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		khafra on April 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter Should Shut Me Down Not quite. Following people is always opt-in.

richardwhiuk on April 25, 2013 [–]

So is clicking on an email link.

nkorth on April 25, 2013 | [–]

which are decidedly different things. By definition, the bigger problem with spam is receiving it, not clicking on it.

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