Nobody’s safe on Tumblr anymore thanks to the app.
You can download the app, tell the app your age, select some stuff you’re interested in, and follow anybody without a fucking account.
Mind you you can’t send any messages or asks or whatever, but people can still follow your stuff without so much as a notification. No name. Completely invisible.
Thanks to everyone who reblogged this to get this problem known. Let me make a step by step on how to protect your blog, and then why some of these measures are made obsolete by the app.
1: Settings > Account > Email: Hide your email This is pretty self explanatory, although if the person already knows your blog name then this is pretty pointless.
2: Settings > Account > Security: Email me about account activity This setting will notify you via email if someone else has logged into your account. Self explanatory.
3: Settings > Account > Security: Two-factor authentication PLEASE FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD ENABLE THIS SHIT. FUCK. If someone gains access to your credentials and tries to log in, they won’t be able to because with an app on your, hopefully, protected mobile device (Such as
3: Blog settings > Always serve blog over SSL I don’t know the indepth what’s it’s about this feature, but it encrypts your blog, which is always a good thing
4: Blog settings > Share your likes/following Now this doesn’t really affect you, if you have this shared, however if a person knows your friends blogs and has a lot of time on their hands, and your friends have this setting enabled, then they can cross reference through who they’re following and find your blog
5: Blog settings > Replies: Everyone can reply Switch this to “only Tumblrs you follow can reply”
6: Blog settings > Ask: Let people ask questions > Enable anonymous asks This one is pretty self explanatory; turn off anonymous asks, since anybody on browsers, without an account, can send anons
7: Blog settings > Submissions: Let people submit posts Turn that off. Trust me. It’s not worth it. Very easy for someone to send you pictures you do NOT want to see and threats. If I recall, you can do it without an account, just have to submit your email, but people can submit with a throwaway email.
8: Blog settings > Messaging: Only allow messages from Tumblrs you follow Self explanatory. Enable this.
9: Blog settings > Visibility: Hide (blog name) Only people with accounts can view your blog on the dashboard, however with the recent mishaps with the app this makes this obsolete, and really in general it does not affect how people view your blog in app. I would personally not suggest enabling this, and I will explain why in a moment.
10: Blog settings > Visibility: Hide *blog name) from search results This takes your blog off of search results from search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, etc.
Okay, so now we’re gonna talk about statcounter. Statcounter is a tracking website that tracks IP addresses for people who access your blog via browsers, whether on a laptop, desktop, or mobile. HOWEVER, through the app, it does not track it, as well as having the “Hide (blog name)” setting enabled doesn’t affect being able to view your blog via the app. If you choose to enable this setting, this also makes the tracker pretty much pointless, as it won’t register that people have viewed your blog on the blog site itself, which is why I wouldn’t suggest enabling it, BECAUSE you can see what IP views your blog, you can also block that IP from viewing your blog.
If I were you, I’d Google a list of proxy IPs (such as this one) and block those, using the shortcut provided right below the IP blocking thing. It should say something like, “If you know that all visitors from the same organization have a similar IP Address, you can block them all by specifying an IP Address range e.g. 12.345.678.* or 12.345.*.*” Mind you, this will take literal hours because it’s not in .txt format where you can just copy and paste the IP addresses, and there are multiple pages, but this will block all free proxy IPs that someone can use to get past that IP block. It’s updated frequently, so do be sure to check back.
Now here’s the problem with the app.
When using the app, it doesn’t register your IP address because it’s not viewing your blog as “xyz123.tumblr.com/”, I believe it’s viewing it through a string of code, so it won’t register. The problem with being able to follow people via the app without an account is that, I tested this out, it will not notify the person you’re following, and because you have no name OR email attached to your browsing experience, you’re basically invisible. No IP, no name, no email, nothing. This can enable stalkers to follow you without you even knowing that they are following you, watching your content, the things you say, and if you’re the kind of person to hold entire conversations on Tumblr posts or treat it like a life update page (ie: I’m going to San Diego Comic Con these days!) Then that’s….very, very bad. On top of the fact that a good chunk of people who are using this hellsite as a way of self expression and an escape from -phobic family members are fucking CHILDREN, this can threaten their lively hood CONSIDERABLY.
So uh. Yeah. The next step is how to set up a darkweb blog /s
And that’s just like, one of the hundreds/thousands of other sketchy things the site has going on in the background by just sitting on any of its web pages without an adblocker/scriptblocker
Yo, if you wanna use KissAnime, you gotta be able to protect yourself & your computer from its shadiness. This post is discouraging, but sadly, there aren’t any less shady alternatives (aside from the legal streaming sites, of course) Anyway, if you wanna use any streaming site, you should download these Chrome extensions:
This extension is a lifesaver, seriously. Personally, I’ve never seen it used on Kiss, but it works a lot on other streaming sites. With uBlock, Essentials, and Pop Up Blocker, it’s very rare that I see ads.
As the name suggests, it blocks crypto miners. I can’t vouch for its reliability yet, as it hasn’t blocked anything for me atm.
I also use a tampermonkey script to block the “Are You Human?” thing. Pretty sure it’s on the Kissanime reddit (also, if you use Kiss a lot, browse that sub even more!! It’s really useful to know what the hell is going on the site before you risk your computer). Make sure to download Malwarebytes, too!
reblogging this again because this is a much better version than just saying “dont use kissanime”
All illegal streaming services do stuff like this, so instead of going somewhere else, learn how to protect yourself from malicious advertisements.
hey guys im gonna let you in on a little info
the original kissanime shut down a couple years ago. & before they did, they announced that the current version of kissanime that is out there is a fake version filled with viruses. i dont know what happened to the original kissanime, but here is another website that works & has a huge selection of anime: https://ww4.gogoanime.io/
& if you remember its partner kisscartoon, that websites original version shut down too. but they moved! theyre at http://kimcartoon.me/
now these websites still require ad blocker but i have had absolutely no problems with either website at least while using my ad block! go enjoy some good shows my dudes!!!!!!
kissanime.ru is still the real one, it’s kissanime.io that’s the fake phishing site
If you play “Feeling Myself” by Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé at exactly 11:58:50 pm on New Year’s Eve, Beyoncé will say “World Stop” in 2017 and “Carry On” in 2018.
They don’t care about the public’s opinion anymore??? Are you shitting me??? Isn’t America supposed to be a democracy where the people have a say in the future of this country?? They say they won’t listen to opinions anymore.
GUYS PUMP OUT COLD HARD FACTS. I’LL BE WRITING AN EMAIL TO THE HEAD SCUMBAG HIMSELF WITH SOME COLD HARD FACTS. I SUGGEST YOU GUYS DO THE SAME!!!
ps: i know I’m being obnoxious with all the unnecessary punctuation and all caps but i need to get the message across.
three internet trends i will (regrettably) probably never grow out of:
• typing in a cresCENDO TO EXPRESS EXCITEMENT
• …………..unnecessarily……. long……….. ellipsis’
• puttinfh a typo in eveyr other word to shwo u dont really give a fukc but u actually do
also unnecessary!!!! punctuation marks??????? like…… ??? what is going on here????? i!! am!!! so!!! excited!!!!
and™ totally™ unneeded™ trademark symbols™
personally I enjoy Random Capitalisation to show things are Very Important
can we also talk about starting a sentence and then kind of just
stating something reblog if you agree
dude this isn’t even a collection of memes, this is a demonstration of internet grammar… anyone who says that when you type and communicate on the internet you lose too much inflection to get the real meaning just doesn’t understand internet syntax. the evolution of language in action.
the Rosetta Stone of the twenty first century
Also 🙂 doing 🙂 this 🙂 to express 🙂 bottled 🙂 pain 🙂
or,,,,,using commas,,,,,, for elipsis’ ,,,, bc,,, it sounds better,,, in your head,,,, than periods,,,,,,,
pu t ting sp a ces in your wor ds at r and om time s because w hat the fu ck
Is it just me, or did anyone else read all of these with different tones of voice, volume, and inflection?
Don’t forget the B I G S P A C E S F O R E M P H A S I S
like that sounds intuitive and vague but so much of the day is spent in a period of wait and if you struggle to motivate yourself to do things then this is the best time
waiting for your water to boil? bag up your garbage. waiting for your coffee to drip? wipe down your counters. roommate taking up the bathroom? scoop the cat box. waiting for your food to cook in the microwave? do however many dishes you can while it’s in there.
waiting is the perfect time to do a limited amount of something for yourself where you would be otherwise just standing around doing fuck-all
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL!
I actually turn this into a game!
“How many chores can I do while the water is boiling for my tea?”
“Can I put away the dishes and wipe the counters before my lunch finishes reheating?”
“Can I sweep the floor AND change the laundry while the dogs are out back?”
You can totally do this! If you make it like a game, also, you will get better at it, and you can be like ‘yes, now I put away the dishes AND wiped out the sink before my water boiled, I am a level 2 Adult!’
This is the REALEST, SERIOUSLY.
The tip is real, please do yourself a favor and use it.
I think I left the teller at the bank genuinely disturbed when I told him that “If I can’t afford it, I just don’t buy it.” “What about a car? Do you drive a car?” he inquired, his voice toning on the edge of fear. I told him, “Yeah, I have a vehicle. I bought it used for under $3,000.” He looked physically pained. “What about if you want to buy some kind of new appliance? Or furniture?” he persisted. I stared at him blankly. “My couch was $5.00 at Goodwill. Like…I just buy shit cheap or I don’t buy it at all. The only thing in my life that I make payments on is my house, my bills, and my insurance, and that’s split five ways because I have housemates.” The young man looked horrified? Appalled? And somehow also awed? This guy couldn’t have been much older than me. But it seemed that he’d never even considered the option before of saving up for something to purchase it outright instead of using a credit card. Am I the only person in my general age group (just turned 26) who’s never owned a credit card, and who has forgone basic comforts in order to save up for items so you don’t owe money to anyone, like, ever?
If you’re living in the US without a credit card at 26, you’re playing with danger.
No credit is viewed as the same as bad credit. Which means you could be denied if you ever do need to rent an apartment or a car. Hospitals and clinics are also less likely to allow payment plan programs for people without good credit.
The best thing you could do at this point is apply for a credit card you’re eligible for and pay a few things (I do gas and groceries myself) with it each month. As long as you keep it to zero balance each month there is no interest and there will be proof of you not having debt (instead of just the absence of debt).
what.
This is legit how it works. The system requires records on you, or else. So you need a credit card and worse, you need to have a record of using it, even if you pay it off every single month. Unfortunately, the formulas used to determine credit score are secret, so we also have people suggesting that your credit rating is helped if every so often you do pay a bit of interest. The whole thing is a complete mess. If you don’t have a credit rating/history, then any loans you manage to get will be at extremely high interest and will require much more effort than they really should.
what
yeaah let me just go get a card that i can’t pay off because capitalism is shit, even if i literally only buy a pack of gum that’d go well
If you pay it off in full every month there is no interest. Do what OP is doing but put some of that on your credit card and pay it off every month, and soon you will have a very good credit rating.
you skipped right the fuck over the “can’t pay it off” part huh
like credit cards are just not a viable thing if you’re poor and have shit income
And I’m saying to literally not put anything on it if you can’t buy it in cash. And I’m aware that they fuck over poor people, but yeah, that’s the system that’s in place. This is advice for navigating it, which is how to obtain good credit which helps a lot.
Right like don’t make minimum payments, put your gas on your credit card then that same day pay the credit card company online then don’t worry about it for another month. It’s an absolutely shit system, but in the event of an emergency it’s good to have.
I have had to explain this to a lot of people in my life, but it’s true- no credit is the same as (or worse than!!!) bad credit. What having (and using) the card actually shows is that you are capable of (and actually follow through on) making regular payments: ie, it is proof of having a steady income (even if you do not actually have a steady income). It is showing you reliably can pay for things you purchase (you do the same thing with cash but there’s no record), and that if you borrow money you’re good for it when it comes time to repay, which is what your credit score is all about.
Think of it this way. You have a credit card, which is your credit tracking device. You use the card to tell someone “I will pay for this thing with borrowed money.” They agree to allow you to pay with borrowed money. You then turn around to your credit card company and say “Thank you for allowing me to borrow your money, I will now pay you back with my own money.” (which, if you repay them promptly enough, you can repay them the exact same amount you borrowed, rather than paying them more than you borrowed [which is what interest is])
The credit card company then recognizes that you successfully borrowed their money AND returned it safely, and they pass that information along to credit tracking companies. Each time you do this, you gain credibility. If you do this enough times, you are considered a credible borrower of money, so that if you ever are in a situation where you need to borrow a large sum of money (for example, a mortgage or a car or a hospital bill or whatever), companies with money will look at how well you have returned money in the past, and say Ah yes, this person repays their debts well, so we can lend them our money.
So like, do what the above folks are recommending. Get a credit card and use it to reasonably purchase things you already have to buy- put a batch of groceries on the card. Go home (or wherever you can use the internet), pay it off as if you had paid cash in the store for it. There is no extra fee or interest for doing this, and you are leveling up your credibility in case of emergency later on in life.
More shit in adult life they never tell you about in school
As someone who’s credit history was wiped to zero after an ex stole her identity.
Having no credit is significantly worse than having bad credit. I’ve been fortunate as of late and nothing bad has happened to me, and I’m set to inherit a house and the like. But, if say the furnace dies, or the hot water heater, or I get sick again (since my insurance company jacked my premiums to $1300/mo), I’m proper fucked.
One of the big suggestions my financial guy (I have some stocks and bonds, planning for retirement) suggested was, getting a secured credit card. Basically, it works like a normal credit card, but you put your own money down as a collateral/financing base (generally between $200-500), the financing bank/institution then puts their backing behind you. Secured cards have a near 100% approval rate for those of us with zero credit, whereas normal bank backed cards you are less likely to be approved.
I applied for one and got denied because I had low income…..
Shit I wish had been explained to me 10 years ago.
simple way to build credit: set up your monthly charges– cell, internet, Netflix, insurance– to be paid automatically on your credit card. Instead of paying each bill separately throughout the month, you pay off your one credit card bill.
My son just turned 18 (yesterday), we got him a credit card in his name that we are co-signers on. He’ll use it to get gas for the car we share and we’ll pay the bill each month. This way he can get a credit score.
If you have low income and can’t get a credit card on your own, see if you can get a co-signer. I co-signed on my sister’s first credit card, her first car loan, and her first 2 apartments.
All this. I have credit cards that I use as a 1-month delay-of-payment: I save up, buy it on my credit card (and get airline miles for the purchase!) and then pay for it at the end of the next month with the cash I’d saved beforehand. Ditto reoccurring fees – my monthly mobile and health care bills gets paid that way, automatically, so I never forget.
It takes a little bit of money management, in that you have to make sure the money STAYS PUT for that month, so you have it when needed, but it’s a way to play their game to your own benefit. You use their backing, but don’t pay them any interest on it.
(start with whatever POS card you can, then work your way up to one that offers rewards. they will eventually try to get you to increase your credit limits/offer you higher-term cards. Just Say No)
All of the “yes, get a fucking credit card and build your score” advice is good, as are the various plans to use it without incurring any hit to your actual cash flow, but I will offer one counterpoint to the lattermost bit of advice, and explain why you *want* to increase your credit limit.
One of the factors that goes into your score (it’s one of the biggest, depending on credit agency doing the reporting) is your debt-to-credit ratio; that is, if you have $500 in available credit, and a $100 balance (because you pay your electric and cell phone bills with it, for instance), your debt-to-credit ratio is 20% (100/500). If you talk to your credit company after you’ve been with them a while and say, “I’d like to see about increasing my credit limit,” and they see you’ve been on time with everything, they might bump you up tp $600, $750, or maybe even $1000…. if you keep that $100 monthly balance because your bills are consistent, will give you a ratio of 16.6%, 13.3%, or 10% – which makes your credit score go up, which means you can ask your credit card compaany to lower your interest rate, just in case you can’t pay your bill in full some month due to an emergency expense or whatever, so it’ll cost you less extra money if you have to do that.
There are a shitload of things that look at your credit score now that don’t necessarily have anything, overtly or obviously, to do with your ability to repay your debts. renting an apartment, especially from a management company rather than a local landlord – they’ll check it to see if you’re gonna be on time and pay in full. jobs in some sectors of the market – if you look like you’re hustling to make ends meet, that could be seen as leaving you vulnerable for bribes or potentially doing shady shit at work (yes, this is shitty, but yes, it’s the truth).
plus, having a strong credit history means you can get better terms when you buy a car or house or anything else of that nature – sparkling credit will literally cut your interest rate down by 60% or more compared to someone with bad credit… if that latter person can even get the loan at all.
This is Ernesto Labuntog, an inventor from the Philippines who has invented a water filtration system that can make floodwater potable in 30 minutes. Despite having demonstrated his invention to the MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority), and despite entering his invention to IdeaSpace, he has not yet received enough exposure and backing for his revolutionary technology that could make clean water more accessible. For a family of six, this technology can last for as long as three years!
To learn more about his water filtration device, you can watch these videos:
Procrastination Queen 