Spam

History of the first-ever spam email

While spam emails are commonplace nowadays, history's first 'spam email' stems back to as early as 1978, a time when the internet was in its infancy. Let's take a quick look at the interesting origin of the first-ever spam email in history.

Twitter to confirm new accounts in spam fight

Twitter says it will begin asking for email addresses or phone numbers to confirm new accounts as part of a battle against manipulation, particularly by automated bots.

Malaysians vote in cliffhanger election as politicians say phones jammed

Malaysian politicians from both government and opposition camps complains of "dirty tricks" after voting in a general election begins on Wednesday, as non-stop spam calls to their mobile phones disruptes communications with party organisers.

Gmail adds ability to block email, but there's a better way

Google says that their users will now be able to ‘block’ specific email addresses-except that they are not really blocked and Google already has more powerful tools to eradicate offensive email that are already in Gmail.

December 4, 2023
December 4, 2023

History of the first-ever spam email

While spam emails are commonplace nowadays, history's first 'spam email' stems back to as early as 1978, a time when the internet was in its infancy. Let's take a quick look at the interesting origin of the first-ever spam email in history.

June 27, 2018
June 27, 2018

Twitter to confirm new accounts in spam fight

Twitter says it will begin asking for email addresses or phone numbers to confirm new accounts as part of a battle against manipulation, particularly by automated bots.

May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018

Malaysians vote in cliffhanger election as politicians say phones jammed

Malaysian politicians from both government and opposition camps complains of "dirty tricks" after voting in a general election begins on Wednesday, as non-stop spam calls to their mobile phones disruptes communications with party organisers.

September 23, 2015
September 23, 2015

Gmail adds ability to block email, but there's a better way

Google says that their users will now be able to ‘block’ specific email addresses-except that they are not really blocked and Google already has more powerful tools to eradicate offensive email that are already in Gmail.