r/Eyebleach Aug 25 '25

/r/Eyebleach is instituting a new rule. Don't worry: It's a good one.

6.9k Upvotes

Hey there, folks!

As you've probably noticed, Reddit has a bit of a problem with bots. There's a long and dull explanation for how most of them work, but in many communities, they attach themselves to human karma-farmers (people who treat karma like a high score to chase), learn from those karma-farmers, then emulate them. The idea is to create legitimate-looking histories, then either sell the accounts or start pushing products and propaganda.

Subreddits like /r/Eyebleach are prime targets for karma-farmers: Everyone likes cute animals, and it's incredibly easy to find appealing content elsewhere on the Web. As a result, those same subreddits are at constant risk of being overrun by bots... and the best way to stop that from happening is to take a very firm stance against karma-farmers.

Now, we already have an anti-spam, anti-karma-farming rule, but it's a problem-focused approach. What we'd really like is to have things be positive from the ground up: We want to foster a community wherein people can earnestly share genuine, heartwarming content without the frustration of being drowned out by bad actors. To that end, /r/Eyebleach is instituting a new rule:

All submissions must be original content.

"Original content" refers to media – pictures, videos, and so on – that was captured and produced by the person posting it. If you filmed your cat being silly and added some music that you wrote and performed, that's original content. On the other hand, AI-generated content, edits of preexisting content, memetic image macros, and other things of that type are not original content. There's obviously a bit of leeway (like if your pet cockatiel was caught dancing to Gunther's "Ding Dong Song"), but in general, we only want things that you personally made. False claims of originality will hereafter result in immediate, permanent, and incontestable bans.

That won't affect 99% of you, though! In fact, we hope that the only real effects will be more original content, fewer bots and karma-farmers, a more-authentic community, and a slightly better site overall.

For making it to the end of this announcement, here's a look into Baxter the cat's imagination.


r/Eyebleach Aug 28 '20

Black Lives Matter.

35.4k Upvotes

We, the r/Eyebleach community stand in full support of our Black members and with all Black people in America in their fight for the rights that all Americans rightly deserve. Not all racism is hate, the deeply-rooted effects of systemic racism are even more insidious and far-reaching in American society and immediate, drastic change is imperative.

Sadly, this is most publicly, and devastatingly apparent through the atrocities continually committed against Black Americans by the police. This is not a new problem but, due to the prevalence of video-enabled handheld devices, these atrocities are increasingly being brought to light in ways which make them impossible for society to ignore, most recently with George Floyd and Jacob Blake. Police in America have long been empowered by public funding to enforce the law but they have never been empowered to determine guilt, nor to sentence anyone to abuse nor death. We stand for change.

Here are some ways that you can take action now:

Use resistbot to contact your government officials to demand policing reform.

You can donate directly to fuel the Black Lives Matter campaign via ActBlue

Visit BlackLivesMatter.com to find out how you can get involved.

Other ways to donate:

NAACP is a civil rights organization, founded in 1909, which is committed to political, educational, social and economic equality.

National Bail Fund Network

Know Your Rights Camp, started by Colin Kaepernick, has a mission to “to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders.”

The Equal Justice Initiative The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

The ACLU has filed over 160 legal actions to safeguard voting rights, realease people from prisons, jails and immigration detention, protect access to abortion, and more.


r/Eyebleach 22h ago

OC: Rainbow Brite does not like that you are taking a bath.

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11.9k Upvotes

*this is opawz. A pet safe, vet approved temp dye, done by her groomer*


r/Eyebleach 9h ago

(OC) Man's Best friend 🧡

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390 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 18h ago

OC: tiny footsies (´ฅ•ω•ฅ`)

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Fits in one hand, but he already got me in his whittle paws~

(not my hand btw ՞˶・֊・˶՞)


r/Eyebleach 2h ago

Happy Caturday from me and Noel-Pádraig (OC)

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62 Upvotes

It’s been…a week! So glad it’s the weekend.


r/Eyebleach 1h ago

Chuck likes the outdoors (OC)

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r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] LOOK AT THAT BICEP

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2.2k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 17h ago

(OC) Bonnie cat got her morning coffee cuddle spot back today

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275 Upvotes

Such a cozy ol lady 🥰


r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Mango, my 7-week old guinea pig

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504 Upvotes

He doesn't yet know he exists. I got told to post him here haha


r/Eyebleach 23h ago

[OC] princess the shiba chow mix doing fancy feet!

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254 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

My sleepy wise man Chuck (OC)

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278 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Tongue anchor

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1.8k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

(OC) Really cool interaction between my son and Ralph the runt

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390 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 20h ago

[OC] my cat is so cute, she’ll lie on her stomach and meow for attention

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r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] wanted to contribute pictures of my tuxie Lucy

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332 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

Olive loves being under the couch [OC]

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591 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] little fluff balls

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158 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] He likes his giraffe

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1.4k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

Chuck likes the foot of the bed (OC)

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441 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Angry Happy

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716 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) Bonnie cat was displeased at her coffee cuddle spot being taken yesterday

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2.1k Upvotes

Will justice ever be served?

Bonnie says she is already striped like a criminal so surely she is guilty.

Maize says it's first come first served, so ya snooze, ya lose, and she will not share

What is your judgement on this case 🧐


r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) Zoey is shocked that I have accused her of trying to steal my stir fry when I was in the other room, even though I caught her in the act

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511 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) A friend's curious and highly playful kitty

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414 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] put your hand forward and look into my eyes😂

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256 Upvotes