apparently as of late a lot of websites have been getting higher traffic due to AI sites and people using AI to generate crappy scrapers, so I imagine there could be some correlation with scammers using AI to create crappy spambots too, or they just have a new strategy
December 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
apparently as of late a lot of websites have been getting higher traffic due to AI sites and people using AI to generate crappy scrapers, so I imagine there could be some correlation with scammers using AI to create crappy spambots too, or they just have a new strategy
C'est fou. Duckduckgo trouve mes articles de blog que Google ne trouve pas, alors que je suis domiciliée chez lui. En revanche, j'ai l'impression qu'il déchaîne des spambots sur mon site avec son #IA générative.
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
C'est fou. Duckduckgo trouve mes articles de blog que Google ne trouve pas, alors que je suis domiciliée chez lui. En revanche, j'ai l'impression qu'il déchaîne des spambots sur mon site avec son #IA générative.
Do you want your kids’ faces to be on bodies ‘assisted’ by spambots to do porn? Then you don’t like your kids having to give up their dream of doing art instead of ‘real’ work. You don’t like ‘ai.’
December 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Do you want your kids’ faces to be on bodies ‘assisted’ by spambots to do porn? Then you don’t like your kids having to give up their dream of doing art instead of ‘real’ work. You don’t like ‘ai.’
I haven't logged onto #instagram in months. I miss a few cats and one friend.
I can live without the cats, and I can text the friend.
I should probably log in just to make sure the Russian spambots haven't stole my account again tho. . .
I can live without the cats, and I can text the friend.
I should probably log in just to make sure the Russian spambots haven't stole my account again tho. . .
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I haven't logged onto #instagram in months. I miss a few cats and one friend.
I can live without the cats, and I can text the friend.
I should probably log in just to make sure the Russian spambots haven't stole my account again tho. . .
I can live without the cats, and I can text the friend.
I should probably log in just to make sure the Russian spambots haven't stole my account again tho. . .
Spambots stop commenting on my advent fic challenge
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Spambots stop commenting on my advent fic challenge
yeah, shouty social media murkins are no fun. between that & spambots i have had to shut down my allowed replies to a tiny smidgen.
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
yeah, shouty social media murkins are no fun. between that & spambots i have had to shut down my allowed replies to a tiny smidgen.
omg yippee commission spambots are on bsky now, so delightful.
man i really dont want to have to speak in censored words but might have to for some key words to avoid those 😭 this is ass
man i really dont want to have to speak in censored words but might have to for some key words to avoid those 😭 this is ass
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
omg yippee commission spambots are on bsky now, so delightful.
man i really dont want to have to speak in censored words but might have to for some key words to avoid those 😭 this is ass
man i really dont want to have to speak in censored words but might have to for some key words to avoid those 😭 this is ass
Nöö.. Der is noch da... Nur hinterm Schloss und da siehst du mich ja noch... Aber ich habe soweit es ging alle Tweets gelöscht.
Und seitdem auch nichts mehr gepostet....
Bin hin und wieder da... Sehe manche... Und blocke die spambots 😅
Und seitdem auch nichts mehr gepostet....
Bin hin und wieder da... Sehe manche... Und blocke die spambots 😅
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Nöö.. Der is noch da... Nur hinterm Schloss und da siehst du mich ja noch... Aber ich habe soweit es ging alle Tweets gelöscht.
Und seitdem auch nichts mehr gepostet....
Bin hin und wieder da... Sehe manche... Und blocke die spambots 😅
Und seitdem auch nichts mehr gepostet....
Bin hin und wieder da... Sehe manche... Und blocke die spambots 😅
Hm yeah I like this idea better.
Thinking of that comic where someone says "we've come up with a robot that can have good conversation" (as opposed to the awful spambots of old) and one person says "good enough" (or problem solved or similar)
Thinking of that comic where someone says "we've come up with a robot that can have good conversation" (as opposed to the awful spambots of old) and one person says "good enough" (or problem solved or similar)
December 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Hm yeah I like this idea better.
Thinking of that comic where someone says "we've come up with a robot that can have good conversation" (as opposed to the awful spambots of old) and one person says "good enough" (or problem solved or similar)
Thinking of that comic where someone says "we've come up with a robot that can have good conversation" (as opposed to the awful spambots of old) and one person says "good enough" (or problem solved or similar)
I don't usually bother blocking the spambots that follow me but lmao
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I don't usually bother blocking the spambots that follow me but lmao
Let's have a talk about all the damn spambots and scams on #AO3 shall we?
This isn't a complaint against AO3 - the archive volunteers are fantastic for helping work these things out. It's a warning and reassurance to other writers, and a reminder for readers whilst we're here. Lets take a look!
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This isn't a complaint against AO3 - the archive volunteers are fantastic for helping work these things out. It's a warning and reassurance to other writers, and a reminder for readers whilst we're here. Lets take a look!
1/18
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Let's have a talk about all the damn spambots and scams on #AO3 shall we?
This isn't a complaint against AO3 - the archive volunteers are fantastic for helping work these things out. It's a warning and reassurance to other writers, and a reminder for readers whilst we're here. Lets take a look!
1/18
This isn't a complaint against AO3 - the archive volunteers are fantastic for helping work these things out. It's a warning and reassurance to other writers, and a reminder for readers whilst we're here. Lets take a look!
1/18
I feel genuinely bad for anyone who actually does just want to have a private chat with me off-site, because thanks to the spambots, I no longer trust those requests.
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I feel genuinely bad for anyone who actually does just want to have a private chat with me off-site, because thanks to the spambots, I no longer trust those requests.
or like the comment section of some old disused blog, full of spambots pretending to engage
December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
or like the comment section of some old disused blog, full of spambots pretending to engage
😔🤝 same here, got hit big time by the comment spambots today. from elation to devastation in mere moments
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
😔🤝 same here, got hit big time by the comment spambots today. from elation to devastation in mere moments
anymeowdy still using tumblr ??? i stopped using it for some years so all my followers on there are dead accounts and whenver i post its just to the spambots lol
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
anymeowdy still using tumblr ??? i stopped using it for some years so all my followers on there are dead accounts and whenver i post its just to the spambots lol
are trash, but it is hard to get out of that mindset when the only attention is from spambots 😩)
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
are trash, but it is hard to get out of that mindset when the only attention is from spambots 😩)
Gah the spambots on AO3 are never ending!!
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Gah the spambots on AO3 are never ending!!
And that's with trying to delete every obvious spambot account that tries to follow me.
Funnily enough, the past couple weeks the two main genres of new followers seem to be;
-PROUD PATRIOT DEMOCRAT WARRIOR DOG DAD VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO spambots
-Furries
Furries Welcome, Spambots are not
Funnily enough, the past couple weeks the two main genres of new followers seem to be;
-PROUD PATRIOT DEMOCRAT WARRIOR DOG DAD VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO spambots
-Furries
Furries Welcome, Spambots are not
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
And that's with trying to delete every obvious spambot account that tries to follow me.
Funnily enough, the past couple weeks the two main genres of new followers seem to be;
-PROUD PATRIOT DEMOCRAT WARRIOR DOG DAD VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO spambots
-Furries
Furries Welcome, Spambots are not
Funnily enough, the past couple weeks the two main genres of new followers seem to be;
-PROUD PATRIOT DEMOCRAT WARRIOR DOG DAD VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO spambots
-Furries
Furries Welcome, Spambots are not
The whole utility of ATProto and feeds and whatnot is severely compromised by Blueskys lax anti-spam policies, all my feeds regularly get clogged with 9-follower spambots that have posted 11,000 referral links and nothing else.
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The whole utility of ATProto and feeds and whatnot is severely compromised by Blueskys lax anti-spam policies, all my feeds regularly get clogged with 9-follower spambots that have posted 11,000 referral links and nothing else.
Just switched my phone on after having it turned off while I went swimming and I've been followed by six spambots in that time. I've had a few more over the last 24 hours as well. I guess they got fed up with the Deid Bird Site.
December 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Just switched my phone on after having it turned off while I went swimming and I've been followed by six spambots in that time. I've had a few more over the last 24 hours as well. I guess they got fed up with the Deid Bird Site.
I kinda love Spambot Emails that tell me my books are great. Granted my marketing is off if that's the only response I'm getting. Still, fuck off spambots.
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I kinda love Spambot Emails that tell me my books are great. Granted my marketing is off if that's the only response I'm getting. Still, fuck off spambots.
idk, never used vgen, but i'm in ~15 vtuber discords and i get random "hi" friend requests AT LEAST once a goddamn week. and their accounts are usually older than a year so i assume it's just ppl getting hacked and turned into spambots
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
idk, never used vgen, but i'm in ~15 vtuber discords and i get random "hi" friend requests AT LEAST once a goddamn week. and their accounts are usually older than a year so i assume it's just ppl getting hacked and turned into spambots
WHY ARE THE SPAMBOTS BACK LEAVE ME ALOOOONE
December 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
WHY ARE THE SPAMBOTS BACK LEAVE ME ALOOOONE
Oh wow, new wave of book promoter spambots just dropped for sure. Website contact form is deluged with them,
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh wow, new wave of book promoter spambots just dropped for sure. Website contact form is deluged with them,
Huiiiiiiii mein instagram account wird grad von spambots geflutet die mir nazikommentare vorwerfen, muss nur noch rausfinden von wo. Aber spannend, diese dynamik.
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Huiiiiiiii mein instagram account wird grad von spambots geflutet die mir nazikommentare vorwerfen, muss nur noch rausfinden von wo. Aber spannend, diese dynamik.