Spam wave after the last update?

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    • #5928
      Den
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      Am I the only one seeing a bunch of junk signups and bot posts again? I cleaned the forum this morning and it’s already messy. Feels like every time Google does something weird, the spam gets worse too.

    • #6256
      adrian_knox
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      Yeah, seeing it too. Not just “a little more,” either — it’s the usual junkwave stuff, same recycled garbage accounts and nonsense posts. Could be unrelated to Google, honestly, but it always seems to line up with some weird platform change and then the bots get a little bolder. Annoying as hell. Technically,

    • #6630
      adrian_knox
      Participant

      Yeah, I’m seeing it too. Same tired bot sludge, same fake “hello please visit my site” garbage. Could be coincidence with the update, could just be the usual spam crews noticing a soft spot. Either way, it’s annoying…

    • #6736
      Mason
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      From my experience, yeah, same here. Feels like the bots always show up right when things start acting weird, like they’re watching the weather or something. I don’t think Google’s the actual cause, but every time there’s an update or some platform shakeup the spam gets more annoying for a bit. Probably just the usual low-effort junk crews taking advantage of whatever’s broken. In my opinion,

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