WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Reader Topics Being Spammed? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Reader Topics Being Spammed? en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:39:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 justjennifer on "Reader Topics Being Spammed?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed#post-1052944 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:56:12 +0000 justjennifer 1052944@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There are anti-spam measures in place, but if you encounter spam in the Reader, you can report spam right from there. There's a drop down menu next to the site name.

]]> jmmcdowell1 on "Reader Topics Being Spammed?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed#post-1052942 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:49:37 +0000 jmmcdowell1 1052942@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It's not fixed in my reader. I just checked in "writing" under explore topics and there are dozens of spam posts still appearing. This seems more like an issue that WordPress should be addressing—not individual bloggers.

]]> invisiblemikey on "Reader Topics Being Spammed?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed#post-1052549 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:26:10 +0000 invisiblemikey 1052549@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you. Always happy to learn a useful tip. However, when I went back to the blog, the situation had already been fixed.

]]> auxclass on "Reader Topics Being Spammed?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed#post-1052547 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:20:37 +0000 auxclass 1052547@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You can report spam blogs you see - just mouse over the blog name on the left side of the top gray nav bar and click on "Report This Content" when the drop down happens - choose spam from the pop up and fill in the blank & submit -

]]> invisiblemikey on "Reader Topics Being Spammed?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed#post-1052545 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:16:49 +0000 invisiblemikey 1052545@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It seems to be fixed now. Thanks, guys! (Topic CLOSED)

]]> invisiblemikey on "Reader Topics Being Spammed?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/reader-topics-being-spammed#post-1052532 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:41:51 +0000 invisiblemikey 1052532@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ My blog works fine, as does Freshly Pressed, and my links to other sites on my Blogroll. However, when I go to the Reader and select "explore topics", no matter what topic I click on in the cloud, or enter into the search box, I get a whole bunch of SPAM posts displayed as I scroll; Product offers, Posts about Payday Loans, Insurance etc. unrelated to what I'm looking to read. Sometimes they are mixed in with ones I am looking for, sometimes all there is, is the spam.

Are you guys experiencing some sort of sales-bot attacks, or is it a vulnerability issue I'm somehow causing?

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