How Do You Handle Throwaway Accounts in Competitions?

Published on June 18, 2023; Updated on May 4, 2025

Gleam allows you to restrict throwaway accounts from entering your campaigns. When this option is enabled, we will perform an additional check that rejects Twitter profiles that do not meet our minimum quality criteria for entering campaigns.

When throwaway restriction is enabled, Gleam performs an additional check that rejects Twitter profiles that do not meet our minimum quality criteria for entering campaigns.

This option is designed to reduce spammers & cheaters, simultaneously ensuring the quality and legitimacy of your entrants.

If a contestant is suspected of using a throwaway account, they will see the following message when attempting to complete your action:

Sorry throwaway Twitter accounts are not allowed

We automatically flag certain entries that come across as Invalid. For example, if the action was incomplete, or if we detected suspicious activity from the user.

Gleam uses a wide integration of APIs and social networks to check that entrants have completed your actions before awarding entries.

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Can I Notify Users After They Enter My Campaign?

The post-entry confirmation email is enabled by default for all campaigns on the Pro plan or above. You also have the option to send custom emails on the Business plan or above.