CNN broadcast a segment this morning on building a more “trustworthy Twitter”: ways to use web tools to avoid untrustworthy links and spammy Twitter users. Mashable’s Ben Parr joined via phone and highlighted Powertwitter.me , a browser add-on that expands short URLs so you know what you’re about to click on. He also pointed to Tweetblocker , a Twitter spam-fighting site we’ve covered before on Mashable: the…

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