While my experience is not as extreme, I have experienced something very similar since June. Beginning in June, about 30-40 subscribers open and click every link in order, in keeping with a 'security tool that "opens" emails and "clicks" their links to check for malware'. I did not check my entire history, but in March, April and May 2023, this did not happen. In June, July, August and September 2023, it did. Only business emails are affected, not Gmail/Yahoo etc, so presumably recipients using Outlook. I have found several inquiries on Constant Contact in the same situation and the same time frame, so this is happening across the platform, including some users who are self-authenticated. What changed that would cause this?
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