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Spam

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, spam means: Unwanted or unsolicited online material, often distributed repeatedly or in large quantities.

In Turkish: istenmeyen içerik, istenmeyen mesaj

How it is used

Moderators filter or remove spam; repetition and unwanted distribution matter more than whether content performs well.

Example sentences

  1. The moderator removed spam advertising from the comment section.

    Unsolicited promotional messages interrupt the discussion.

  2. Our filter marked the repeated sales messages as spam.

    Repeated unwanted messages trigger a moderation response.

Common collocations

  • filter spam
  • remove spam
  • moderateTo check comments, messages or posts in an online space and remove or hide anything offensive, spam or against the rules.
  • commentA written reply that someone leaves under a post or video, which other users can usually read and answer.

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