Addressing the Overwhelming Spam and Scam Issues in this Subreddit

Edit: Bots started to downvote this post, and it went instantly from ~14 upvotes down to 0. I just wonder how much they make from all their scams that it's worth that much. I mean, Reddit accounts aren't free either.

I've seen the same thing with scam posts where users point out that it's a scam and their post goes down to -30 downvotes. Just by the way Reddit works now disincentivizes anyone to even point out the scam when no moderators are online.

Judging from this reaction, I would assume they fear such a measure.

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The amount of spam and scams in this subreddit has become an issue that requires a solution. To address this, I'd like to suggest a potential solution:

My idea involves imposing a ban on all links in posts by default and only allowing links on request (whole domain maybe?). We could utilize a bot to manage this process efficiently and maintain a curated list of approved links on maybe a dedicated GitHub repository.

Importantly, this approach wouldn't hinder any users, as those seeking to post unwhitelisted links could simply open a GitHub issue to request whitelisting. Essentially, it functions as a preapproval process that, in my opinion, would introduce less administrative overhead than the current situation. We could even add a substantial number of members to the Github repository to assist with this task as allowing them to approve links doesn't pose that much of a risk.

If the moderators are ok with this or a similar idea, I'd be more than willing to contribute to this.

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I'm eager to hear your thoughts on this matter, as it's important that we find a way to tackle this problem.