Has anyone noticed

[emilyB]

That some of our posts have our words highlighted in blue...or some other color and you click on it and you are led to another website - usually advertising something?  Also, has anyone here who is a Facebook member find that someone you are not familiar with has accepted your request to be a friend?  I had it happen to me a few times now and I know I never sought this person out and requested to be a friend.  I must have clicked on something and I'm really not a stalker but it was most embarrassing when I thought I would take a look at my daughter's old boyfriend of 20 years ago and got a notification that he had accepted my friend request.  I can only blame Facebook or my inattention as to where my fingers are going!!

[takncarabizniz]

On this site, I haven't noticed anything like that.  But you might want to send Jim an example so he can investigate.  Could be another spammer found a way to manipulate the system.

On FB I have gotten notices that a person has accepted my friend request even though I don't ever recall asking.  So I politely tell them it was done by mistake and unfriend them.

[luvtimes]

Don't do facebook...

[sunshine]

No problems here or Facebook.

[emilyB]

Good idea takn, next time I spot it I'll ask Jim.

[takncarabizniz]

One thing you can also do is, when you see something that looks highlighted, is scroll your mouse over it and it should provide the URL source...easy way to prevent clicking on something that clickbait.

I was thinking of another reason why it might occur.  If someone copy and pastes, say from an article they are posting, it might have keywords highlighted in the story and those are carrying over into the post.  I don't think I've seen it here, but I know I have when I read the news on the interwebs.

[emilyB]

Takn - Just noticed in your post on the Cali fires in Current Events the word "start" is in blue on my computer.  I clicked on it and it took me to another website.