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Spam is not just unsolicited commercial messages. Remember: Stupid Pointless Annoying Message. The worst I see on Twitter when I peek in come from checkmarks.

by Kye 2y ago

Spam is not just unsolicited commercial messages. Remember: Stupid Pointless Annoying Message. The worst I see on Twitter when I peek in come from checkmarks. Cryptocurrency shills are some of the worst offenders and they seem to have taken over.

latexr 2y ago
> Remember: Stupid Pointless Annoying Message. That looks to be retrofitted, not the origin of the term. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming#Etymology
- Kye 2y ago
  I know. It's also one of the meanings.