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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by fortran77 on Thursday April 14, 2022 @09:46AM (#31026911)
There are certain topics on twitter that if I say anything about them, even in passing, I'll get dozens of automated @ replies trying to spam something to me. Blocking accounts who use @ to spam would be an example of worthwhile moderation.

On the other hand, blocking someone for making jokes about a celebrity's weight (which Twitter has done!), is something that, in my opinion, is an example of an overreach.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by simondotau on Thursday April 14, 2022 @09:57AM (#31027092)
The existence of spam is an immutable fact of any platform, the only question is how sophisticated they need to be to clear whatever hurdles are placed in front of them. Smarter filtering of spam will only lead to more sophisticated spammers.
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