How do I report spam?

Spamming is using a DeviantArt account to commercially advertise or perform search engine optimization (SEO) strategies using journals, gallery submissions, comments, forum posts, or notes. This behavior is an unacceptable use of a DeviantArt profile, regardless of how or where the advertisements are presented.

Commercial Activity

To report a whole spam accounts (as opposed to a spam deviation or spam comments) by contacting the Help Desk and including the deviant's username and a link to their comments in your report. 

Reporting Spam:

If you’re targeted by or discover spam advertising or SEO activities, mark the post as spam and report the profile to DeviantArt’s customer service.

Spam Comments:
  • Visit the Contact page and select “Policies.”
  • In the Policies category, select “Spamming Policies.”
  • Select “I'm reporting an account spamming in comments or notes,” then click “Contact Us,” and you’ll be prompted to submit a ticket to Customer Support.

Spam Notes:
  • Click the checkbox of the note you want to flag, and select its associated "Mark As" button.
  • Select "Spam."
  • This will move the note into an administrative review area and out of your section.
    • If you are marking the note because it's abusive or harassing, please report it to the help desk through a ticket after you've marked the note.

Spam Chat:
  • Open the chat you want to report, then click the three-dot menu at the top right of the chat screen.
  • Select “Mark as spam.”
  • The chat will be removed from your chat history and you'll be prompted to block the user, if you so choose.

Spam Deviations
There's an easy way to report a single deviation as spam.

  • Click the "..." button below the deviation.
  • Click "Report Deviation."
  • Select "It's something else" 
  • Select "This is spam, malware, or warez" 
  • Then one more "This is spam."
  • You can fill out more info before submitting your report.
Chain-mail comments, a type of comment that says in order to avoid some unfortunate event, you must pass the comment on to other people, is not considered a form of spamming.

While chain-mail comments and other forms of repeated stories do not need to be reported to our customer service area and are best addressed through your self moderation tools.
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