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Twitter Spam

C’mon Twitter! Quit Leaving Direct Messages Vulnerable To Spam

January 21, 2012

Spam is probably Twitter’s biggest problem.  But as it is now, instead of making it easy to identify the more spammy type of Twitter accounts, Twitter is actually hiding that information from you! Hey, Twitter: Quit Protecting Spammers! Wouldn’t you want to know before following someone if they spammed everyone that follows them with an advertising message? [...]

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Twitter Suspending New Spammers Faster Than Ever

January 19, 2012

In 2012, changes made to Twitter’s spam account identification algorithm have been catching and suspending some new Twitter spam accounts more rapidly—sometimes much more rapidly—than in 2011.   More users than ever before are reporting that as fast as they can check new accounts that appear to be spam they have already been suspended. This sometimes [...]

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New Twitter Spam Network Driving People Nuts

November 16, 2011

There has been a new wave of spam these last few days, so I thought I’d again talk a bit about the tactics spammers use on Twitter. Why is that many Twitter users see lots of spam come in over 3-7 days or longer and then mostly disappear? This is because spammers try to send [...]

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How to report someone for spam on Twitter

September 2, 2011

Do it impersonally. Give them no more thought than you do when close a door behind you. (If you want to read Twitter’s how-to page on spam reporting, go here.) Why be impersonal? Because you shouldn’t let Twitter bots and jerks mess with your attitude. If you feel all righteous about it, you’re getting into rant [...]

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What to do when you see a hijacked account alert

August 27, 2011

You’ve probably seen one of these kind of messages before: Here is a list of all the most recent #Alerts about hijacked accounts. So, what happened? Why are these tweets being sent out? What should you do? Someone you follow had their account hijacked When you receive one of these tweets or DMs, it is from [...]

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Fake Email scam spreading “from Biz Stone” do NOT click

August 22, 2011

Got a Twitter email notification from Biz Stone (@biz)? It’s fake. Link takes you to malware—do NOT click. Here’s what the email looks like: source

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Quick links: How to deal with Twitter spam

August 22, 2011

There are different approaches to take depending on how you encounter Twitter spam. Here are some links to the most important tips: If it’s in your email; If it’s a DM from someone you follow; If it’s a tweet addressed to you from someone you don’t follow; If you want to filter out and not [...]

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Twitter spam is out of control – What happened?

August 14, 2011

TIP: If you don’t know how, read http://bit.ly/ReportTwitSpam first. As Twitter has gotten better and better at suspending spammers, spammers have both increased their efforts and adopted new tactics. Newer Spam Tactics Hijacked Twitter Accounts The one you’ve probably noticed the most is suddenly getting spam from people you follow, people you trust. What happened is that those [...]

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When Twitter ads become spam

August 9, 2011

Twitter says that… A tweet addressed to your Twitter account, That is an advertisement from someone you haven’t interacted with …is spam Another way to say it is: if you send me a tweet that is an ad, and it isn’t a response to something I tweeted about first, it’s spam. When Twitter ads are [...]

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Fake Email scam spreading “You have 1 lost direct message on Twitter” do NOT click

August 5, 2011

Here is a fake Email scam going around. This is NOT a legitimate email Is it NOT from Twitter Do NOT click the link in the email Here is a sample of what the email looks like:  

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