Spammers see #escort #adultprofile and #massages trend on Twitter
Spammers taking advantage of Twitter’s algorithm for detecting trends made hashtags such as #escort #adultprofile and #massages appear as trending in London yesterday.Twitter's algorithm generates the trending list based on what people are talking about more now than previously, with the number of tweets as well as the number of those tweeting being taken into account.The terms trended for several hours, aided by confused users tweeting about the odd hashtags.
Spammers are flooding Twitter with #adultprofile #massage #escort all trending in London at time of writing.
— SEO Consultant (@SEOTipsnTricks) December 20, 2013The year in London is coming to a #happyend. In London, #adultprofile #massage and #escort are trending today! #WTF.
— Bart Somsen (@BART_SOMSEN) December 20, 2013
WTF is going on? #adultprofile #escort and #massage are all trending in London. Is everyone getting horny in the Capital today?!?!
— RoxiHighHeels (@RoxiHighHeels) December 20, 2013
I think #adultprofile, #massage and #escort are trending because people keep asking why #adultprofile, #massage and #escort are trending
— Levi Black (@vanillacakebro) December 20, 2013
#Massage #adultprofile #escort - since when did Twitter become a site for promoting prostitution? And also, why in London??
— Ben Silveston (@BennySLV) December 20, 2013