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What is the term used to describe unsolicited messages received on instant messaging software?

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SPAM is one of them, but there is also SPIM from what I know. Hope I could help!
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It is called SPIM (Spam over Instant Messaging). You also have email SPAM and SPIT (Spam over Internet Telephony, which means using the internet to make phone calls.
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