How to block annoying Facebook games updates
These are the apps just won’t stop pestering you, and what you can do about it.
On Aug 30, 2014 by Mike Wehner
Nearly one in every 10 Twitter users is a bot
Bots, bots, as far as the eye can see.
On Aug 12, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker
Lawsuit claims Twitter spams recycled phone numbers with spam texts
New lawsuit says Twitter willfully continues to text ads to the former phone numbers of its users.
On Jun 23, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Pinterest slammed with ‘Asian fruit’ weight-loss spam
These pills won’t slim your waist—but they will cause another kind of shrinkage.
On Jun 16, 2014 by Rob Price
Swenzy, YouTube’s most brazen spammers, are now stealing the news
Swenzy, the social media manipulators who fooled Time and CNN into reporting on hoaxes, is now lifting their content.
On May 22, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Facebook’s ‘Other’ inbox will take you to a strange alternate reality
You’re more popular than you know.
On May 20, 2014 by Miles Klee
A dislike button could be just what the Internet needs—as long as it doesn’t work
I believe we need a “dislike” option more than the “like” button.
On May 14, 2014 by Nick Douglas
Instagram is purging inactive, spammy accounts
If you lose some Instagram followers this week, take comfort knowing they were likely spambots.
On Apr 16, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
Facebook is trying to fix the News Feed with new spam rules
Facebook won’t tolerate spam in the News Feed anymore.
On Apr 10, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
SEO spammers’ last-ditch efforts to save themselves
Google is cracking down, and now spammers have a problem. It takes some balls to do what they’re doing to me.
On Apr 6, 2014 by [email protected]
Tinder is under attack by game bots
Why you should swipe left if she says she likes Castle Clash.
On Apr 1, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Facebook’s ‘lost my phone’ pages are a prankster’s dream come true
Let the text spam begin.
On Apr 1, 2014 by Miles Klee
Don’t fall for this Malaysia Airlines Facebook hoax
It’s malware.
On Mar 14, 2014 by Miles Klee
‘Unsubscribe’ button is Gmail’s best new feature in ages
Sayonara, stupid ads.
On Feb 28, 2014 by Miles Klee
Georgia Supreme Court OKs sending unsolicited dong pics
An old state law fails to account for cutting-edge harassment.
On Feb 25, 2014 by Miles Klee
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