unwanted follower

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  onebutterflysoul · Member · Apr 10, 2020 at 8:53 am

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  hi, someone has started following me and has a sexual intent in his description. how do i block this person from following me?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 10, 2020 at 6:40 pm

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  Would you please share the name of that follower? We’ll look into this.

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  barefootbeforethunder · Member · May 16, 2020 at 5:15 pm

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  Hi,I would like to block a person who is copying part of my articles that I post on my blog.Is that possible?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 16, 2020 at 5:47 pm

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  Hi there,

  There is no effective way to block subscribers, so it would be ineffective to provide the ability to manually unfollow or unsubscribe a user. A follower could create a new account, username, or e-mail address and refollow the blog. Since IP addresses are dynamic, blocking the address would not work either. Also, other users who are currently on the same IP address might inadvertently be blocked as well.

  However, I have a few recommendations: Make sure comment moderation is turned on Settings > Discussion so that all comments have to be approved. That way nothing will get through to the public side of your site without your approval.

  Alternatively, you can set your site to private and then invite only those that you desire to view your site.

  Is the content that is being copied ending up on another WordPress.com site?

  If so, please fill out a report through our online form. Our Terms of Service Team are more than happy to look over your complaint and take appropriate action if deemed necessary.

  We’ll definitely get in touch with you regarding what we find and determine.

  Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

  Cheers,