"Twitter Says it Removes 1 Million Spam Accounts a Day"

Twitter recently announced that it removes 1 million spam accounts each day.  Twitter said the spam accounts represent well below 5% of its active user base each quarter. To calculate how many accounts are malicious spam, Twitter reviews “thousands of accounts” sampled at random, using both public and private data such as IP addresses, phone numbers, geolocation, and how the account behaves when it is active to determine whether an account is real. The company uses IP addresses, phone numbers, and locations to help avoid misidentifying real accounts as spam. Fake social media accounts have been problematic for years. Spam bots are used to amplify messages and spread disinformation. However, Twitter noted that not all automated accounts are malicious bots. Last year, the company came out with a label for automated accounts to identify what the company calls “good bots,” such as accounts that send news, health, or weather updates, for instance.

SecurityWeek reports: "Twitter Says it Removes 1 Million Spam Accounts a Day"