# Discourse AI spam detection replaces Akismet plugin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection-replaces-akismet-plugin/354602
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** akismet, ai, spam
**Created:** [March 10, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection-replaces-akismet-plugin/354602 "2025-03-10T17:56:01Z")
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### Author: ![bartv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bartv/32/130052_2.png) [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection-replaces-akismet-plugin/354602/3 "2025-03-14T11:42:18Z")

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Does this mean you’re discontinuing the plugin at all, or just that you’re no longer offering it on your hosted platform? I’m self-hosted and I’m not using any ‘AI’. Will I be forced to start using the AI Spam detection?

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