You read that headline correctly. Porn Spam on Twitter.
Today I received an interesting @ mention on Twitter. I wish that I had taken a screen shot of the tweet, because the account has now been suspended due to suspicious activity, to which I have to give Twitter a huge thumbs up for fast reaction time (just about an hour or so)! Definitely an improvement!
If memory serves the tweet said something along the lines of “@itsashambrose See Brittney, Paris, and Lohan f*** and s***. Click the link in the right hand corner of my profile.” Though, of course, it wasn’t censored.
My response: “@igotfreecom6806 Now what made you think I’d be interested in Lohan porn? #sotwentyminutesago” (I find humor to be the best response, and how couldn’t I make a joke out of this? Is anyone even still watching Lindsay Lohan pornos?)
I can’t help but point out the hilarity of porn spam making it’s way to Twitter. After all everything else has; Our favorite celebrities, news websites, products, brands and companies. There are even fictional characters on Twitter. (Here’s a sample list of just some of the fictional characters on Twitter. I even follow R2D2 myself.)
It really hasn’t become a big issue for me personally (though it has for others). In fact, I was so amused by the event that I literally “laughed out loud”. However, the idea of this being a bigger and potentially more widespread problem on Twitter is kind of unnerving. Just ask Michelle V. Rafter.
After a little searching on Google, I realized we still don’t know exactly how many users there are on Twitter, but it’s safe to say the numbers are in the millions and growing everyday. This could be a huge market base for any company, and it’s easy to see the attraction certain people in the porn industry might have to numbers that high. But how many of those users are children? Where’s the safe search filter for Twitter users under 18?
Has Twitter spam been a problem for you? Have you experienced porn spam on Twitter? Leave me a comment below!
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