Teddy's dashboard

Teddy replied on September 24, 2009 17:12 to the problem "Why can't you get rid of vulgar porn avatars from getting into our follwer lists?" in Twitter:

Here's what you can do:

Go to Twitblock.org
Sign in with your Twitter account
Run your scan
All your spammy followers show up in a list
(Porn spammers usually have very high spam scores)

Then, just run down the list and click "block" on all the spammy ones!

You've just blocked a bunch of them without having to look at their tweets or "bio." Saves time, too.

The other week, there was a nice Twitter feature that took a pornchick's twitter pic and moved it off to the side (in the email follow notification) and put some piece of text in its place. What happened to that feature?

For now, just try Twitblock.org. Helps me out alot.

Teddy,

Yerubilee

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Teddy replied on September 02, 2009 08:57 to the problem "NO PORNO FOLLOWERS PLEASE" in Twitter:

Here's what you can do:

Go to Twitblock.org
Sign in with your Twitter account
Run your scan
All your spammy followers show up in a list
(Porn spammers usually have very high spam scores)

Then, just run down the list and click "block" on all the spammy ones!

You've just blocked a bunch of them without having to look at their tweets or "bio." Saves time, too.

The other week, there was a nice Twitter feature that took a pornchick's twitter pic and moved it off to the side (in the email follow notification) and put some piece of text in its place. What happened to that feature?

For now, just try Twitblock.org. Helps me out alot.

Teddy,

Yerubilee



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Teddy replied on August 22, 2009 21:48 to the question "How can we stop the porn in profile pictures?" in Twitter:

http://www.twitblock.org

not .com as I wrote earlier

Teddy replied on August 22, 2009 21:47 to the question "HOW DO WE HIDE THESE DISGUSTING PORN FOLLOWERS????????????????????????????????????????????????" in Twitter:

Actually it's http://twitblock.org

not com

A comment on the question "how do I block these porn spammers?!" in Twitter:

twitblock.org – Teddy, on August 22, 2009 21:46

Teddy replied on August 22, 2009 21:45 to the question "how do I block these porn spammers?!" in Twitter:

Yes, it's actually twitblock.org not com

Sorry for the confusion.

Teddy replied on August 22, 2009 21:44 to the problem "Twitter allows porn?!" in Twitter:

Another solution: Use twitblock.org. You sign in, it scans your followers, and rates them for spamminess. The prn girls are usually spammy, rated around 500 - so you just go down the list and block them all in one shot, like 5 seconds.

Great too, that you don't have to look at their twitter pages.

Works great.

Teddy,

Yerubilee

"Gospel Reggae from Israel"

Teddy replied on August 22, 2009 21:42 to the question "Sexual avatars and porn wanting to follow me I want you to do something please" in Twitter:

Use twitblock.org. You sign in, it scans your followers, and rates them for spamminess. The prn girls are usually spammy, rated around 500 - so you just go down the list and block them all in one shot, like 5 seconds.

Great too, that you don't have to look at their twitter pages.

Works great.

Teddy replied on August 07, 2009 22:11 to the question "How can we stop the porn in profile pictures?" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee
(a gospel reggae band in Israel)

You're right, janeaustenworld (great name!) But, I have come across another solution, that helps block spam in general.

There's a new application (in beta) that inspects your followers for spamminess, any kind of spam activity not just porn spam. It's pretty cool.

Called TwitBlock. Easy. Helps you block those twits ;-)

http://www.twitblock.com

If you can block twitter users with spam-like behavior, chances are you'll block the porn spammers too.

It works by a scoring mechanism, explained here:
http://web.2point1.com/2009/08/03/twi...

Now, what you can do is login at TwitBlock, but first disable pictures from loading in your browser. Then you can check the spam quotient without having to see the twitter users' pictures.

On the other hand, you can use some porn blocking software that prevents images from loading (using skin tone analysis in pics) with an app such as iShield:

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/is...

Or maybe one of these others will work for you:
http://www.sharewareconnection.com/ti...

As for removing "sticky" followers and their images, see my post above.

Teddy replied on August 07, 2009 22:00 to the question "HOW DO WE HIDE THESE DISGUSTING PORN FOLLOWERS????????????????????????????????????????????????" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee
(a gospel reggae band in Israel)

There's a new application (in beta) that inspects your followers for spamminess, any kind of spam activity not just porn spam. It's pretty cool.

Called TwitBlock. Easy. Helps you block those twits ;-)

http://www.twitblock.com

If you can block twitter users with spam-like behavior, chances are you'll block the porn spammers too.

It works by a scoring mechanism, explained here:
http://web.2point1.com/2009/08/03/twi...

Finally a great solution!

As for removing "sticky" followers and their images, see my post above.

Teddy replied on August 07, 2009 21:55 to the question "how do I block these porn spammers?!" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee
(a gospel reggae band in Israel)

There's a new application (in beta) that inspects your followers for spamminess, any kind of spam activity not just porn spam. It's pretty cool.

Called TwitBlock. Easy. Helps you block those twits ;-)

http://www.twitblock.com

If you can block twitter users with spam-like behavior, chances are you'll block the porn spammers too.

It works by a scoring mechanism, explained here:
http://web.2point1.com/2009/08/03/twi...

Finally a great solution!

As for removing "sticky" followers and their images, see my post above.

A comment on the question "HOW DO WE HIDE THESE DISGUSTING PORN FOLLOWERS????????????????????????????????????????????????" in Twitter:

OK. I'm talking about the kind of bot that causes you to follow them without your permission. Or one that follows you repeatedly after you block the profile. Those particular bots would be against the rules, I would think.

Like the bots referenced here:
http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/... – Teddy, on July 08, 2009 01:55

Teddy replied on July 08, 2009 01:16 to the question "HOW DO WE HIDE THESE DISGUSTING PORN FOLLOWERS????????????????????????????????????????????????" in Twitter:

@ratherbebiking I appreciate what you're saying. Fake accounts are all basically the same.

However, the issue most people are complaining about is nudity in the avatar/profile pics--which IS a violation of twitter guidelines.

I would think that bots are also a violation as well, am I wrong?

Anyway - I think it's clear that those fake spamming accounts which promote porn and/or nudity in avatar/profile pics are CONSIDERED by many to be particularly malicious. In other words, people feel violated and they have every right to get upset. And to seek ways to block those fake accounts in a way that removes the offending pics forever.

I know that those pics are not offensive to you personally, but please try to understand the viewpoint of others who have not asked to be exposed to them.

Teddy replied on July 07, 2009 23:49 to the problem "get rid of poronographic followers please" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee

HERE'S HOW TO BLOCK THEM:

I found out how to fully get rid of those nasty followers, and get rid of the picture as well:

silvergrrl's post:
Here's how to get rid of those nasty followers:
1) Go to settings, and click "Protect my updates", then click "Save"
2) Go to your list of followers, and now one of your choices in the little Tool dropdown is"remove". This will get rid of that follower.
3) When you're done, go back & unprotect your updates.

another post from virtualpartner:
I had to go the their profile to block them and confirm the block. It was the only way to remove them completely. Didn't work from the new "followers" interface.
Hope this helps.
@virtualpartner

Thanks to silvergrrl and virtualpartner posting at:
http://mashable.com/2009/06/30/twitte...

Please repost this info on forums where people are complaining, so that they too can know how to successfully block these porn spammers.

Teddy started following the problem "get rid of poronographic followers please" in Twitter.

Teddy replied on July 07, 2009 23:48 to the problem "not so great: porn account" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee

HERE'S HOW TO BLOCK THEM:

I found out how to fully get rid of those nasty followers, and get rid of the picture as well:

silvergrrl's post:
Here's how to get rid of those nasty followers:
1) Go to settings, and click "Protect my updates", then click "Save"
2) Go to your list of followers, and now one of your choices in the little Tool dropdown is"remove". This will get rid of that follower.
3) When you're done, go back & unprotect your updates.

another post from virtualpartner:
I had to go the their profile to block them and confirm the block. It was the only way to remove them completely. Didn't work from the new "followers" interface.
Hope this helps.
@virtualpartner

Thanks to silvergrrl and virtualpartner posting at:
http://mashable.com/2009/06/30/twitte...

Please repost this info on forums where people are complaining, so that they too can know how to successfully block these porn spammers.

Teddy replied on July 07, 2009 23:48 to the problem "not so great: porn account" in Twitter:

That account has now been suspended. Your complaint must have worked.

Teddy replied on July 07, 2009 23:47 to the problem "Porn Peddling on Twitter!!!" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee

HERE'S HOW TO BLOCK THEM and remove their avatars from your follows list:

I found out how to fully get rid of those nasty followers, and get rid of the picture as well:

silvergrrl's post:
Here's how to get rid of those nasty followers:
1) Go to settings, and click "Protect my updates", then click "Save"
2) Go to your list of followers, and now one of your choices in the little Tool dropdown is"remove". This will get rid of that follower.
3) When you're done, go back & unprotect your updates.

another post from virtualpartner:
I had to go the their profile to block them and confirm the block. It was the only way to remove them completely. Didn't work from the new "followers" interface.
Hope this helps.
@virtualpartner

Thanks to silvergrrl and virtualpartner posting at:
http://mashable.com/2009/06/30/twitte...

Please repost this info on forums where people are complaining, so that they too can know how to successfully block these porn spammers.

Teddy replied on July 07, 2009 23:43 to the question "Tired of Porn!" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee

HERE'S HOW TO BLOCK THEM:

I found out how to fully get rid of those nasty followers, and get rid of the picture as well:

silvergrrl's post:
Here's how to get rid of those nasty followers:
1) Go to settings, and click "Protect my updates", then click "Save"
2) Go to your list of followers, and now one of your choices in the little Tool dropdown is"remove". This will get rid of that follower.
3) When you're done, go back & unprotect your updates.

another post from virtualpartner:
I had to go the their profile to block them and confirm the block. It was the only way to remove them completely. Didn't work from the new "followers" interface.
Hope this helps.
@virtualpartner

Thanks to silvergrrl and virtualpartner posting at:
http://mashable.com/2009/06/30/twitte...

Please repost this info on forums where people are complaining, so that they too can know how to successfully block these porn spammers.

Teddy replied on July 07, 2009 23:42 to the problem "Twitter allows porn?!" in Twitter:

from @yerubilee

HERE'S HOW TO BLOCK THEM:

I found out how to fully get rid of those nasty followers, and get rid of the picture as well:

silvergrrl's post:
Here's how to get rid of those nasty followers:
1) Go to settings, and click "Protect my updates", then click "Save"
2) Go to your list of followers, and now one of your choices in the little Tool dropdown is"remove". This will get rid of that follower.
3) When you're done, go back & unprotect your updates.

another post from virtualpartner:
I had to go the their profile to block them and confirm the block. It was the only way to remove them completely. Didn't work from the new "followers" interface.
Hope this helps.
@virtualpartner

Thanks to silvergrrl and virtualpartner posting at:
http://mashable.com/2009/06/30/twitte...

Please repost this info on forums where people are complaining, so that they too can know how to successfully block these porn spammers.