Fighting bots on my Omegle alternative

jsthsb · Nov 19, 2021

Hi all, hope you're all well. I've come here to ask for some advice. I run an Omegle style website with video to video chat. Someone is running a bot on my website displaying a video ad for their website on the camera. They are using a new IP address every time. I have already implemented Google's captcha service, but they seem to be bypassing it. Any advice on the best way to combat these annoying bots? Much appreciated.

legendsph · Nov 19, 2021

try hcpatcha. filter user-agent

jsthsb · Nov 19, 2021

Thanks @legendsph

rednada · Nov 19, 2021

Filtering user agents can hurt your normal traffic, but hCaptcha might work. Essentially if he's a good botter then there is little you can do that won't hurt your normal users. I'd suggest Cloudflare as well. Overall I'd say it's not worth it to fight it if it's not a big issue as normal users will just click past the ads. If it's a big issue, I'd even consider hiring a human moderator.

MasonF · Nov 19, 2021

Filtering user agents can block real users. Try Cloudflare.
There are some excellent antibot solutions out there, but the good ones aren't cheap. Make sure you don't affect real users' experience during your process of fighting these bots.

jsthsb · Nov 19, 2021

Thanks @MasonF could you recommend some antibot solutions?

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