Technology Lab / Information Technology How Twitter’s new "BotMaker" filter flushes spam out of timelines

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Technology Lab / Information Technology How Twitter’s new "BotMaker" filter flushes spam out of timelines
Lee Hutchinson, Ars, 2014/08/21
I still maintain that it's easier to select for what you do want rather than to filter for what you don't want. But a centralized system, I think, can only attempt the latter. It doesn't help when the business model of the service provider involves sending you unwanted advertising messages. More...