Twitter Adds a Report Spam Option

Twitter spammers have been put on notice. Starting today, each profile on Twitter now includes a “report [username] for spam” link. When clicked, the feature alerts you that it will immediately block the user and report them to Twitter for review.

To-date, Twitter has been using the @spam account to allow users to quickly report spam messages via direct message. The “report spam” link should make this process a bit easier for users of the Web interface.

Spam has been an ongoing problem with Twitter as it’s grown in popularity. We’ve discussed how spammers frequently target trending topics, as well as mass follow users in an effort to get them to click on links. Hopefully, this will be another step in alleviating the problem.