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Re:Show HN: Create awkward situations with a fake iMessage P... by tuhins on Thursday April 28, 2022 @01:42AM (#31189131)
this is hilarious.

i worked with some sales folks once that had an extension that would pop-up fake imessages and emails from other customers about how much they loved the product.

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Re:Show HN: Create awkward situations with a fake iMessage P... by remram on Thursday April 28, 2022 @08:25AM (#31191644)
Putting ads inside your ads, I love it. Now if only that extension would put a watermark on popups, we could go one level deeper.
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Re:Show HN: Create awkward situations with a fake iMessage P... by teddyh on Thursday April 28, 2022 @02:55AM (#31189501)
Isn’t that fraud?
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Re:Show HN: Create awkward situations with a fake iMessage P... by junon on Thursday April 28, 2022 @03:29AM (#31189693)
No, it's just ethically questionable.
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Re:Show HN: Create awkward situations with a fake iMessage P... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday April 28, 2022 @06:40AM (#31190918)
Welcome to marketing!
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Re:Show HN: Create awkward situations with a fake iMessage P... by teddyh on Friday April 29, 2022 @07:15AM (#31203724)
Are you sure it’s legal? https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/...
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