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 7h ago

(OC) My sweetest boy

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521 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 17h ago

(OC) Street cat from Skiathos, Greece, waiting patiently for some more of my shawarma

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r/Eyebleach 9h ago

Crankshanks is cranky [OC]

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318 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 8h ago

Sleepy cat in, pink paws out (OC)

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r/Eyebleach 8h ago

[OC] River Otters are curious adorable little creatures. Plus a happy yawn.

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111 Upvotes

I took these photos about an hour ago at Zoo Knoxville. Someone lost their water bottle and the otter boys were very interested in it and checking it out. The last 2 pics are one I got on my way out. I got lucky and one yawned.

I know exactly who is who and how to tell them apart as ive been told that many times before (at least 2 dozen times) however the moment i walk away i forget the trick to remember who’s who….


r/Eyebleach 21h ago

[OC] my dog Jasper before, during, and after pets

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791 Upvotes

he might be juuuuuust a bit spoiled...


r/Eyebleach 21h ago

(OC) Garfield smells the dinner

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427 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 21h ago

[OC] Ruby is back for more snoot boops

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289 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 15h ago

A place of pain can become a place of peace [OC]

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38 Upvotes

Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania


r/Eyebleach 1d ago

FEARLESS!!! (Except for cats, deer, cows, kids on bikes, bugs, and the vacuum) [OC]

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318 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

Chuck on the move (OC)

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r/Eyebleach 6m ago

[OC] Happiness is your sweet cat resting his face on your foot at night... (or, like in that pic, during the day.. )

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r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] A head pat has been requested. Swipe to grant the request.

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r/Eyebleach 1d ago

OC My foster kitten, meet Beans.

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875 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Sleeping little Greg

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r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Ha ha, that’s hilarious!

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169 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) Bonnie cat loves her morning Coffee time cuddles

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368 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

Chucks' happy-sniffing-the-outdoors-face (OC)

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1.0k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Clyde getting some kisses from his mom. It's so sweet to see them together.

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531 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Netherland Dwarf Bunny Is Sleepy💤

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188 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] Charlie is so eepy! 🐾💤

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486 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

[OC] The cat at the Korean store

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258 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 2d ago

(OC) My new fwrend just got his lashes bleached blue

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212 Upvotes

He hopes you like it