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likejacking

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like.

Internet, neologism, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaislikejacking

Examples

“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.”
“No risk⟳ of "likejacking", "clickjacking", spammy apps or anything else that's so prevalent these days.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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