MasterChef hits back at hashtag hijackers
MasterChef on Twitter
Channel Ten’s social media team are trying to tackle spammers by encouraging viewers to report dodgy tweets.
After Mumbrella alerted the program’s producers about the tide of spambots during last night’s episode, the show’s official Twitter account has begun to remind users of the correct hashtag and protocol for reporting suspicious Twitter accounts.
The second show in the series airs this evening at 7pm.
Can’t spammers just use the officical #tag and still disrupt the user experience?
type in “-http” after whatever it is you are searching. So, #mastercherf -http That will remove all hyperlinks showing up and give you a clean feed.
I’m not entirely sure @masterchef_aust knows how spam bots work. Switching hashtags only helps if you change it to something that doesn’t trend.