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  merobellapaparazzi · Member · Jan 14, 2015 at 3:29 am

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  How do I block suspicious and or spam email followers?

  Thank you in advance,
  Angela

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jan 14, 2015 at 8:10 am

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  Hi there. There is no way to block followers on a public blog, period. The only way to control who can read your blog and who can’t is to set it to private. That way only people you specifically invite will be able to view it and receive notifications. People will need to register a WordPress.com account before they can accept that invitation.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

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  merobellapaparazzi · Member · Jan 15, 2015 at 2:40 am

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  Hi! Thank you for your reply. I did set my website to private but in my stats page I still see the suspicious email follower following my website. Does he or she still have access/being able to view my website if he or she followed me before I set my website to private?

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  merobellapaparazzi · Member · Jan 15, 2015 at 3:01 am

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  Also, can WordPress do anything about a blacklisted email follower known for spam in the internet community?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 15, 2015 at 3:06 am

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  They cannot see your site, either by going to the website or by email, unless you Invite them.

  If the spammer has a WP.com blog, it can be suspended if you go to the blog and report them for spam. Other than that, there’s not much you can do.

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  merobellapaparazzi · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 12:09 am

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  That’s a shame that WordPress does not allow blocking for safety reasons. Thank you again for the members who replied to my questions.

  Sincerely,
  Angela