Yes, it's been pretty crazy lately. These bots are smarter than a legitimate user and pass any kind of test. They have been able to pass hCaptcha, reCaptcha and all sorts of elaborated Q&A.
The new user group can block their visibility, but the moderators will still have to deal with hundreds of bots daily. They don't give up even if their messages are not public.
I hope that for future editions of phpBB we can have some kind of regional blocking. For communities like ours it is quite improbable to receive legitimate users from Uganda, South Africa, Russia, Korea or Thailand...
The new user group can block their visibility, but the moderators will still have to deal with hundreds of bots daily. They don't give up even if their messages are not public.
I hope that for future editions of phpBB we can have some kind of regional blocking. For communities like ours it is quite improbable to receive legitimate users from Uganda, South Africa, Russia, Korea or Thailand...
Statistics: Posted by AyaB — Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:47 pm