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Filtering out GA sessions with the language of "C" (versus actual languages like en-us, fr, etc.) goes a long way in filtering out GA spam. This language code
by Roger_Jones 10y ago
Filtering out GA sessions with the language of "C" (versus actual languages like en-us, fr, etc.) goes a long way in filtering out GA spam.
This language code is 99% of the time associated with bots. I had one site where 20% of all the sessions in a given month was such fake traffic!
- shostack 10y agoIsn't that a relatively easy thing for a spammer to change? Also, I'm seeing some valid traffic coming in with that language (conversions and everything).
- snowwrestler 10y agoMost won't bother
- shostack 10y agoSure, but even still, if I'm seeing valid traffic with this, then on its own it isn't sufficient to use as a filter.