How does dev.to handle bots, fake accounts, and promotional accounts?

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Halil Ibrahim Kayim

Posted on November 16, 2018

How does dev.to handle bots, fake accounts, and promotional accounts?

I don't know if this is the right place to write this, but I've recently been followed by an account named Craigslist Escort. This account is clearly only for promoting what its name suggests, and has no intention of joining any development related discussions or knowledge sharing. Does this account violate any rules you have on dev.to? If so, is there a way to report this kind of accounts? How are they handled?

On a more general topic, it is inevitable that bots, fake accounts, and promotional accounts will try to swarm a website that has an increasing number of users. What is dev.to's current and future plans regarding the elimination of these malicious accounts?

Edit: I've looked around and saw that there is a report abuse form under Code of Conduct, which seems to be the place to report stuff like these. Even though it's rather easy to find, I think it can be placed somewhere more accessible though.

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halileohalilei
Halil Ibrahim Kayim

Posted on November 16, 2018

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