{"id":14212,"date":"2010-10-02T17:05:41","date_gmt":"2010-10-02T09:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=14212"},"modified":"2010-10-02T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T09:11:29","slug":"do-not-click-on-this-link-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/02\/do-not-click-on-this-link-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Worm Spreading, Do Not Click on Shocking Girl Link"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I was looking at the link that says “Shocking ! This girl killed herself after her dad posted this photo” and with a link. Do not click on it as it is a Facebook “Like” worm.<\/p>\n

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According to Mashable, it does no harm but will force you to “like” the page and continue to spread to others. It is able to do this via Javascript. I do not know the technical details but just be careful.<\/p>\n

According to SocialToo\u2019s Jesse Stay<\/a>, the scammers have figured out a way to exploit the \u201cLike\u201d button via Javascript and are using it to force users to like the page, thus spreading it inadvertently through postings on Facebook walls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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