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mobeau69

(12,302 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:15 PM Feb 18

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Srkdqltr

(9,638 posts)
1. Do not click on this!!!!!!
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:20 PM
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JustAnotherGen

(37,893 posts)
2. What is it?
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:22 PM
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Srkdqltr

(9,638 posts)
4. Several page covering adds. Never got to the story. .
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:25 PM
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mobeau69

(12,302 posts)
5. Link works for me.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:29 PM
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harumph

(3,184 posts)
3. and why not...?
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:24 PM
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Srkdqltr

(9,638 posts)
6. The first one said i had a virus, click here. I got out of it and didn't read the next one just closed the link.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:29 PM
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Maybe someone else will like that. It takes all kinds.

mobeau69

(12,302 posts)
7. Opened it several times (long read) and never had an issue.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:32 PM
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Srkdqltr

(9,638 posts)
8. Well good for you. I must have been the lucky winner.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:35 PM
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mobeau69

(12,302 posts)
9. I don't think it's the link. You've something else going on.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:41 PM
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Nixie

(17,973 posts)
11. I got the same loop re: ads. I had to keep X'ing out and luckily it ended at that.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:44 PM
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mobeau69

(12,302 posts)
12. Did you get to the story or not?
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:48 PM
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Nixie

(17,973 posts)
13. No. I kept getting prompts about the ads. It did say "skip ad" at one prompt, but I thought it was a trap.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:50 PM
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I x'ed out pretty fast after the first couple or three prompts.

Nixie

(17,973 posts)
14. Just tried it again. The story does flash, but then it reverts to a prompt of "skip ad" and then it prompts a
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:52 PM
Feb 18

"robot" box to check to confirm you're not a robot. I didn't want to go on after that, so I x'ed out again. I can see the story flash though.

yorkster

(3,762 posts)
10. Got a warning from Android about a possible
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:42 PM
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scam that looked like a scam itself.

FascismIsDeath

(122 posts)
15. Definitely potential malware traps on that page.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:53 PM
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