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elementalpromise
Just visiting

Yesterday and today I've suddenly gotten over 500 followers out of nowhere...

I only had about 110 before that, so it's not normal and when I look at a few of the accounts, they have no profile picture, only one board, and either no pins at all or just a few.

Since I think they are shady spammers, I didn't click on anything.

Just wondering if Pinterest will penalize me for that and if I should contact Pinterest to ask and/or do something about it.

What do you all think?

 

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PinterestGabby
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hey there, @elementalpromise. Thanks for flagging -- if you'd like for our team to look into the sudden jump in followers, you can file a ticket here. I think it's good in this case to have someone take a quick peek to see what's going on. LMK if you have questions and keep us updated on what you hear from our team. 👍

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elementalpromise
Just visiting

Hi Gabby,

I tried going through the process to file a ticket and keep getting an error message.

I've emailed the support-desk address for help.

Have you heard of this issue with a sudden jump in followers before?

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PinterestGabby
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hey @elementalpromise, are you getting an error filing a ticket? Can you share a screenshot here? I've never heard of an issue like that before but I trust that our support team will be able to help. 🙂 

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