RE: How Does Steemit Prevent Spam???

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How Does Steemit Prevent Spam???

in steem •  8 years ago 

Well, captcha comes to mind. That would block bots as spammers.

Human spammers are a different story, though. The community can eventually outcast them. With some friendly tools like downvote, report, ban, ...

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      ·  8 years ago 

    Block chain cannot use captcha because anyone can broadcast a transaction.

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        ·  8 years ago 

      I see. But this can be two different issues:

      1. preventing spammy posts through user interface with captcha
      2. detecting (and somehow blocking) spammy broadcasts

      Or do I just don't understand it? :)

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