# Meer spam op forums
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/increased-spam-on-forums/326929
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** spam
**Created:** [17 september 2024 om 18:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increased-spam-on-forums/326929 "2024-09-17T18:50:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@user46](https://meta.discourse.org/u/user46)
#### Post date: [17 september 2024 om 18:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increased-spam-on-forums/326929/1 "2024-09-17T18:50:57Z")
We’ve had an increase in spam as of late. We are currently using Akismet and watchword but are hoping you can provide us with some guidance on best practices to better filter and reduce the amount of spam.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [17 september 2024 om 18:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increased-spam-on-forums/326929/2 "2024-09-17T18:55:46Z")
There’s a topic here about it
> [@Tips for Preventing Spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-for-preventing-spam/264020):
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> bookmark This documentation provides a comprehensive guide on preventing spam in Discourse forums, and includes information about various settings and tools designed to help maintain a spam-free community environment. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator On most forums spam is rare. However, if you’re having problems with spam on your site, Discourse comes with numerous tools to help you automatically prevent spam. The following guide offers some recommendations on how…
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [18 september 2024 om 23:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increased-spam-on-forums/326929/3 "2024-09-18T23:42:27Z")
Hey @user46 – as a hosted customer of ours you can always get private support by emailing [team@discourse.org](mailto:team@discourse.org)