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It's part of a package called the KIDS Act, filled with digital ID and age verification and censorship!
MAKE THOSE PHONES RING!! CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES ALL WEEK
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i HIGHLY encourage everyone to read the bills in the KIDS Act, because you will be doing more than 95% of people who read and introduce these bills
Not blaming the guy at all but in our post-NSPM7 and Antifa-as-domestic-terrorist-category world this definitely will bring down the hammer. About to get far spicier on the streets.
My account is writing focused, it's a pretty obvious thing. There was ths account marketing that it was a beta reader, I followed it, stupidly enough. And now, they started to text me being quite forceful about how it wanted to read one of my manuscripts--or in my case that I should finish my manuscript as soon as possible for them to review it. They asked my age, I declined. And the conversation ended with them wanting to gain access to my other social media accounts.
Could this be a scam?
Hi there Anon!
This is, in fact, a scam!
I covered this a while back with another anon as seen here.
From that post, this was part of their ask, it's likely what you're experiencing if i'm not mistaken!:
I'm a member of the writing community here and I have noted an alarming number of new accounts claiming to be beta readers or even known Authors.
These people will often show up in the comments under posts giving out generic positive praises/trying to be your friend/ Asking others to send them a DM for their beta reading service, which is probably them just using ai or 'feedback' of the story they so-called have read and the text reads as if it's ai. So these individuals could be putting others stories into ChatGPT or Prowritingaid's Beta Reader program (Which I forgot the name of).
Here's an example of one I found in a post:
"This is beautifully introspective. The imagery is strong, especially the contrast between “empathy softening my edges” and “just bones with a heartbeat.” If anything, you could lean even deeper into that tension the parts of yourself that feel too much versus the version that feels nothing. But as it is, the voice is clear and the emotional core hits. Really well done."
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The user names of these accounts would always ends (from what I see) with Beta, Reader, or Script. The profiles are either empty or some generic message that goes like:
"I am [name], a skilled book editor and beta reader. I provide clear, actionable feedback to enhance clarity, structure, pacing, and overall impact while keeping your voice intact. Share your draft anytime—I’ll help refine it." or
"Writers, your story deserves the best! I offer Beta Reading, Book Editing, and Cover Design to help your manuscript shine from first draft to final cover. Let’s turn your words into a book readers can’t put down"
If not then they may have something really similar like it.
Part 2 of that ask can be found here.
I also linked Kindle Direct Publishing's article there on how to identify these fake book publishing scams but I'll share it again:
Here is also a video from good ol Kitboga where he talks about book publishing scammers:
Just remember: You should never have to give money, to get money.
If someone is working to publish something and pay you, you shouldn't have to pay out any kind of 'fee' or the like. I'd also be very careful of signing up to any website they send you, as this could possibly steal your login information to your accounts!
Honestly I just wouldn't trust in any kind of 'promotion' or 'publishing' companies/services here on tumblr as a general rule. There are a lot of 'job' scams and 'free/easy ways to make money' here that people tend to fall for too.
If it seems too good to be true, it's most likely a scam. :(
Hello. I recently stumbled across this blog. Thank you so much for bringing these problems that plague the site (all of social media really) to light. :)
I don't know if you allow this though. I haven't seen anyone bringing these scammers up.
I'm a member of the writing community here and I have noted an alarming number of new accounts claiming to be beta readers or even known Authors.
These people will often show up in the comments under posts giving out generic positive praises/trying to be your friend/ Asking others to send them a DM for their beta reading service, which is probably them just using ai or 'feedback' of the story they so-called have read and the text reads as if it's ai. So these individuals could be putting others stories into ChatGPT or Prowritingaid's Beta Reader program (Which I forgot the name of).
Here's an example of one I found in a post:
"This is beautifully introspective. The imagery is strong, especially the contrast between “empathy softening my edges” and “just bones with a heartbeat.” If anything, you could lean even deeper into that tension the parts of yourself that feel too much versus the version that feels nothing. But as it is, the voice is clear and the emotional core hits. Really well done."
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The user names of these accounts would always ends (from what I see) with Beta, Reader, or Script. The profiles are either empty or some generic message that goes like:
"I am [name], a skilled book editor and beta reader. I provide clear, actionable feedback to enhance clarity, structure, pacing, and overall impact while keeping your voice intact. Share your draft anytime—I’ll help refine it." or
"Writers, your story deserves the best! I offer Beta Reading, Book Editing, and Cover Design to help your manuscript shine from first draft to final cover. Let’s turn your words into a book readers can’t put down"
If not then they may have something really similar like it.
Part 2 follow up of this anon can be found here.
Hello! Thank you for letting me know about this!
There is, unfortunately, a scam going around targeting authors on Ao3 that is similar to this, where bots will comment on fics and then after a long description of "what they liked" about the fic, they will say 'I feel inspired to draw something for it. lets talk on <website."
I feel that the accounts you mentioned are likely trying to do the same thing, get the users to contact them, and then try to offer 'services' of some kind.
The ones that offer "art" via comments, are the same scammers that are performing what is known as the "muse" scam.
💬 1 🔁 113 ❤️ 97 · 🚨Scammer Alert🚨 + 🔎Scam Exam(ination)🔍 · Seen as: 'I'm feeling so inspired by your picture/art!'
Scam Type: Muse Scam
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the short end is- they try to get you to "commission" them, then they send you a fake check/order that, once you cash it- you get the money, but if you spend even $100 of- say- the $500 they sent you, once the check bounces, the bank takes $100 of your money to compensate for what you used.
They also usually have you send some sort of "shipping fee" to get the check, which obviously nobody should do.
The golden rule is: never give money, to get money.
And if someone wants you to download a program or go to a website you've never seen before to 'complete a deal' or 'download' something, it's best to report and block them as soon as possible.
Malicious data can infect PC's and phones via cookies, so getting your passwords stolen or worse- your bank info, is not something you want to happen. :(
I hope this helps and thank you for helping others!
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You can request here or on any of my other socials (active on Insta, TikTok and Vgen). My name is always something along the lines of tokala(sart)!
I have a discord or I can email finished commissions whatever is preferred! I take payment via PayPal. ^^
I would appreciate any shares! Apart from all that welcome to my page and enjoy looking at my art! (Or critizising it whatever you want, just be respectful XD)
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Being a computer person, I thought the tags and their hierarchy could be (since Vox seems to run some old version of Windows NT):
"[drive name] (D:)", or "C:\Volumes\[drive name]\" if you want it more obvious (the proper name for file systems on a storage device is "volume", and they can be manually mounted as folders in Windows instead of drive letters)
"\[path name]\"
".\[folder name]\" (the single period means "current folder")
[file name]
"*.[file type]" (the * is a placeholder for all matches of any length)
and asks are tagged "printf()" (from C) or "Console.Write()" (from Microsoft's C#).
You can do a mass retag using the Mass Post Editor.
Please do not share confidential information regarding CEO Vox's operating systems so lightly, if further privacy breaches occur you can expect a visit from our lawyers!
that is the standard warning we've been trained to give to people in this situation, which i have given now so...
"because vox seems to run on an old version of windows NT" suddenly I'm interested, please do say more! how could you tell, was it his crashing screens? are there any fun implications from this, like a particular system vulnerability or strange code decision? I know very little about computers myself, dealt with some programming before i expired but on a very surface level, primarily for mathematical models, and it certainly doesn't translate to operating system knowledge-- thank you very much for your insight, i love how it could also be one massive tag, i will certainly change to this system... when i figure out the mass post editor!
When Vox glitches in “Stayed Gone”, he briefly flashes a Blue Screen of Death in the style of the ones used until Windows 8 (which is a version of Windows NT as has every desktop version since XP). Vox does continue after Blue-Screening so I guess he has more than one PC in him. (Also, this would imply that Vox is running on unsupported software unless he pays for continued support, which isn’t unheard of in industry.)
I’ve made this post like six times but it still fucks me up the China’s mountains just look like that. Like I spent decades thinking it was stylistic but no, they just have different mountains over there.
the reason that wounds that break the skin hurt is because its always supposed to be dark inside your body and when your blood sees sunlight for the first time it gets scared. and that causes the pain. or maybe it doesnt
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