Livable8209
commented
5 months ago Can verify this issue has gotten worse, filters do not pick up this, but duplicate detection does. I have attached my latest scan for anyone to see. Its a major shame Youtube doesn't pick up on these comments, even if the same account posts 100+ times. Spam_Log_2024-06-18_14-29-03.txt
View the file in something like neovim to see the control characters.
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Spammers captured as duplicates only
Spammer Example / Sample
Video / Post Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UebSfjmQNvs
(Optional) Additional Info / Context
A lot of these present as normal left-to-right English text on YT, appear to have the text mirrored in the scan log summary, and have the text left-to-right again in the detailed scan log entry. Example below:
Summary:
Individual log entry:
YT comment:
Exposing the control characters looks like they're using text direction controls to hide: