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Combating Blogspot Referrer Spam, Hosted by Google

Hotlinking is simply not cool. Referrer spam is also not cool. I get both of these from 4 Blogspot sites, and have struggled to contain their mess. The problem is that they are hosted by Google, through their Blogger platform, GoogleUserContent.com. Though Blogger is free, they are very difficult to kill. Here’s what I did to combat the problem.

Using Blogger as a Referrer Spam Platform

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ilpuntoantico.blogspot Referrer Spam: Research, Ban

ilpuntoantico has to do with former point, Italian openwork needlepoint. Hosted by GoogleUserContent.com, I have tried to contact Google network-abuse@google.com for help to stop this referrer spammer (2016-Sept-29) but they have not replied. I have also contacted GoogleUserContent.com (abusecomplaints@markmonitor.com 2016-oct-19) for help in banning this hotlinking of images. This group of sites burns up a lot of bandwidth every day.

Conclusion: Filed a DMCA equest to Google. Awaiting their response.

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