[okfn-labs] DataHub being overrun with spam

Fri May 31 17:12:28 UTC 2013

[The contact link at datahub.io links to ckan.org/contact, but not sure
that's right, so copying OKFN Labs as well]

There is a large amount of spam in the data set listings on the Data Hub
and, given the number of accounts created in the last few days, it seems to
be increasing.

Here are some examples:

http://datahub.io/user/met3own9
http://datahub.io/user/simaaraiza
http://datahub.io/user/robert_tao
http://datahub.io/user/met3own9
http://datahub.io/user/elinordelk
http://datahub.io/user/edwina
http://datahub.io/user/marryvillalpando
http://datahub.io/user/slimdaidaihua
http://datahub.io/user/danedoyle9
http://datahub.io/user/admin
http://datahub.io/user/maryinoue1
http://datahub.io/user/sureshshan

http://datahub.io/dataset?q=diet&page=1
http://datahub.io/dataset?q=drugs&page=3

or just search for any popular spammers' terms.

Tom
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