group: DERP-1933
class: Keter
derp_score: 5
special_containment_procedures: |
Front-ends must utilize an API or multiplexer/reverse
proxy that suppresses the associated accounts used to
generate the anomalous properties of DERP-1933.
Alternatively, front-ends may paginate all replies
instead of filtering them.
Front-ends that fail to implement these procedures will
result in browser sessions that become sluggish or crash
due to excessive memory requirements of the discussions
involved in DERP-1933.
description: |
DERP-1933 is known on-chain as "animalcontrol."
On 2019-03-11, DERP-1933 began targeting specific
accounts with anomalous replies, reaching a combined
daily average of over 14,000 replies per day, often
deeply nested.
On 2019-03-13, DERP-1933 was added to the irredeemables
repository under TOS violation.
Even after filtering the blockchain results containing
DERP-1933, upvotes were still being broadcasted on its
anomalous activity, which indicates automation by these
accounts.
Anomalous activity continued for four months, even after
being added to irredeemables.
Total replies by animalcontrol alone on all related
discussions for the following accounts:
| Reply to | Replies |
|----------------|-----------|
| berniesanders | 689,562 |
| steemcleaners | 529,540 |
| themarkymark | 427,161 |
| llfarms | 16,089 |
| whatsup | 7,773 |
| popcornexpress | 4,412 |
| mack-bot | 1,182 |
| patrice | 767 |
| lyndsayblowes | 2 |
Simultaneously, a more refined instance of DERP-1933
appeared to used a bot agent named `ftbot/0.1` which was
broadcasting with the "proboards" account series from
2018-12-18 to 2018-12-30 totaling about 100,000
additional replies.
Anomalies ceased on 2019-07-09 after discussion:
`themarkymark/jghowhoj`
associated_accounts:
- animalcontrol
- exterminator
- proboards
- proboards1
- proboards10
- proboards2
- proboards3
- proboards4
- proboards5
- proboards6
- proboards7
- proboards8
- proboards9
- fulltimegeek
- delso
- beaniesanders
- donkeyslayer
- dramaking
- flagveterans
- fulltime
- fulltimeangel
- gandalfthebrown
- goldenchild
- justperfect
- lizardslayer
- memen
- perfectstorm
- poisoncontrol
- supersoldier
- townmayor
- yourholiness
- fulltimebot
- fulltimebot1
- fulltimebot10
- fulltimebot11
- fulltimebot12
- fulltimebot13
- fulltimebot14
- fulltimebot15
- fulltimebot16
- fulltimebot17
- fulltimebot18
- fulltimebot19
- fulltimebot2
- fulltimebot20
- fulltimebot21
- fulltimebot22
- fulltimebot23
- fulltimebot24
- fulltimebot25
- fulltimebot26
- fulltimebot27
- fulltimebot28
- fulltimebot29
- fulltimebot3
- fulltimebot30
- fulltimebot31
- fulltimebot32
- fulltimebot33
- fulltimebot34
- fulltimebot35
- fulltimebot36
- fulltimebot37
- fulltimebot38
- fulltimebot39
- fulltimebot4
- fulltimebot40
- fulltimebot41
- fulltimebot42
- fulltimebot43
- fulltimebot44
- fulltimebot45
- fulltimebot46
- fulltimebot47
- fulltimebot48
- fulltimebot49
- fulltimebot5
- fulltimebot50
- fulltimebot51
- fulltimebot52
- fulltimebot53
- fulltimebot54
- fulltimebot55
- fulltimebot56
- fulltimebot57
- fulltimebot58
- fulltimebot59
- fulltimebot6
- fulltimebot60
- fulltimebot61
- fulltimebot62
- fulltimebot63
- fulltimebot64
- fulltimebot65
- fulltimebot66
- fulltimebot67
- fulltimebot68
- fulltimebot69
- fulltimebot7
- fulltimebot70
- fulltimebot71
- fulltimebot72
- fulltimebot73
- fulltimebot74
- fulltimebot75
- fulltimebot76
- fulltimebot77
- fulltimebot78
- fulltimebot79
- fulltimebot8
- fulltimebot80
- fulltimebot81
- fulltimebot82
- fulltimebot83
- fulltimebot84
- fulltimebot85
- fulltimebot86
- fulltimebot9
related_links:
- https://github.com/steemit/irredeemables/commit/eecfdef62781fd2959fb893d3fc5ca38bece0139
- https://github.com/steemit/irredeemables/pull/1
- https://steemit.com/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
- https://steempeak.com/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
- https://busy.org/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
- https://steemd.com/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
- https://steemdb.com/news/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
- https://steemit.com/threespeak/@themarkymark/jghowhoj
