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It was only a matter of time. I got my first MySpace dating spam in my inbox last week. It follows the usual “not my account, contact me at yahoo” line and entices with promises of a good time. Sorry chinita_mania1987@yahoo.com, I would never date a woman who doesn’t know how to attach a photo to an email. May the spam bots harvest your email address and deliver you v1agr4 ads for ever.
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concerns is a topic I haven’t seen addressed in much depth.
Why suspend someone as opposed to removing their profile? Is that like putting them in the corner saying “stop the
spamming and behave?”
I wonder how many profiles MySpace removes each month due to bad behavior?
1. automated; detecting spam is fairly easy
2. user flagging; users flag bogus, obscene and obnoxious user profiles
3. abuse teams; react to notifications from 1 & 2