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The problem with complaining about being imposed on via Twitter is that you can't be imposed on unless you invite them to bother you. While spammers, scammers a
by bjplink 17y ago
The problem with complaining about being imposed on via Twitter is that you can't be imposed on unless you invite them to bother you. While spammers, scammers and a-holes run rampant on Twitter right now they're only effective if you open the door and let them in. If you don't, your only inconvenience is a lot of fake followers which should only be of benefit to people looking to stroke their own egos with large follower numbers anyway.
- outcyde 17y agoWell I used to agree with what you said until I realized spammers can't start to chip away at your brand and image on Twitter. One new tactic they've just started is using @replies to show up in your stream. Just recently I've had a sex toy company and a female escort service @ reply using my handle. While everyone knows I am not a sexual deviant (at least I hope they know that.), I don't think this is good for anyone's personal or company brand. One way I have found to combat this is by just blocking the persons account. Then the @ reply disappears. But once spammers figure this one and out these types of @ replies become rampant, how long will I have to spend blocking these people?