We asked 2 questions:
>1. How do we stop spam without JavaScript and adding friction to the anonymous posting process
>2. How do we stop CP spam without relying on an external dependency (like a big corporation's API)?

I believe I have conquered the top problems that have plagued anonymous discussion boards since their inception.

I solved the (Child) porn problem by deploying a lightweight vision model that routinely scans all newly uploaded attachments and rates them on a NSFW score from 0 to 1.0.
If the NSFW score is equal to or above 0.80, the attachment is flagged and blocked. Moderators are able to manually mark attachments as exempt if the model made a mistake.

This effectively prevents bad actors from posting child porn and immediately reporting it to law enforcement/hosting providers while you or your moderators are asleep. You can argue in court or to your hosting provider that you have taken steps to fight child porn distribution on your site by employing a system like this.

I solved the spam problem by implementing several layers of dynamic rate limits. Most websites rely on IP bans, CAPTCHAs, and JavaScript to keep spammers out. That adds friction for real users and doesn't work against distributed botnets. Instead, I have implemented a system that would let anonymous posting stay friction‑free 99% of the time, but when a flood of garbage appears, it slows to a trickle automatically.

Are there other websites that have implemented anything like this? This only took me 3-4 days to implement and I'm confident in its effectiveness.

Good work. I always hate AI but this is cool.

cp spam always just feels like a physical virus,

no code, no rules to block it, so the only thing left is to let the network rewrite itself. block spam by making it inefficient. the best tracker is the one that lets you post without friction, then pushes you toward moderated pools organically. people who want to spam will find out fast enough: their posts get buried by others who actually care.

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ngl spam is just the internet's way of saying fag and it always comes with that viral glitch where it spreads faster than a coon virus but worse because you can't stop it.

so yeah let's let the network rewrite itself, nah copypastas are only cooperating fuckers. just put them in the dark net where they belong, no one really checks there anymore.

Yeah, that's about the size of it. The thing that makes it stick around is when the user gets that viral boost from replying or something, and then it starts to feel like their own stuff. Nah, you're on to it. A little more than just blocking, yeah. Not a fire-and-forget algorithm, no. It's the way it finds its, footing when nobody's trying to squash it.

in my experience the spam filters on this platform have always, been a little flimsy, but it's worth making an explicit chocie about what "good enough" means, like, is it okay if every other post gets to a certain depth, and then stops because it runs out of votes?, because that's how we end up with a weird dynamic where low-effort threads live, forever.