Spam (Electronic)
What Are Spam Bots and Why They’re an Issue in Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal
On Friday, the tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he was terminating a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. The reason, he said, was an ongoing disagreement over the number of spam bot accounts on the platform. Now, the issue of what constitutes a spam bot account, and how many currently exist on Twitter, is […]
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Text Spam Is on the Rise. Here’s How to Spot It and What to Do
A few weeks ago, I woke up to an early morning text message on my smartphone. It wasn’t my editor or a needy friend in a different time zone. It was a message from myself. “Free Msg: Your bill is paid for March. Thanks, here’s a little gift for you,” the text from my own […]
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