# Human-driven copy-paste spam

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [September 14, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205 "2018-09-14T18:36:48Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205/75 "2025-07-24T22:58:23Z")

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Interesting that there is a [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) query to look for “stale edits” that can be reviewed to look for spam. I looked at it but did not find anything obviously bad here on meta. The query already accounts for links.

We now have AI spam detection. I highly recommend it!

> [@Discourse AI - Spam detection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection/343541):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to configure and use Discourse AI’s spam detection feature, including the setup process, scanning criteria, classification logic, customizations, and contrasts with AI triage. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator megaphone This is now default turned on for [Starter and Pro customers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection-replaces-akismet-plugin/354602), as well as our legacy Basic, Open Source, Creator, and Business customers. Discourse AI provides an efficient spam detection feature that identifies and…

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