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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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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

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Don’t fall for this Malaysia Airlines Facebook hoax

It’s malware.

On Mar 14, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘Unsubscribe’ button is Gmail’s best new feature in ages

Sayonara, stupid ads.

On Feb 28, 2014 by Miles Klee

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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