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Are Spammers Impeding Twitter Growth?

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Over the weekend, Twitter found itself victim to the tomfoolery of
What is 4chan?

4chan describes itself as "a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images." It is known however, for its online hijinks like the infamous
credits 4chan with the popularization of Internet memes like lolcats, Rickrolling, and "Chocolate Rain".

4chan Twitter Spam in the Spotlight

While the #gorillapenis prank may not seem like a big deal, I have to disagree. It has forced me to write the words "gorilla penis" in a murdok article. Seriously though, it does show how easily Twitter can be abused.

Even now, "#farts" is a trending topic. This will likely be removed as well, but this kind of nonsense will likely just continue until something is done about it.

Farts a trending topicuser retention problem

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