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Skimlinks
« on: May 3, 2018, 09:05:28 pm »
Am I the only one getting some Skimlinks pop up whenever I click on an outbound link on RAWK, such as a Twitter link?

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Re: Skimlinks
« Reply #1 on: May 3, 2018, 09:06:25 pm »
Am I the only one getting some Skimlinks pop up whenever I click on an outbound link on RAWK, such as a Twitter link?
i think so..

you might want to get that seen to

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Re: Skimlinks
« Reply #2 on: May 3, 2018, 09:10:01 pm »
i think so..

you might want to get that seen to

It doesn’t appear spammy, as it was on my iPad so doubt it’s a virus. I should have grabbed a screenshot of the message, is something about cookies.

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Re: Skimlinks
« Reply #3 on: May 3, 2018, 09:20:26 pm »
I've had the same message too, though only the once

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Re: Skimlinks
« Reply #4 on: May 3, 2018, 09:46:11 pm »
Yeah think I must have got it on my Mac earlier and then on my iPad. Can't seem to make it happen again in either.

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Re: Skimlinks
« Reply #5 on: May 3, 2018, 09:51:01 pm »
I suspect it is the GDPR regulations causing the links that have been there for years to be more noticeable.

RAWK gets some affiliate cash from them, it does not cover the running costs, but every little helps.