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Well, that seems like a spammers paradise. Hey, did you hear about this amazing product @insertYourNameHere?

• dredmorbius 4y ago
  Less so than you might think: 1. DMs can be restricted to followed profiles. 2. Abuse can be reported and admins will likely act. Such a spam would be a once-and-done affair. 3. I'd need to check the spec / code, but suspect there's an upper bound on the number of profiles which can be mentioned in a single toot. I'm not saying there's no opportunity for abuse. But on the whole, and on a cost-benefit assessment for the spammer, there are probably more viable options for spreading a message.
  • latchkey 4y ago
    > on a cost-benefit assessment for the spammer, there are probably more viable options for spreading a message. True, it is hilarious to consider that $8 will disincentive spammers.
    • dredmorbius 4y ago
      $8 re-upped for each instance of rapidly-burned account will likely discourage low-return spam, at least. That's more-or-less the principle Metafilter's based on, and it's worked for a few decades. (MeFi's fee is $5, not $8.)