The spambot posing as me had reached over 1500 people during the two hours I spent watching my old movie.

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William Usher reminds us that EA has earned its reputation, whether or not the game publisher had a hand in the spambot affair.

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Whatever forces lurked behind the curious case of the EA spambot affair, one thing is certain: EA has a poor track record when it comes to building fan trust.

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But it might also be a spammer or spambot trying to infiltrate your circle of friends, steal information from you, and perhaps even download your Facebook profile for later creepy social engineering projects.

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