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Re:The earthquake that killed Twitter? Spam makes the utilit... by hopeless on Monday June 13, 2011 @07:00AM (#2648652)
You're totally on the right track.

It's not an all-or-nothing thing. Excluding suspect accounts from @-replies and hashtag search results is a nice low-key way to keep the majority of conversations going. It's also subtle enough that the spammer might not realise that no one is listening.

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Re:The earthquake that killed Twitter? Spam makes the utilit... by lovskogen on Monday June 13, 2011 @07:40AM (#2648717)
So why isn't Twitter doing this? Don't they care?
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Re:The earthquake that killed Twitter? Spam makes the utilit... by danilocampos on Monday June 13, 2011 @10:26AM (#2649105)
If they do, they're doing an admirable job of keeping it a secret.
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