Facebook Messages Spam Filter

facebook message spam filterI am indebted to Matt Garrett for alerting me to the fact that Facebook has a spam filter for its private message system.

On my home page, I looked at the left hand sidebar and clicked the Messages tab. Another menu dropped down with an option called ‘Other’.

Inside were 52 messages stretching back over six months. Sure, some of them were about events that I would not particularly have wanted to know about, but there were three or four messages from people that I do like to talk to and from whom I have not heard since.

How rude must they think me?

So be aware and, just as you do with your email spam filter, check the ‘Other’ inbox regularly to ensure that no one important has been consigned to that dead zone.

If you find a message that you do want to read, click on it and a new drop down menu will appear at the top headed ‘Actions’. From this you can check the box to Move it to the Messages Folder.

Originally posted 2011-12-15 11:06:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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3 Responses to “Facebook Messages Spam Filter”

  1. Gav Heppinstall Says:
    December 17th, 2011 at 10:40 am

    Hi Jo,

    I was alerted to this just the other day aswell. Thankfully most of the content in there was promotional mail from local bars/clubs etc however I would have liked to be able to make my own mind up regarding what is spam and what is not!

    Its the same with status updates! Facebook seems to think they know best which status updates I want to see! Errrm NO! Ill decide thankyou!

  2. Jo Shaer Says:
    December 17th, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    Hi Gav
    I hear you! I really hate it when machines try to decide what I do and don’t want to see. I am an individual, I can think for myself :) Is that Life of Brian…?

  3. JoShaer Says:
    December 19th, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Is Facebook hiding your messages? http://t.co/JgV3xFla

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