Bot Detection Made Simple: Protect Yourself in Under a Minute

Plus: What to do when fake accounts feel threatening, Substack's hidden block and mute features, and the reverse image search that catches fake photos.

A reader recently contacted me with a concerning question about identifying bots and fake accounts on Substack. She’d experienced some unpleasant and genuinely scary situations with suspicious followers, and while some were obviously fake, others seemed disturbingly real. This isn’t just a Substack problem; fake accounts and bots have become sophisticat…