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mdy replied on July 04, 2008 20:02 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I find that reporting spammers via the http://twitter.com/help form and selecting 'spam request' as the 'request type' works quite well.

When Twitter receives the spam report, they investigate, and usually around 5 days later, they give you an update on their findings and what they've decided to do.

@crystal also mentioned in a separate thread yesterday that they've just 'removed a large number of re-tweet accounts', so they're definitely taking action.

Adam replied on July 04, 2008 19:49 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

Something has to be done and soon, this is a potential wrecking ball for twitter. Once you start getting offered £3-5k a week and get offers of scantily clad girl in the same minute there is something going seriously worng.

A report spammer button needs to be implemented. I also like the idea of the Akismet Twitter spammer......

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

NextInstinct, I think the best way to help is to report the spammers at http://twitter.com/help because those accounts get looked at. – mdy, on July 01, 2008 00:53

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I'm also seeing an increase in email notification of spam accounts. Maybe Twitter changed the algorithm that they were using to suppress email notification of new followers that are suspected spammers? – mdoeff, on June 30, 2008 18:31

NextInstinct replied on June 30, 2008 18:21 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

Seeing a surge in spam followers. I would be happy to help @Crystal. You may email me anytime.

Sp0rk replied on June 30, 2008 14:30 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I'm not sure if it's too late to be replying to this topic (or if this idea has aready been covered). But I just found this topic *after* posting my own idea.

http://getsatisfaction.com/twitter/to...

It's a little idea for a spam repository like Akismet for Twitter.

A comment on the problem "Add Followers/Following metrics and Follow/Block buttons to New Follower e-mail" in Twitter:

Yes: they're abusing Twitter as an automaton to create link farms promoting their own websites - and don't give a d*** that they're degrading Twitter's performance in the process. I hope Google has algorithms to spot and disfavour websites thus promoted. :-{ – Eridanus, on June 12, 2008 22:20

A comment on the problem "Add Followers/Following metrics and Follow/Block buttons to New Follower e-mail" in Twitter:

The problem with that is that these folks start up with 1--so the first 999 people would have to deal with it. I really think that the e-mail (or message on the twitter site) notifying that so and so WANTS to follow you, and your yes or no reply would be easier. Although yes, you'd still have to check it out and decide each one. The other option is for the twitterfolk to somehow put a cap on how many somebody is following or at the least, an alert to them so that they can check it out. Something has to be done. – smgct, on June 11, 2008 18:56

deguspice replied on June 11, 2008 18:44 to the problem "Add Followers/Following metrics and Follow/Block buttons to New Follower e-mail" in Twitter:

Or perhaps Twitter could add a user setting that allows you to request that anyone who follows you with 1,000+ (or 10,000+) gets automatically blocked.

It looks like these people are trying to use Twitter to increase their search engine rankings.

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I agree - that isn't close to deserve being called a "solution". – Marjolein Katsma, on June 11, 2008 13:12

Steven Fisher replied on June 10, 2008 23:50 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I just wanted to say that I am most annoyed by the current solution: Not informing me that a spammer is following me, so that I need to hunt through the list and identify who's new and spamming. I generally like puzzles, but this isn't one that I appreciate.

smgct replied on June 08, 2008 13:47 to the problem "Add Followers/Following metrics and Follow/Block buttons to New Follower e-mail" in Twitter:

Email approval would likely be the easiest way to go. I did get one--one that I approved. Why not on the spammers though?

linlu replied on June 06, 2008 16:22 to the question "Can't Delete Tweets" in Twitter:

See this solution, ymmv: http://getsatisfaction.com/twitter/to...

mdhughes replied on June 06, 2008 06:30 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

Someone who's marked as a spammer shouldn't be able to follow anyone, with or without notification.

Having to manually clear out porn spammers and such every week or two is NOT helping matters.

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

Sure, both would be fine. I'd just not want to see spam reporting limited to reporting people - reporting spammy posts should be an option, too. I'm worried that otherwise spammers would post a load of almost-not-spam tweets interspersed with "real" spam, just to escape notice of what is really happening. – Marjolein Katsma, on June 04, 2008 20:54

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

why not both? some people are obviously spammers who only post spam – Andrew, on June 04, 2008 18:16

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

While I agree it's hard to find the spam report now, the "flag as spam" link should be on a post rather than a user('s profile): it's the posts that are spam or not. What do you want to do: report spam, or report someone who (sometimes) spams? I want to be able to report spam. It's another form of "objectionable content" - and it's the content that counts. GetSatisfaction has got it right! – Marjolein Katsma, on June 04, 2008 18:13

Andrew replied on June 04, 2008 15:47 to the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I'd say put a "flag" link on the user's profile. It's hard to find the spam report now.

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I don't log into my Twitter though; I use a Facebook app to update from there. This might count as logging in, but this raises the next problem: If the API is there to log into Twitter via an automated application, then all spammers will do is write an app that automatically logs them in every now and again, to prevent their account from expiring, so your suggestion wouldn't solve the problem, sadly. – Rohaq, on May 31, 2008 13:33

A comment on the discussion "How would you prefer to report Twitter spam?" in Twitter:

I don't log into my Twitter though; I use a Facebook app to update from there. This might count as logging in, but this raises the next problem: If the API is there to log into Twitter via an automated application, then all spammers will do is write an app that automatically logs them in every now and again, to prevent their account from expiring, so your suggestion wouldn't solve the problem, sadly. – Rohaq, on May 31, 2008 13:33