spamming
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Discord Unveils New Parental Controls to Keep Tabs on Your Kids
Discord, the go-to social network for notoriously level-headed and respectful gamers, wants to make its platform more kid-friendly. The company unveiled the Family Center Tuesday, a new tool to help parents and guardians keep an eye on their child’s activity on the app. The Family Center is a tool parents will have to opt into,…
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Google Jams Even More Ads in Your Gmail Inbox
Despite scientists’ best efforts, there’s still no way to inject ads directly into your veins, so Google is going for the next best thing. Reports from angry emailers across the web show Google cramming even more ads into one place where you can’t look away: your Gmail inbox.
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The Top 10 Scams of 2022, According to the U.S. Government
Ever since folks called my elderly mum and told her they had kidnapped me in order to extort her, scammers have held a special place in my heart. (I was not kidnapped, and thankfully, my mum was not conned.) Specifically, that small little part of it that wishes them eternal damnation and diarrhoea.
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Chinese Spam Accounts Block COVID Protest News With Porn Links on Twitter
Over the weekend, you might not have seen the shocking footage coming out of several major Chinese cities, with thousands upon thousands of protesters taking to the streets chanting “stand up,” or “down with [Chinese president] Xi Jingping.” You may not have seen the rare display of cohesion from the protesters around the same issues…