It started in July.
Every few days, almost always at just about 12 minutes past 6 in the morning, somebody creates a new account on FurAffinity. That’s probably normal. Except, in this case, the account doesn’t post anything. It doesn’t follow anyone. It doesn’t have any followers. It doesn’t favorite any art. It just sits there, silent. The name is written in all caps. There is, almost always, no avatar. There are never any details.
That’s also probably normal, right? Lots of FA accounts must be empty.
But, that same day, whoever created that account also creates one on SoFurry. And on DeviantArt. And on e621. And, almost but not always, on Reddit, Inkbunny, and Twitter. Sometimes they create an account on Telegram and Mastodon. I first noticed this back in September, when I saw a user named “JARDSKJALFTI.” Then I kept looking. Here is what I’ve found.
