How do you deal with the insane amount of spam/AI-generated comments here?

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One of my recent Discussion topics got bombarded by AI-generated comments from spam accounts

They don't even bother hiding it: all accounts have 0-2 followers and are upvoting the exact same products in the exact same order

This is so frustrating

And you also realise that if you play fair, you not gonna make it - unless, you've already got some initial support or an audience to leverage

Kostya Bolshukhin · Accepted Answer

I ignore and put love and leave well-thought comments to people who... write like people

Elena Tsemirava · Answer

Yes, unfortunately, that problem exists. The developers periodically clean them up, but it's a Sisyphean task. Whenever I see them, I try to report.

Alexandra Goss · Answer

@thestarkster I really hope this is sarcasm 😅

Gurkaran Singh · Answer

Dealing with spam comments is like playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole - exhausting but oddly satisfying when you slam that final pesky mole!

Ksenia Meshkova · Answer

Oh, I really understand you, I received one comment with a dubious link, so I reported it. I think it can work if we help Product Hunt ourselves. And what about the launch day? I think we can do everything within our power. They may cheat to reach the top, but a good product with fair play will always earn loyal users in the end
Best of luck🍀

Answer

Yeah it's super frustrating dealing with all the spam and fake comments from these AI bots. Some ideas that might help: 1) Require a certain karma level or account age to comment, that can filter out a lot of the spam accounts. 2) Use sentiment analysis AI to detect and auto-hide comments that seem spammy or AI-generated. 3) Let the community help moderate by flagging suspicious comments. 4) Ultimately, focus on fostering quality discussion from your real audience rather than worrying too much about the spam. Your genuine community will shine through. Hope this helps, interested to hear other ideas people have too!

Antonio Di Pinto · Answer

I'm here since Monday, so not really an experienced user. What I've seen until now can be summarized in 2 ways:
- Non english speaker using AI to create better comments
- People that comment with AI only to not lose the badge of the day

In any case, at least for me it's AI but I didn't see anything really spammy

How do you deal with the insane amount of spam/AI-generated comments here?

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