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I wonder why is the ban permanent right off the bat? To me it sounds reasonable to ban an alleged spam account for a limited period e.g. 24h - spammers won't b
by Tade0 4y ago
I wonder why is the ban permanent right off the bat?
To me it sounds reasonable to ban an alleged spam account for a limited period e.g. 24h - spammers won't bother waiting and will just create another account just like they normally do. An abandoned account can then be deleted.
Can anyone point out any obvious flaws in my reasoning?
- true_religion 4y agoBecause spammers will just come back and use the account after 24 hours. They’re just using bots, so coding into it that you should come back to an account after 1 day is simple. They already have delays in postings to try and evade flood spam checks.
- hk__2 4y ago> I wonder why is the ban permanent right off the bat? Because that’s simpler? > spammers won't bother waiting and will just create another account just like they normally do What makes you think they will not bother waiting 24h? If I were managing a spambots farm I guess I would rather wait 24h than go through the hassle of re-creating a Twitter account.
- rchaud 4y agoYou could do both. Time is money, so you could create a new account and start spamming right away, and log back in to the old one after 24h to see if the suspension has been lifted.