Mollom

Mollom was a web service designed to prevent spam and unwanted content on websites. It functioned as a content moderation system, analyzing user-submitted text and determining whether it was legitimate or spam. It primarily targeted online forms, comment sections, and other areas where users could contribute content.

Mollom employed various techniques, including:

• Text analysis: Examining the content for spam-related keywords, phrases, and patterns.
• Reputation scoring: Assessing the reputation of the user's IP address and email address.
• Learning algorithms: Continuously learning and adapting to new spam techniques.
• Integration with content management systems (CMS): Offered modules and plugins for popular CMS platforms like Drupal and WordPress, providing seamless integration for spam protection.

By identifying and filtering out spam, Mollom helped website owners maintain a clean and user-friendly online environment. It reduced the need for manual moderation and allowed administrators to focus on legitimate user contributions.

Mollom was acquired by Acquia in 2012, and the service was officially discontinued on April 15, 2018. Acquia recommended alternatives such as Akismet and CleanTalk for spam protection after the shutdown of Mollom.