They’re Back
Sure, every time you go online you’re inundated by a relentless barrage of fake news and hate speech. But at least that nasty spam problem was solved. Right? Well, as you may have noticed, reports of spam’s death have been greatly exaggerated: From The Outline: Spam is Back: “It’s 2017, and spam has clawed itself back from the grave. It shows up on social media and dating sites as bots hoping to lure you into downloading malware or clicking an affiliate link. It creeps onto your phone as text messages and robocalls that ring you five times a day about luxury cruises and fictitious tax bills.” The old spam threatened to overwhelm your inbox. From buzzing in your pocket to engaging you in an online fight, the new spam wants to overwhelm your whole life. (And yet, in this political climate, it will still be preferable to most Thanksgiving dinner conversations…)