Effective Ways of Dealing With Spammers
Read OriginalThis article summarizes key strategies for combating spammers on online platforms, derived from a Hacker News discussion. It details three main approaches: shadowbanning users without their knowledge, implementing resource costs like payments or time gates to create friction, and silently filtering automated bot traffic. The focus is on technical and behavioral methods to mitigate spam while maintaining service usability for legitimate users.
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