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Akismet works by analyzing comments and contact form submissions on your website, comparing them against a global database of known spam patterns. When a comment or submission is made, Akismet checks its characteristics against this database to determine if it's likely to be spam. If Akismet identifies a piece of content as spam, it won't be visible on your site until you've reviewed it and chosen to approve it.

: Focused on preventing spam at the source (form submissions) rather than just filtering it after the fact.