How Do You Deal With A Friend Who Spams You On Social Media?
• Determine what you consider to be spam. In a nutshell, spam is too much messaging from one source landing in your cyber in-tray, be it Facebook, Twitter or other online networks. Spam can cover a variety of actions, including sending random game requests, posting links to shows, venues or urging support or votes for political candidates, companies or individuals (think of all those “vote for me on X site as the top social media tweeter”). This type of spam is well-intentioned as sharing material but all too easily can pass beyond tolerance when it’s overdone. Another type of spam could be intentionally annoying, like posting the same words over and over again on your page with the goal of being noticed either by you or a search engine. Generally, spam may not be about what was sent but rather about how the material is sent; generally, over and over again. • According to Spamhaus: “An electronic message is “spam” if (A) the recipient’s personal identity and context are irrelevant beca
