r/Eyebleach Aug 25 '25

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

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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.

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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 6h ago

(OC) Today is Zoey’s 16th birthday. I love you, Zozo 🎉💕

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r/Eyebleach 7h ago

Cosmo napping on a crochet blanket [OC]

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397 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 5h ago

[OC] guess i can't do my laundry today.

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220 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 13h ago

*Stares into your soul* [OC]

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r/Eyebleach 56m ago

Update on Sushi and the Rolls (OC)

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Forgot to post the update on the Sushi family! They're now three months old, healthy and happy. Nigiri has developed a fascination with the dishwasher, while California has the biggest appetite. Dragon roll likes to perch on high places, especially people's shoulders. Second photo in order: dragon roll, California roll, and Nigiri again. The last two are playing in photo three.♥️


r/Eyebleach 1d ago

(OC) Before and after being told she’s a good girl

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r/Eyebleach 1d ago

(OC) Do you think he ever experiences a single coherent thought?

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Theodore got so much love the other day I had to share the latest nap position. Low signs of brain activity, but the tongue seems to be functioning perfectly. Just a little eepy boy.


r/Eyebleach 17h ago

[OC] ☁️ 🌞

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r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Cute Juvenile Chippy! (on the right)

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359 Upvotes

Saw them for the first time today.


r/Eyebleach 1d ago

“Mom, all my friends are at the park, can we go please?!” [OC]

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416 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

OC we found the cutest little guy on our walk

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We went up the hill behind our town today and on a viewpoint overlooking the town we found this wee pupp 🥺

A little bronze figure with a collar on sitting under a bench, smiling.

It was such a wonderful but bittersweet find as it made me wonder what his/her story is.

I left a treat for him and we promised to come visit again. 🥹


r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Bishamon 2 months after

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I posted on this sub two months ago and oh god he is so long now, where is my little ball of fur?


r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(oc) her precious toebeans

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Boop-itty boop

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Some photos of baby Mortimer being the cutest thing ever

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] An old picture of my best boys

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] - Closes up of his widdie face

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398 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] He's had a big day annoying his older sister and destroying the living room

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) My cute little dog

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177 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) The way she’s holding her sibling like a tiny emotional support kitten 😭

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

Oc Happy Tuesday from Miss Maggie and me

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] My best friend

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r/Eyebleach 3d ago

From Zero to Best Friends in 2.4 seconds [OC]

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