Spam is any unwanted or inappropriate message sent to a large number of people. Spam typically consists of unwelcome product adverts, irrelevant backlinks (in an attempt to boost the connected website’s ranking in search engine results), or more nefarious activities such as scams or malware downloads. Spam can also refer to any content that is irrelevant and sent in huge quantities.
Most internet spam is totally automated by spam bots, similar to the robocalls that have troubled many consumers in recent years. When users interact with a spam bot’s work, they are not communicating with a real person, even if the bot appears to “react” to user interactions. Instead, spam bots interact with consumers by sending preprogrammed messages or following preprogrammed conversational scripts.
Spam can be sent to individual users via email, social networks or messengers. But typically the most value owners of bots get from putting their backlinks on a popular, yet weak-protected website.
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