electronic spam

Also known as e-spam, electronic spamming, spam, computer spam, spamming, spam message, digital spam

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Electronic spam refers to unsolicited bulk messages, typically emails, that clutter inboxes and waste users' time. It matters because spam can reduce productivity, spread malware or scams, and consume computing resources.

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Etymology
History
Pre-Internet
History
In different media
Email
Instant messaging
Newsgroup and forum
Mobile phone
Social networking spam
Social spam
Blog, wiki, and guestbook
Spam targeting video sharing sites
VoIP spam
Academic search
Mobile apps
Bluetooth
Noncommercial forms
Geographical origins
Trademark issues
Cost–benefit analyses
General costs
In crime
Political issues
Court cases
United States
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Bulgaria
Newsgroups
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links

thumb|An email inbox containing a large amount of spam messages

Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send multiple unsolicited messages (spam) to large numbers of recipients for the purpose of commercial advertising, non-commercial proselytizing, or any prohibited purpose (especially phishing). It can also be repeatedly sending the same message to the same user. The most widely recognized form of spam is email spam.