Do anyone here knows about this blogging site?

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   Hello Beautiful Souls,
   
   Does anyone know about this Blogging site?
   hubpagee2.blogspot (I am unable to enter the homepage of this site as it asks to install Adblocker and gives an error but I can see my article copied there from the link given below)
   
   I just found one of my articles on this Blogging site along with all the original comments and pictures plus a link to my original article as well.
   
   See all my comments and every single word is directly copied from my original article
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   A link to my original article: https://discover.hubpages.com/food/how- … zy-lasagna
   
   Does anyone know about this blogging site? A few months ago a fellow hubber emailed me asking for permission to use this recipe in his E-Book. I permitted him and he agreed to give me a free EBook and said he will credit me as well. In march probably he said he will take it after 2 weeks and will give me a free EBook after that he vanished.
   Today, I found this article on a blogging site mentioned above.
   
   I am not sure if the hubber stole that article or someone else ( that hubber is also a blogger), But it happened to me, and not only just here but a large part of this article is also copied on this website as well:
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   I was not notified by HubPages about the duplication and the article was copied in February
   
   Thanks a lot
   Peace and Blessings

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      Matt Wellsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Don't download anything that pops up from hubpagee2.blogspot. It is most likely malware. If your content has been copied file a DMCA complaint with the site and with Google search. Please visit the FAQ for instructions.

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         Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Matt, Thank you so much for removing the links from the post and for your guidance.

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   Jodahposted 2 years ago

   No never heard of that site, Misbah, but just after I checked it out I got a warning message on my iPad saying my device had been infected by 13 trojan viruses compromising my accounts including Facebook, Whatsapp etc. and advising me to download something from the Ap Store to get rid of them. I don’t know if this is linked to that blog site but beware.

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I am so sorry, John. I tried to open it with my laptop and it asked me to install an AdBlocker and I did. It was a Chrome Browser extension after that I started getting website errors, but only on that blog site nowhere else. Don't install anything It can be a virus and can be harmful to the device
      
      But I think many of our articles are copied there as the name of the website says "Hubpagee2"
      I think we should bring it to the team's notice. Maybe I am not the only victim.
      Thanks a lot. Stay safe
      Blessings

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      lobobrandonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      It is a Blogspot blog. Very unlikely this is the source of your troubles. You cannot really add code to a blogspot blog other than some javascript and HTML. Nothing that could harm your computer in the way you mentioned. If you clicked a link from that blog to another website though it is possible.

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         Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Lobobrandon, It's not possible to see their homepage
         The very first link I mentioned on this forum post

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            lobobrandonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            I see it without issues. Weird. I also got Ghostery and Adblock.

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               Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

               Lobobrandon, that's strange. Can you please search and find my name on that site. Just want to know if it's the only article or there are more.

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                  lobobrandonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                  Put this into google:
                  
                  site:hubpagee2.blogspot.com "misbah"
                  
                  There are 6 pages with your name on it.

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                     Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                     OMG, Amara’s recent work is also there. She published it day before yesterday
                     The K2 one. I am not the only victim

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                     Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                     See what happens when I try to open it
                     It’s from IPad now
                     
                     
                     

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                        lobobrandonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                        Look at the website you are on: network - internet. com that is a different website.

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                           Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                           Yes, but it opens when I click the link to their home page

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                           Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                           I have named a few authors below.  I can see their articles through the Google search as you suggested.
                           
                           It's not only me who gets error see John's comment above.

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         theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         If it's a Google-owned site, it's the easiest thing to have it taken down.
         
         https://support.google.com/legal/troubl … 5?hl=en-GB

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            lobobrandonposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Yup. In the past, I have had many of them taken down through DMCA complaints. It's been a few years since I have seen a blogspot blog.

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            Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            I will check it now, Bev
            Thank you so much

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   I have just written an email to the HP team regarding this issue
   When I open the link of the copied article I can see the HubPages logo on the tab.
   So, does it mean they are using HubPages logo as well? Or is it directly linked with the HubPages?

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      Kenna McHughposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I look forward to hearing what HP says.

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         Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, Kenna, I am also waiting for their response
         Blessings to you

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      Matt Wellsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      It's just a site stealing your content. I encourage everyone to file DMCA complaints with the site and with Google search. Please visit the FAQ for instructions.

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         Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for your kind response, Matt

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   Eric Cauncaposted 2 years ago

   I have already seen that site
   when I was new at HP. I thought it was just one of the HP page so I ignored it.

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Eric, Where have you seen it before?

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   theraggededgeposted 2 years ago

   It's not the best idea to post active links to these places in the forum. 1. The unwary may click on them and have issues on their devices, as has happened here, and 2. You are providing them with a nice, legitimate backlink.
   
   Always break up the URL with spaces so it is not active. Anyone who knows what they are doing can put it back together in order to check out the site.

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      You are right, Bev. I am really sorry for that. In future I will do it carefully. I can open and see the link to my copied article but can't see their Home Page.
      Don't know
      Blessings and Love

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         theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Don't apologise, Misbah It's just that we don't want to give these thieves any benefits by linking to them from HubPages.

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            Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Okay, Bev

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   I am not the only victim Tanmoy’s, Vanita’s, Brenda’s and Amara’s work is also there

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   Amara Hassanposted 2 years ago

   Thank you very much Misbah for notifying me, what should we be doing now?

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   Nithya Venkat
   JYOTI SHUKLA
   Toni Newton
   Alyssa
   Vanita Thakkar
   Keith Abt
   Mr. Bill Holland
   
   
   Their works are also there

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   Amara Hassanposted 2 years ago

   Yes Misbah, many articles of mine have been copied there, as well as many articles of other Hubers.

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    Misbah786posted 2 years ago

    Please everyone who can see this forum start to follow

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    Misbah786posted 2 years ago

    I can see the work of the following authors
    Nithya Venkat
    JYOTI SHUKLA
    Charlie Halliday
    Toni Newton
    Alyssa
    Vanita Thakkar
    Keith Abt
    Mr. Bill Holland
    Amara Hasan
    Tanmoy
    Vanita Thakar
    Sankhajit Bhattacharjee
    Brenda Arledge
    Ravi Rajan

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    theraggededgeposted 2 years ago

    Blogspot is owned by Google. All you have to do is fill this form in:
    
    https://support.google.com/legal/troubl … 5?hl=en-GB

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       Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Bev, there are 100's of articles. The blogspot is named as hubpagee2. If, I am not wrong. I think, team@hubpages need to take some action as well
       I haven't heard back anything from them until now.

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          theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Just do your own. I believe Brandon said there were five? Google will most likely take the whole thing down.
          
          The more people who do it, the more likely it will disappear in a couple of days. HubPages staff are unlikely to get involved.

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             Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Okay, Bev
             Thanks a lot
             Blessings to you

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    Amara Hassanposted 2 years ago

    But Bev g I think HP must do something, as that blogger using HP name and our stuff.

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       theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       They won't. This has happened a lot in the past. They say we are responsible for our own copyright material.
       
       So fill in the form

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       Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Exactly, what I was pointing out, Amara
       I sent them an email yesterday. Let’s see if I get any response from the team. I will let you all know. Meanwhile, we should follow Bev’s instruction.
       Blessings

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          Alyssa Nicholposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Misbah. It's always frustrating and annoying when this happens. Good luck getting a response. I've had several of my pieces copied, filed complaints, and nothing ever happens. At this point, I just roll my eyes and keep on moving.

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             theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             You have to submit a DMCA - it's a legal document. Find the webhost and go directly to them. Leaving comments or contacting the site email address is a waste of time.
             
             If they are Russian or Chinese sites, just ignore.

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             Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Same happened with me, Alyssa.
             I once filed a DMCA nothing happened

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    Jodahposted 2 years ago

    That is the same message I get on my iPad saying it is infected with three viruses and to go to the ap store to get a certain ap. to repair it.

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       Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, John, happened with me as well on IPad

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    Misbah786posted 2 years ago

    I have submitted a DMCA
    I encourage everyone else whose work has been copied on that Blogspot site to file a DMCA
    Let's get it removed
    
    

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