Topic: account verification
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'About This Account' Exposes X's Vast Foreign Troll Network
X's "About This Account" feature has exposed a vast network of foreign-operated accounts posing as American political voices, revealing the extensive scale of influence operations on the platform. Users quickly identified numerous inauthentic accounts, such as pro-MAGA profiles from Nigeria and i...
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Rising Google Ads MCC Takeover Scams: How Phishing Attacks Work
A surge in sophisticated phishing attacks is compromising Google Ads Manager accounts, allowing fraudsters to drain advertising budgets of tens of thousands of dollars within hours, even bypassing two-factor authentication. Attackers use deceptive emails that mimic legitimate Google invitations, ...
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Google Messages' Major Flaw: A Frustrating Reality
Google Messages provides a polished, feature-rich experience on Android but is significantly inferior on web and tablet platforms, lacking core functionality and modern design. Key features like voice messaging and message scheduling are absent on non-mobile versions, and the design feels outdate...
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X's New 'About This Account' Feature Is a Hit
X has launched a new "About This Account" feature to increase transparency by displaying account details, but its geographic location data has sparked widespread debate. The feature revealed that some prominent political accounts, including those aligned with MAGA, appear to be operating from cou...
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