Improving DEV's Low-Quality Automated Post Detection
DEV is working to combat low-quality automated posts, but it's a hard problem. Improvements are being made, but tools for creating low-quality content are also getting better. New initiatives coming soon to help separate signal from noise.
I wanted to open up a discussion about how DEV can do a better job combatting low quality automated posts. This is an area we are putting a lot of attention on, but it is a hard problem. I can say that we have been making a lot of improvements in terms of how we catch and deal with low quality content, but the tools for creating low-quality content are also getting better. We have been shipping on internal tools and processes to do a better job with this stuff, and will be shipping some new initiatives in the near future which should be helpful and exciting in this regard. But we are curious t...