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How to Help Improve the Filters

ThioJoe edited this page Jan 6, 2022 · 2 revisions

If you've spotted a spammer that wasn't caught by the filter:

  • If you notice a set, or even an entire 'genre' of spammers that are being poorly detected (or not at all), you can submit a filter suggestion here

If you've found false positives:

  • If you noticed any false positives in "Auto Smart" mode, or a very large number of false positives in "Sensitive Smart" mode, also feel free to submit a filter suggestion here to report it

New: Contribute to the Spam List Repository:

  • I've also created a separate repository (a GitHub project basically) to create spam lists to catch certain elusive spammers that do not exhibit normal spammer signatures
  • The lists contain the following things found in YouTube comments:
    • Spam Domains
    • Scam Instagram / Telegram usernames (usernames mentioned in the comment, not the username of the commenter themselves)
    • Names / Usernames used in "Spam Threads"
  • Visit the main project page to learn about how you can contribute to the YT Spam Lists project, and visit the project's wiki
  • To read the 3 specific categories above and what I mean exactly, visit this wiki page for examples