Hi everyone,
I recently noticed my website received hundreds of backlink hits in a short period. Looking at my backlink tool reports, they are all coming from generic throwaway domains (like .site, .space, .website) with identical URL paths and spammy anchor text promoting SEO tools/services.
I checked a few of my direct competitors and noticed some of them are receiving similar automated backlink bursts as well.
Since I haven't done any spam outreach or purchased any links:
Is anyone else currently seeing a surge in these automated bot networks?
Is standard practice still to completely ignore them relying on Google's SpamBrain, or is it safer to disavow at the domain level?
Thanks for your advice!
