Tag: Spam
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Operators are world’s biggest spammers
After releasing its first report last year, Truecaller, taking a deeper look into the rising problem of spam calls, has found operators are the biggest spammers across the world. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Truecaller Insights report released on Tuesday revealed this finding. The report also revealed that telemarketing calls from financial services, debt collectors and insurance…
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Tweetdecking: Twitter suspends several accounts
Continuing its tirade against the “tweetdeckers”, Twitter has suspended several popular accounts known for stealing tweets or mass-retweeting tweets into manufactured virality. According to Buzzfeed, accounts, including @Dory, @GirlPosts, @SoDamnTrue, Girl Code/@reiatabie, Common White Girl/@commonwhitegiri, @teenagernotes, @finah, @holyfag, and @memeprovider were among the handles that were swept in the purge. Several of these accounts were…
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Facebook downs low quality links, to display only informative links
A Vice President at Facebook has revealed the social network is making an update to help reduce low quality links in News Feed, saying that “We are always working to improve people’s experience in News Feed by showing more stories that we think people will find informative and entertaining. Facebook VP News Feed, Adam Mosseri,…
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The best way to block spam calls on your Smartphone
The idea for caller ID emerged in 1968, perfected and widely used in the 80s but it wasn’t until recently technology is taking its root in Nigeria that we started adopting its use. The technology had to go through many different engineers and developers, who eventually were able to perfect it. Usually with caller ID,…