We use blocks, DMs sent to @spam (d spam @sketchy_user), and @replies to at spam (@spam @sketchy_user) to help learn about spam accounts. All of these are used as signal in the fight against way-ward users. Thanks, Doug
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Dewald Pretorius <dpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The bock takes care of the account level. It does not take care of the > individual tweet level. > > And with block you don't have the aggregation of reported spam tweets > that automatically results in an account suspension. > > Plus, to block you have to specifically visit the user's profile to > find the block link. With tweet spam reporting the button would be > right there in your own timeline. Far more people will participate in > that action, because it requires no additional navigation. > > On Jun 10, 4:58 pm, Jesse Stay <jesses...@gmail.com> wrote: > > How is that different than block, other than terminology? > > > > Jesse > > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Dewald Pretorius <dpr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Twitter already has a few million Dels, namely us, the users. > > > > > All they need to do is to add a report spam button to the tweet, much > > > like the favorite button. > > > > > X number of strikes against a tweet, and it is automatically deleted. > > > > > X number of strikes against an account, and it is automatically > > > suspended. >
