Facebook’s fight against spambots now includes a request for user photos with their faces “clearly” visible.
Wired confirmed with the social network that the test will go out to users who try to perform actions that spambots typically do, such …
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Ello’s spam problem
Remember Ello? I recently wrote about this social networking site’s comeback. Since then, a handful of you have pinged me about its spam bot problem. Just yesterday, another person came forward to tell me he was getting “flooded with naked people” adding him on the site. @sarahbuhr My ello is now getting flooded with naked people adding me. Makes opening up those emails… Read More
View More Ello’s spam problemTwitter officially expands its character count to 280 starting today
Twitter’s expansion to 280 characters is rolling out publicly today to all users in supported languages, including English. The company had first announced the controversial plan to move beyond its traditional 140 characters back in September, noting at the time how a longer character count allowed users to express more of their thoughts without running out of room to tweet. The… Read More
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