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likejacking en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of like + hijacking; compare clickjacking.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, neologism, uncountable) The malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like.
    • No risk of "likejacking", "clickjacking", spammy apps or anything else that's so prevalent these days. 2011, Sycho, “Insurgents Intercept Drone Video in King-Size Security Breach (Updated, with Video)”, in alt.2600 (Usenet):
    • 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. 2010, Dave Awl, Facebook Me!: