tired of these blank profiles
3 years ago
I've already seen others comment on this.
Been getting a lot of follows from these profiles that just have the default PFP, a string of letters, numbers and phrases that look like what bot profiles on twitter use. And no content other than a disproportionate amount of watches and faves.
For example, an account created last month watched 2000+. My oldass account is barely hitting 1000 only now.
I get that some people will use backup profiles to follow stuff, or are using fa from places where they can't show much for their own safety. But the sheer number of profiles of this sort that have been watching me lately don't feel like this.
It mostly feels like botnets harvesting art. Maybe for twitter/telegram/discord/etc... Repost pages. Or maybe AI training. Fuck if I know.
In any case, I'm getting annoyed by them. I like seeing actual profiles with actual people watching and Faving my stuff. Not these bots who couldn't give two shits.
Haven't resorted to blocking them just yet. Blocked a few that looked like they were made last week or had some yikes stuff among the stuff they Faved. But getting really tempted to start blocking those profiles first and ask questions later.
Been getting a lot of follows from these profiles that just have the default PFP, a string of letters, numbers and phrases that look like what bot profiles on twitter use. And no content other than a disproportionate amount of watches and faves.
For example, an account created last month watched 2000+. My oldass account is barely hitting 1000 only now.
I get that some people will use backup profiles to follow stuff, or are using fa from places where they can't show much for their own safety. But the sheer number of profiles of this sort that have been watching me lately don't feel like this.
It mostly feels like botnets harvesting art. Maybe for twitter/telegram/discord/etc... Repost pages. Or maybe AI training. Fuck if I know.
In any case, I'm getting annoyed by them. I like seeing actual profiles with actual people watching and Faving my stuff. Not these bots who couldn't give two shits.
Haven't resorted to blocking them just yet. Blocked a few that looked like they were made last week or had some yikes stuff among the stuff they Faved. But getting really tempted to start blocking those profiles first and ask questions later.
Seeing these accounts around definitely makes me feel uncomfortable too. It's disheartening to see new watchers and immediately think "How many of these are blank accounts?" instead of "Potential new friend!".
Part of what makes Furaffinity unique (or should make unique) is a tighter sense of community, and having these faceless accounts around really ruins how this site used to feel.
https://imgur.com/a/S3IEQ5p
Not *quite* on topic, but good for a few laughs?
Gotta love syncronicities.
I made a few of the pictures there BTW.
AI Data Harvesting;
Other pages picking your art for reposting;
Someone who'd rather keep their interests hidden;
Art thieves/resellers;
People collecting info for doxxing for...whatever reason.
Could be none for all I know. But I feel like there's a pattern to them.