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October 13, 2009
Twitter Fights Spam with New Reporting Feature
Twitter is making it easier to fight profiles which users feel are spam. When you're on the profile that seems very spammy, just look for the "Report as Spam" option, which is now under the "Block" option on the right-hand sidebar. Previously, Tweeple could report spam by contacting the @spam account set up by Twitter.
When you report a profile as spam, it doesn't automatically suspend an account. That would make the system to game-able. However, if you do report a profile as spam, that account will be blocked from following you or appearing in your Twitter stream.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on October 13, 2009 4:57 PM
Comments
As much as I want to say that this newest feature is a nice thing, I can already see the potential for it to be abused and used as a weapon against others. Especially using it as a weapon to silence opposition or one's own opinion.
One has to wonder what took Twitter so long to [attempt to] do something about the spam robots? I don't think it will stop the spam drones. Spammers always manage to get around filtering obstacles. It's like trying to get rid of a roach nest.
cb on bonanzle October 14, 2009 2:48 AM
