Reply To: Spam bots are back again today

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hankroot
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Yeah, same story here. IP blocks are basically a speed bump if they’re rotating garbage. I’ve had better luck with a couple dumb friction points instead of trying to “stop” them outright — honeypot, rate limit, and making profile links impossible until after first post or email verify. Still not perfect, but at least it cuts down the junk without screwing legit signups too much. Honestly,