WhatsApp may soon have a new weapon in the fight against one of the most insidious forms of spam: shady links.
The messaging app is testing a new feature that can detect suspicious links within messages and warns users before they click, a comp…
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Hold for the drop: Twitter to purge locked accounts from follower metrics
Twitter is making a major change aimed at cleaning up the spammy legacy of its platform. This week it will globally purge accounts it has previously locked (i.e. after suspecting them of being spammy) — by removing the accounts from users’ follower metrics. Which in plain language means Twitter users with lots of followers are […]
View More Hold for the drop: Twitter to purge locked accounts from follower metricsTwitter commits to taking on the bots and the abusers (yet again)
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In a new blog post on Tuesday, Twitter committed to continue dealing with problems that have long plagued the website: spam and harassment.
We do not value fake engagement. Taking bigger steps to improvehttps://t.co/A4b8IREWTc
— jack (@jack) June 26, 2018
Since the 2016 election, malicious bot and troll accounts have hounded users across Twitter with fake news and abusive comments. In an effort to combat this issue, the company announced that new users will be required to confirm either an email address or phone number. The company added that there would be exceptions for legitimate users whose safety would be jeopardized without anonymity. Read more…
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View More Twitter commits to taking on the bots and the abusers (yet again)Twitter puts a tighter squeeze on spambots
Twitter has announced a range of actions intended to bolster efforts to fight spam and “malicious automation” (aka bad bots) on its platform — including increased security measures around account verification and sign-up; running a historical audit to catch spammers who signed up when its systems were more lax; and taking a more proactive approach […]
View More Twitter puts a tighter squeeze on spambotsTwitter acquires anti-abuse technology provider Smyte
Twitter this morning announced it has agreed to buy San Francisco-based technology company Smyte, which describes itself as “trust and safety as a service.” Founded in 2014 by former Google and Instagram engineers, Smyte offers tools to stop online abuse, harassment, and spam, and protect user accounts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but this […]
View More Twitter acquires anti-abuse technology provider SmyteIt looks like iOS 12 will let users report unwanted spam texts and calls
With the release of iOS 12, Apple is poised to add a feature that Android users already know well: Spam reporting.
It appears that the feature won’t be baked in to run automatically at the system level, as it does on Google OS phones. Apple’s develop…
Here’s the Deal With Those Spam Calls That Use Your Phone Number
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View More Here’s the Deal With Those Spam Calls That Use Your Phone NumberGmail accounts appear to send out spam, and their owners are baffled
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Something is not right in the land of Gmail.
Numerous account holders woke up Sunday morning to discover a raft of spam emails sitting in their sent folders, and that even after changing their passwords the emails kept going out. At least some of these people, including a Mashable editor, had two-factor authentication enabled on their accounts.
“My email account has sent out 3 spam emails in the past hour to a list of about 10 addresses that I don’t recongnize,” read an April 21 post to a Google Help Forum. “I changed my password immediately after the first one, but then it happened again 2 more times.” Read more…
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Facebook is so desperate for engagement, it’s spamming users via their 2FA numbers
Facebook is feeling lonely these days.
The social media behemoth has seen a decline in traffic in recent weeks along with millions of users leaving its platform, and it appears to be taking rather drastic measures to win them back. Specifically…
‘SEX Club’ spam just took over Strava
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For millions of people, the fitness-tracking app Strava is a handy tool for logging runs and sharing exercise data with friends. Strava may also be, it turns out, a great way to join a sex club.
On Wednesday, an untold number of Strava users received unsolicited invitations from someone by the name of Jessy Kiss to a group called “SEX Club.”
“You’re Invited,” reads the message. “Jessy Kiss invited you to join SEX Club. Accept this invitation and you’ll get access to all the club’s discussions, events, group activities, photos and stories — and lots of cool stuff you can’t get anywhere else.” Read more…
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View More ‘SEX Club’ spam just took over StravaWhatsApp reportedly testing anti-chain letter spam warning
WhatsApp appears to be testing a new feature aimed at trying to limit the spread of chain letter style spam messages on its platform. Read More
View More WhatsApp reportedly testing anti-chain letter spam warningHere’s how to make your inbox more manageable
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