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  russontheroad · Member · Mar 5, 2023 at 12:21 am

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  I’ve been getting number of “fake likes” in the past few days. The users leaving the likes seem to have bogus wordpress sites. I’m guessing they are trying to generate traffic to them, but that’s just a guess.

  An email I got from WordPress that said “Great posts worth seeing from Small Changes Big Picture:” contained the link below. I don’t see any way of reporting this fake liking activity. How is that done?

  https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fsmalllchangesbigpicture.wordpress.com%2F2023%2F02%2F27%2Fbathroom-in-new-york%2F&sr=1&signature=03c92013702743ecd1055879e53e10a1&user=231682376&_e=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&_z=z

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Mar 5, 2023 at 9:37 pm

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  Hi there,

  There is not a way to block likes on your site, but if you notice the like goes to a spammy site you can report using the site address this form: https://wordpress.com/abuse/

  Regarding the link you shared, it’s not uncommon for there to be added tracking. If the email came from an “@wordpress.com” address like (email visible only to moderators and staff) it is a legitimate email.

  If you’re unsure though, you can let us know and we’re happy to take a look

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