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'''Comment spam''' is a term referencing a broad category of [[spambot]] or [[spammer]] postings which abuse web-based forms to post unsolicited advertisements as comments on forums, blogs, wikis and online guestbooks. Related topics include:
* [[Forum spam]], posts on Internet forums that contains related or unrelated advertisements, links to malicious websites, and abusive or otherwise unwanted information
* [[Newsgroup spam]], a type of spam where the targets are Usenet newsgroups
* [[Social spam]], unwanted spam content appearing on social networks and any website with user-generated content
* [[Spam in blogs]], a form of spamdexing done by posting random comments, copied material, or promotion of commercial services
* [[Troll (Internet)]], a person who sows discord on the Internet
* [[Hit-and-run posting]], a tactic where a poster at an Internet forum enters, makes a post, only to disappear immediately after
* [[Sockpuppet (Internet)]], an online identity used for purposes of deception
* [[Astroturfing]], the practice of masking the sponsors of a message or organization

== See also ==
* [[Comment (disambiguation)]]
* [[State-sponsored Internet sockpuppetry]]

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