Create a whitelist. The follow model remains, which eliminates spam. You only see updates from people you follow, and only mutual followers can correspond using direct messages
If it wasn't 4am I'd spend time explaining why this is the most poorly considered article I've read all day. Instead I offer a quote:
> The reason that e-mail is uniquely useful is that you can exchange mail with people you don't already know. The reason that spam exists is that you can exchange mail with people you don't already know.
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Create a whitelist. The follow model remains, which eliminates spam. You only see updates from people you follow, and only mutual followers can correspond using direct messages
If it wasn't 4am I'd spend time explaining why this is the most poorly considered article I've read all day. Instead I offer a quote:
> The reason that e-mail is uniquely useful is that you can exchange mail with people you don't already know. The reason that spam exists is that you can exchange mail with people you don't already know.
-- John Levine ( http://www.circleid.com/posts/replacing_smtp/ )