: I'm getting weird traffic from flipboard.com - is it referral spam? Here's the screenshot: I have looked through several "referral spam" websites lists, but I didn't find flipboard.com on any

@Vandalay111

Try checking the hostname it uses if it is not yours, for example, the domain of your website.

If it's not one of your hostnames (you can compare with other referrals) or the hostname is not set, most probably is a referrer spam.

To check the hostname of a referral:



Go to the Reporting Tab in GA
Expand Acquisition > All Traffic > Referrals
Click on secondary dimension (top of your report)
Find and select Hostname

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@Shelton105

Is your website available on the Flipboard magazine app? If it is, it might be visitors reading your posts from the app who then decide to continue to read it directly on your website for a better view. In such cases most visitors will hit the back button to go back to the app after reading the post on your website, hence the high bounce rate.

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