Spam Followers

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  1. Linda S Grimes profile image74
    Linda S Grimesposted 2 years ago

    I am getting followers who appear to be nothing but spam.  I have been reporting them but still keep getting them.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Here's a list.  Notice none of them has written any articles and their profiles describe businesses:

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    1. bravewarrior profile image85
      bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Wow, that's a lot! I get spam followers occasionally. I just ignore them and deny any fan mail they may leave.

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    2. Matt Wells profile imageSTAFF
      Matt Wellsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for reporting. The reported accounts will be reviewed.

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      1. Linda S Grimes profile image74
        Linda S Grimesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Ok.  Thanks.

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  2. theraggededge profile image78
    theraggededgeposted 2 years ago

    I haven't had any of those or any suspicious ones recently.

    You're doing the right thing by reporting them.

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  3. Jodah profile image85
    Jodahposted 2 years ago

    I have had quite a few spam followers lately. They all seem to be companies of various sorts with no articles. They leave fan mail like "good" or "nice."

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    1. Linda S Grimes profile image74
      Linda S Grimesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Yes. That’s what I’m getting too. Hope it stops soon.  Waste of time dealing with such nonsense.

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  4. janshares profile image83
    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    Yes, Linda, I've been getting a few over the last couple weeks. But not a lot. It's annoying. I sometimes want to ask, "why are you following me?" I think they see this site as any other social media site and follow writers they see as good for their profiles. Following on HP is not what it used to be.

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  5. janshares profile image83
    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    Did you start a new account? It says you've been here for 3 weeks but you've been around for a while, right?

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    1. Linda S Grimes profile image74
      Linda S Grimesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I deleted my old account in January 2023 & then came back, starting all over again. Originally joined in 2015.

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