Wouldn't spammers just "Report Spam" their competitors? | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		Maro on Jan 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s decreasingly useful, spam-filled web sear... Wouldn't spammers just "Report Spam" their competitors?

zemaj on Jan 6, 2011 [–]

If that strategy worked, spammers could use it in gmail to void spam filter utility. I'm sure the volume of legitimate requests would help drown that noise.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact