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Updated Ultimate Anti-Spam tool (now with mobile support)

Updates: 1) Automatically removes all known spam posts (n...
Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
Based Can you add a feature where we can have posts by pe...
Amethyst At-the-ready Old Irish Cottage
  04/16/23
I will look into the feasibility of a feature that allows yo...
Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
Chrome doesn't support extensions, but Kiwi Browser on Andro...
ponyboy curtis
  04/16/23
Awesome. Thanks for testing.
Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
Tagging for later ty
Genius Bear on the loose in Japan
  04/16/23
🐐
Carmine maniacal hissy fit
  04/16/23
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Carmine maniacal hissy fit
  04/16/23
Having read the code, it seems like this works by searching ...
Snowy aromatic coffee pot
  04/16/23
Yes, absolutely. However there are more sophisticated strate...
Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
A less computationally intensive way to do this would be to ...
cracking bawdyhouse
  04/16/23
Could work but that's assuming the spammer doesn't just add ...
Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
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Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
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Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
why couldn't mods ban all IPs and MAC addresses?
Indigo dashing legal warrant
  04/16/23
If they can then they should. This is just a client side sol...
Bearded Ape
  04/16/23
i think only rach can
Motley ticket booth
  04/16/23
Do you program for a living, or just for fun?
submissive mexican
  04/17/23
In tech but SDE adjacent (more like an architect role). How ...
Bearded Ape
  04/17/23
Lol faggit
Aqua lodge
  04/17/23
can u add me to the block list?
Orange overrated toilet seat
  04/17/23
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stirring coldplay fan
  04/17/23


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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:00 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

Updates:

1) Automatically removes all known spam posts (nullo spam, trump spammer and others).

2) Works on all desktop browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and even mobile. I'll cover how to install below.

3) Removes not only the post itself but the preview post (at the top of the page) as well. It's like the spam never happened.

Here's the source code if you'd like to take a look: https://pastebin.com/09HFVxUL

To install on desktop, follow the steps in this post: http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5324124&mc=39&forum_id=2

For mobile, the installation is a bit more involved but I have validated it on Safari and iOS specifically. To install for Safari, follow these steps:

1) Download and install the Userscripts app from the App Store on your device: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/userscripts/id1463298887

2) Open the Userscripts app, choose "Set Userscripts Directory." Click the three dots on the top right and select "New folder" and name it something like "Scripts." Choose open to set the script directory for Userscripts.

3) Go to https://pastebin.com/09HFVxUL and select download at the top to download the script to your device. Once the file is downloaded, select "Open in" and then "Save to Files" and save it in the Scripts folder you created in Step 2.

4) Now, open Safari. Select the AA icon in the address bar and select Manage Extensions and then enable Userscripts. You'll receive a security prompt and you'll have to select something like "enable for all sites."

5) Visit a thread ruined by nullo spam and you should see the script remove all the posts and preview posts. Example: http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5323020&mc=20&forum_id=2

That's it.

Unfortunately Google doesn't support extensions on the mobile version of Chrome, so out of luck there. There are also apps that run user scripts on Android but I don't have one so haven't tested it yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192824)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:17 PM
Author: Amethyst At-the-ready Old Irish Cottage

Based

Can you add a feature where we can have posts by people we despise not show up, e.g. psycho Karen, Obeezy, etc.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192882)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 9:38 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

I will look into the feasibility of a feature that allows you to block posts by certain users. However, off the top of my head, there are some challenges with that given that users can rapidly change their name AND xo anonymizes posts after a few months.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194046)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 5:47 PM
Author: ponyboy curtis ( (If I May TP))

Chrome doesn't support extensions, but Kiwi Browser on Android does. I've got extensions for bypassing the NYT paywalls and now I have the nullospam-killer. Works great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46193169)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 5:56 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

Awesome. Thanks for testing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46193197)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:02 PM
Author: Genius Bear on the loose in Japan

Tagging for later ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192825)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:04 PM
Author: Carmine maniacal hissy fit

🐐

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192831)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:10 PM
Author: Carmine maniacal hissy fit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192852)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:20 PM
Author: Snowy aromatic coffee pot

Having read the code, it seems like this works by searching each thread for a small extract of the spam post. Would be easy to circumvent this by spammers changing their spam very slightly (e.g. adding extra space).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192901)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 4:27 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

Yes, absolutely. However there are more sophisticated strategies to mitigate that if it starts happening.

We could simply remove any post over a certain number of characters to eliminate long spam posts that make scrolling annoying. Or we could use a library that checks for text similarity (e.g. https://www.npmjs.com/package/string-similarity ), as was mentioned in the other thread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46192935)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 9:53 PM
Author: cracking bawdyhouse

A less computationally intensive way to do this would be to search for 4 or 5 random substrings of the nullo post.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194097)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 11:45 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

Could work but that's assuming the spammer doesn't just add spaces between every character or something similar.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194657)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 5:44 PM
Author: Bearded Ape



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46193160)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 8:42 PM
Author: Bearded Ape



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46193826)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 11:50 PM
Author: Indigo dashing legal warrant

why couldn't mods ban all IPs and MAC addresses?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194673)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 11:54 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

If they can then they should. This is just a client side solution that reduces the impact of spammers. I’m a long time poster and thought it would be a fun project given that spam is so common on here now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194688)



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Date: April 16th, 2023 11:55 PM
Author: Motley ticket booth

i think only rach can

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194693)



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Date: April 17th, 2023 12:03 AM
Author: submissive mexican

Do you program for a living, or just for fun?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194710)



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Date: April 17th, 2023 1:25 PM
Author: Bearded Ape

In tech but SDE adjacent (more like an architect role). How about you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46196548)



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Date: April 17th, 2023 1:26 PM
Author: Aqua lodge

Lol faggit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46196552)



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Date: April 17th, 2023 12:05 AM
Author: Orange overrated toilet seat

can u add me to the block list?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194713)



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Date: April 17th, 2023 1:08 AM
Author: stirring coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5325594&forum_id=2#46194807)