MySpace is one of the most popular social networking sites with millions of registered users. Everyday new members enroll in an effort to keep in touch with their old friends. There are also a lot of people who use MySpace to promote their business. These people plaster their Myspace profiles with self-serving media including videos and images. Unfortunately, all this is turning Myspace into a breeding ground for some of the worst spam on the internet.
It is important that you keep your profile safe from all the spam that plagues Myspace. There are certain steps which you can follow to help find a true anti spam solution for your profile or computer.
One of the first things you can do to protect your profile is to go to the "settings" tab in your profile and set it to private. This prevents random people from accessing your profile. If you are interested in making new friends and are not opposed to the idea of people visiting your profile, you can check the profiles of people who have requested to be your friend. Most of the people who spam others usually have hateful messages written in the comments section. If you see any such message in the profile of a person who has asked to be your friend, it is a wise idea not to respond to the person. This way you will be sparing your profile from spam.
You can also modify settings in your profile to allow only those who know your e-mail address or last name to add you as a friend. This brings down the amount of spam by a considerable margin as spammers and bots will not have this information. This will save you a lot of hassle and you will be able to keep in touch with your loved ones without any problem.
Another option for spam control that you have is to untick the box that allows friend requests from any kind of businesses or bands. These bands are mostly looking to promote themselves by increasing their friends list. Lastly, you can send profile comments to a queue before being approved. This is by far the best way to avoid receiving messages that are full of spam.
As far as computer safety goes, avoid clicking on images or videos that appear spammy. Also, pay careful attention to the warnings posted by the MySpace system when you are following external links. Finally, when logging into your profile, ensure that you are actually on the MySpace domain. You don’t want to fall victim to a phishing attempt.
These methods are a good way to keep spam from crowding your MySpace profile or negatively affecting your computer.
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