Just a reminder to cat/ dog families to beware of #ContentScrapers who steal people's photos of their pets and post them without permission or credit as their own. I get followed by them now and then and block them but notice they're followed by people I follow. At least watermark your photos
Fuck #ContentScrapers
Bluesky, how about a moderation feature that lets us block all accounts that follow a certain number of other accounts? I'd like to be able to pick the number for myself. Anyone following 3k accounts just falls into a black hole and is gone. Should be easy.
#moderation
#contentscrapers
the one I saw at the top of discover earlier bsky.app/profile/alle... #SMM #contentScrapers
Screenshot of a Bluesky profile: "Shining Science is your portal for the latest science news. Sharing the latest in science takes time and resources. If you enjoy what we do, consider supporting us!"
Screenshot of a listing of 20 most blocked accounts on Bluesky. "Shining Science" is circled. 18,147 people block it.
For those wondering why content scrapers do what they do, here's a profile with over 28,000 followers (after just 25 days!) that supplies a Paypal link so people can show their appreciation for the plagiarized articles and stolen images. It's on the "Top 20 Blocked" list. #ContentScrapers #science
Article titled, "Study Reveals More Than One in Five Are Infected With an Incurable STI", with a photograph of a shocked young man covering his mouth with a tattooed hand.
Profile of the scraper account, "Shining Science," with the number of followers and the paypal link circled in red. There's one post visible, featuring a head tattooed with lines terminating in circles. The link sends people the shiningscience(dot)com website, which is full of plagiarized articles and stolen images.
@carlycassella.bsky.social In case of interest, here's a screenshot of an article on the "Shining Science" website that seems to plagiarize you. They monetize the theft on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, etc., by providing a Paypal link so followers can send tips of gratitude. #contentscrapers #science
🐈⬛📸 Is there a blocklist for "Cat Pic Scraper Accounts" that *includes* those who provide source? All I can find is the linked one that gives a pass to scrapers who add perfunctory credit. I want them all gone. #cat #cats #ContentScrapers #scrapers #blocklist bsky.app/profile/wooz...
Follow the accounts. I mentioned. They will follow back. When yiu encounter a #contentscrapers, report via DM and they are added to a block list. You need to subscribe to the block list and given a choice of muting or blocking all or some accounts. Those accounts steal the work or artists.
If it were theirs. #contentscrapers
There are tons of pet #contentscrapers on here 😡 Ppl posting pictures of your pets not identifying them as such aren’t “sharing”; they’re stealing. I block them every time. They’re trying to get 10,000+ followers. I don’t understand what they are getting from this scam, but it’s nothing good.
Art in Nature ~ Water Reflections
The River Esk which runs through the village of Boot in Cumbria. Reminded me of #Monet
Resolution reduced to keep the #contentscrapers disapointed.
#ThePhotoHour #photography #riveresk #lakedistrict
jigsaw puzzler and artist here, Amazon now has this ai chat feature, Rufus. You can ask it "who is the artist?" for a puzzle and it'll tell you whether there's any information given by the company. if there is none, I don't buy. Legit brands will tell you
#jigsawpuzzle #contentscrapers #aiart
Please continue to help us by alerting all #ContentScrapers to the Block List creator:
@franzanth.bsky.social
These accounts dominate places that allow them, like twit, by outright stealing content, and filling up timelines with what they steal.
Screenshot from Bluesky that says, "Not found, account is deactivated."
Account is gone. I'd sent messages to some of the photographers whose work had been posted without permission and urged them to file reports, so I think this means admins *will* act if owners complain. That's great news. #ContentScrapers #photography #art
Hi Jake, friend, any chance you could make a Feed that recognizes this Hashtag?
#ContentScraper or #contentscrapers
@jakei.bsky.social
Eris waiting politely to see if someone wants to give her lunch. She is slouchy-sitting on a bamboo floor. 100 year old white kitchen cabinets behind her. Emotion: she looks optimistic her mouth is open in a smile.
What are content scrapers and why does the Blue Sky community try really hard not to support them? #ContentScrapers
They don’t post like a real human. They go online and find other people’s content and steal it. Mom is against that. She will call them out and put #ContentScraper then block. #GSD
