If you’re like me, you get a lot of Twitter Spam followers pitching scams and schemes. I’m finally to the point where I don’t want to have my inbox bombarded a half dozen or more times a day by these type of follower emails. So, I have a letter which I’ve submitted to the Twitter Help desk asking them to make two small changes to the registration process which will stifle automated spamming systems like TweetTornado.
Feel free to submit this letter or write your own. The Twitter Support page can be found here.
Dear Twitter Staff,
Due to the automation of Twitter Spam accounts through products like TweetTornado, I feel it’s in the best interest of both Twitter and the service’s users to enact two changes to registration process to hamper bulk registrations while still allowing legitimate users to register with ease.
The first such act would be to include a CAPTCHA. A solid CAPTCHA can reduce automated signups by 85%.
The second act would be the interrupt the signup process by enacting email verification. This is a more cumbersome task, which adds time to the process, but also puts the requirement of having an actual email address on those who which to create mass accounts.
I appreciate the quick response that Twitter takes to identify and suspend spam accounts, however, the number of spammers is rising, and a more proactive approach would be much appreciated. Thank you for your understanding.
[Name]
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Bradley Robb likes TV and books, and has an intense dislike for cinnamon. Once, Bradley stopped a Soviet T-60 with his middle finger. Bradley writes speculative fiction and edits Fiction Matters, and never really got the hang of talking about himself in the third person.