likejacking
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of like + hijacking; compare clickjacking.
Noun[edit]
likejacking (uncountable)
- (Internet, neologism) The malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like.
- 2010, Dave Awl, Facebook Me!:
- On Facebook, the form this takes has been dubbed Likejacking, because the object of the scam is to get you to click a hidden Like button, sending out a News Feed story saying that you Liked a Page or a link that you haven't, in fact, Liked.
- 2011, Sycho, “Insurgents Intercept Drone Video in King-Size Security Breach (Updated, with Video)”, in alt.2600 (Usenet):
- No risk of "likejacking", "clickjacking", spammy apps or anything else that's so prevalent these days.