What's the deal with all the spam lately?

Yeah, no fun. I wonder if Insiders see spam.
1. New accounts could only post with moderation for the initial number of legitimate posts. That seems to be disabled and now anyone can join and post anything under any name.
2. It also appears they have no language character detection enabled.

I've wondered the same, just saying...

We're all under a lot of stress and anxiety from politics and world tensions these days. For some, perhaps it's a way to let off some steam. I just try to see it as "family;" sometimes you love 'em, sometimes you can't stand 'em. Just try to hold the line on personal insults and stick to the topics at hand is my MO.