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Facebook has indeed mentioned a number of times that it would continually make changes to its notification system in order to reduce the spamminess of even the most legit application, and Facebook has once again followed through on that promise. It's not the first time Facebook has needed to make changes, but as I noted yesterday, the majority of the spam potential occurs around the newsfeed, a feature which is far more evolved and integral on Facebook than on any other major social network.