WordPress.com Forums » Tag: illegal - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/illegal WordPress.com Forums » Tag: illegal - Recent Posts en Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 raincoaster on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159690 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:49:12 +0000 raincoaster 1159690@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Disable ALL your browser add-ons and only re-enable them one at a time, checking your site to make sure you don't see any spammy ads. The minute one pops up, that tells you which add-on it was. Mopub.com is a mobile advertiser: people probably see this ad only on mobile devices.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159654 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:32:36 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159654@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I updated my Java a few days ago, but I went and just reinstalled the newest version. I don't have any uploaded movies that would have code as described in the Malware blog article.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159650 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:13:26 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159650@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well, there's nothing else I can do to get rid of whatever on my browser, since I did all that was suggested. I could purchase more expensive virus blocker/scanner, but since this is the only issue I've ever run across on my computer or any sites, I don't think that's necessary right now. Do you have some other suggestion as to how to get rid of it? As I said, the link has the company "ad.mopub.com" at it's beginning; I would like to know more about how a link from that company got into my blog . . . somewhere.

]]> raincoaster on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159621 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:31:30 +0000 raincoaster 1159621@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, the no-ads upgrade removes all ads that WordPress.com puts on your blog. If the problem is malware in your browser, nothing you can do on the WordPress.com side can help; you need to remove the malware from your browser.

Your site is not being hacked.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159298 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:27:57 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159298@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ On my stat page it shows the link, which is not the same as the ad page that I provided above - that was the url I took from the page after I had clicked the link. The link on my state page starts with "ad.mopub.com," so I went to that site to see if I could find out more. So are they allowing people to hack into my site somehow? If so, can't WordPress do something about them, since it's really WordPress they're hacking into? I wasn't sure if I should try and contact them and tell them what happened - if they'd care about it. I took a screenshot of the link - the part that shows - if anyone wants to see it.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159272 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:10:19 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159272@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Would the no ads upgrade really make it so these adware type things don't get through? I run the site because I want to, but we are low-income so I wasn't sure I wanted to pay more for a site, but if I knew that outside ads wouldn't get through too I'd consider it more. It would be good to be ad-free in general, yes.

I got rid of all my cookies and made it so I have approve of every cookie that wants access, I got rid of my history cache, I restarted twice, but the link is still showing. Wouldn't it go away from my stats if I got rid of it? I also took down my widget that displayed my clicked links. I had run a full scan on my computer two days ago, but I'll do that again. Other than that, I don't know what to do further. We can't find the ad and I don't see words in my articles that have links added, but then that would take a lot of looking through to find one, if there's only one right now. It's weird.

]]> timethief on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159183 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:53:41 +0000 timethief 1159183@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Another reason to purchase a No-Ads upgrade (I don't get paid to promote upgrades - I'm a Volunteer) is, so one does not experience competitors ads on their sites. For example if one has a Christian blog that keyword can trigger Scientology ads.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159166 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:41:26 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159166@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you. I had my husband use another browser on his computer to see what he could see, and he did indeed see the WordPress ads - we could see they were from WordPress. The ad I wrote about however, he didn't see (though he didn't search every page . . .), but I think it might be one of those adware ones. That's a good article, and my son has had that issue with the word links on his computer. I don't download free games, however, and I don't do much of the other stuff either, as far as I'm aware. I'll clear my cookies and do what the article suggests, though I hate clearing my cookies since they are very useful!

]]> timethief on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159142 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:27:27 +0000 timethief 1159142@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I forgot to post this also:
If the ads you see are found at the end of blog posts then provided you see this link small About These Ads link what you are seeing is WordPress.com generated advertising.

WordPress.com does not use text enhance or text link ads or pop-up ads or links in comments. If you are seeing those then that's a browser-ad-on issue, or in some cases, it's embedded into free games downloaded from the internet. See here: Bloggers: Beware of Adware.

If what you are seeing whenever you save or update a post or page is an automatically added code/script block at the end of posts and pages that you can't delete then see here: Malware Targets Macs and Windows PCs

]]> timethief on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159139 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:24:44 +0000 timethief 1159139@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please also be aware that you can purchase a No-Ads upgrade to eliminate all advertising and have complete control over what appears on your blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159137 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:24:14 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159137@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you!

]]> timethief on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159135 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:22:05 +0000 timethief 1159135@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'll tag this thread for Staff assistance. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159133 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:20:11 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159133@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It is provided in an above "notice" that I can contact WordPress, which I was trying to do, and only was able to submit a forum question. I had already submitted a forum question . . . And I guess you can't edit these posts.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159128 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:16:32 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159128@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Why can't I get to a WordPress person regarding this question? Ugh.

]]> withchristianeyes on "Is the ad on my site from WordPress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-the-ad-on-my-site-from-wordpress#post-1159125 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:15:24 +0000 withchristianeyes 1159125@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I use Firefox so I can't see it, but apparently there's an odd ad on my blog. I found out about it because someone clicked on it. The ad is http://kulaville.com/lps/locator/rmsa1/start.php?SES=129419786&m=unknown&n=&_mps=0. Is this from one of your affiliates? If not, please can you do something about it? If it IS, I'd ask also to please do something about it. This seems illegal to me - doesn't it seem illegal to you? Stalking someone using their phone number? Anyway, ads like this will drive people AWAY from my site since it seems sleazy and my site is a Christian site. Thank you, Vicki

]]> onurkaratas on "Found a blog with islamist content" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/found-a-blog-with-islamist-content#post-1142051 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:09:14 +0000 onurkaratas 1142051@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @absurdoldbird

Thanks for the tip. :)

I gonna be careful about linking for the next time.

]]> thistimethisspace on "Found a blog with islamist content" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/found-a-blog-with-islamist-content#post-1141972 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:44:05 +0000 thistimethisspace 1141972@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Read this policy please > http://en.wordpress.com/freedom-of-speech/
WordPress.com suspends blogs or blog posts for the following types of abuse:
Personal threats
Calls to violence
Impersonation of a private person
http://en.wordpress.com/abuse/
For more see here and consult your local authorities and an attorney > http://en.support.wordpress.com/disputes/

Some food for thought. No one has a right to demand that anyone respect a religion they do not embrace, nor do they have a right to demand that others do not criticize their religion. If that were the case there would be no Christianity, Buddhism, etc. Think about it.

]]> notawoodpecker on "Found a blog with islamist content" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/found-a-blog-with-islamist-content#post-1141947 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:03:29 +0000 notawoodpecker 1141947@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WordPress staunchly supports free speech.

Unless the content violates WP policy, it will stay, but that's for WP to decide, no one else.

]]> absurdoldbird on "Found a blog with islamist content" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/found-a-blog-with-islamist-content#post-1141922 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:22:34 +0000 absurdoldbird 1141922@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @omaheike - please read this about the types of blogs that are allowed here:

http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

and then, if you feel the blog in question needs some action taken, read this:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/report-blogs/#reporting-a-wordpress-com-blog

@onurkaratas - it's great that you want to help on the forums, but it would be more helpful if when you post a response, that you also post one or more links to the relevant support documents. They can be found here:

http://en.support.wordpress.com

]]> onurkaratas on "Found a blog with islamist content" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/found-a-blog-with-islamist-content#post-1141868 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:26:19 +0000 onurkaratas 1141868@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey,

I think that's not about Islam.

That's about terrorism and terrosim doesn't belong to any religion. So, it will be nice if happiness engineers delete this blog.

]]> omaheike on "Found a blog with islamist content" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/found-a-blog-with-islamist-content#post-1141860 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:20:09 +0000 omaheike 1141860@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey guys,
I'm not sure if posting islamist stuff is allowed on wordpress. I hope it is not. I found a blog with several posts, videos and other things which are against other religions. Just look for yourself:

http://attiyyah.wordpress.com/

Thought it would be the best idea to report it...

]]> timethief on "Receiving search terms related to child porn and worried" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/receiving-search-terms-related-to-child-porn-and-worried#post-1066436 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:44:59 +0000 timethief 1066436@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Understood and not to worry. Please remove that p---n tag in the sidebar.

]]> dreamelectric on "Receiving search terms related to child porn and worried" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/receiving-search-terms-related-to-child-porn-and-worried#post-1066433 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:41:45 +0000 dreamelectric 1066433@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for your advice, I just wanted to be sure I didn't need to flag with up with anyone

]]> timethief on "Receiving search terms related to child porn and worried" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/receiving-search-terms-related-to-child-porn-and-worried#post-1066430 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:36:38 +0000 timethief 1066430@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @dreamelectric
In fact many police officers use these search terms to apprehend criminals. However, this is not a WordPress.com support issue oer say and I have flagged this thread for closure, lest we have a flurry of opinions posted into it and the thread begins to be at the top of Google searches. Hopefully, others will not post into it now.

]]> shakingmats on "Receiving search terms related to child porn and worried" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/receiving-search-terms-related-to-child-porn-and-worried#post-1066427 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:33:47 +0000 shakingmats 1066427@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Search terms are not illegal. And how do you know they are not as innocent as you were when you added the post in question? How do you know, for instance, they they are not from the police, checking for people posting such images? You have made it worse though because this thread will be indexed and you have 'child porn' in the title and Google may show it in search terms and then people can click your blog link.

]]> timethief on "Receiving search terms related to child porn and worried" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/receiving-search-terms-related-to-child-porn-and-worried#post-1066421 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:28:24 +0000 timethief 1066421@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There is nothing you can do about this.

]]> dreamelectric on "Receiving search terms related to child porn and worried" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/receiving-search-terms-related-to-child-porn-and-worried#post-1066400 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:57:49 +0000 dreamelectric 1066400@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've noticed when checking my search term stats that I'm getting quit a few worrying entries like 'young children naked'.

I think I'm getting these because I wrote an entry on sexualisation of children in the media, referencing a photographer who featured semi-naked children. I know that searching these terms doesn't necessarily mean that these individuals are engaging in illegal activity, but I find it worrying and wondered if there was something I should be doing, such as passing IP addresses on to a relevant authority (I'm not sure how I'd do this, but imagine it is possible).

Would appreciate people's thoughts on this!

]]> raincoaster on "Games, movies, music on my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/games-movies-music-on-my-blog#post-1025471 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:25:53 +0000 raincoaster 1025471@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yeah, there's heaps of illegal stuff on Blogspot. You're right.

]]> harpersdiary on "Games, movies, music on my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/games-movies-music-on-my-blog#post-1025458 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:58:51 +0000 harpersdiary 1025458@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't think they're going to take my blog down for just wondering if I'm allowed to post certain links on my blog or not... I'm not going to do it if it'll get my blog taken down :/

I guess that's one of the major differences between wordpress and blogspot. There's heaps of blogs on blogger that have illegal stuff on there and I guess wordpress is a whole lot more careful with that sort of stuff. And javascript as well.

How did I get my blog to get special attention from WP.com? o.O

]]> raincoaster on "Games, movies, music on my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/games-movies-music-on-my-blog#post-1025453 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:51:02 +0000 raincoaster 1025453@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ PS you just flagged your blog for special attention by WP.com

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