Spamming where the skies are blue

this image is not to be taken literallyMultiple users of new social media platform Bluesky have recently reported being followed by strange accounts with bizarre names and no real content.…

Inauthentic activity and Twitter Blue verification

One of the highly-touted benefits of the Twitter Blue paid verification feature is an alleged reduction in spam and inauthentic activity. While the underlying assumption that adding the requirement for…