What's With All The "Free Movie Download" spam posts?

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   FatFreddysCatposted 17 months ago

   My feed is suddenly being overrun today with these spammy "articles."  I've been reporting them when I see them, but more pop up every time I check back in. Is it a coordinated attack of some sort?

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      Miebakagh57posted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Curiously, you don't care to share a link?

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         FatFreddysCatposted 17 months agoin reply to this

         Why would I provide a link to a spammy article? Screw those guys.

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            Miebakagh57posted 16 months agoin reply to this

            Sorry. I thought it would help to see things clearly.

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      Matt Wellsposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks for reporting these articles. We will work on removing them.

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         FatFreddysCatposted 16 months agoin reply to this

         I'm doin' my best to help, but they keep on comin'!

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         FatFreddysCatposted 16 months agoin reply to this

         I just spent a good ten minutes reporting so many "movie download" articles that I feel like I should be on HP's payroll!

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   PaulGoodman67posted 17 months ago

   I don't see them. It's probably because of the topics I follow in my feed. I guess you follow movies.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 16 months ago

   I usually limber up at the keyboard each morning with my second cup of coffee scanning all the "best" offerings from the Indian subcontinent. I limit myself to reporting six spammers so I can get on with something productive.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 16 months ago

   I was greeted by another flood of articles promoting free downloads of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," "Strange World," "Knives Out," "Troll," and "Uncharted" when I logged in this morning. Where the hell are they all coming from? Somebody's a busy bot.
   
   I was considering writing a movie-review piece this week, but I'm afraid if I do, it'll simply get lost amongst all this crap.

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      CYong74posted 16 months agoin reply to this

      You sure it was not, Black Banther?
      
      Someone was trying to get a free download for that, featured.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 16 months agoin reply to this

         Black Banther's a great movie, though not as good as Fakanda Worever.

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            CYong74posted 16 months agoin reply to this

            Fakanda sounds like a perfect name for a cheeky schoolboy.

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         FatFreddysCatposted 16 months agoin reply to this

         Yeah, I saw that. I was like, "Way to go, genius."

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   Misbah786posted 16 months ago

   Keith, you can get rid of it in a blink. Stop following topics such as "Entertainment and Media," "Superhero Movies," and so on. I unfollowed almost every topic I used to follow because my feed was constantly flooded with spam posts and articles. Now I only see spam posts in my feed when you post a meme on their forums. Lol!
   Well, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was entertaining and interesting. Have you seen it? If not yet, and have plans, see it in 4DX, and don't take any popcorn or drinks with you. That movie was a total earthquake type of experience for me in 4DX.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 16 months ago

   I haven't seen the new "Black Panther" yet but I enjoyed the first one, so it's on the never ending list of Stuff I Need To See...

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