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Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by asdfman123 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:20PM (#47235601)
The late 90s internet was filled with predators, skeeziness, and viruses that would break your computer and require a reformatting.

That stuff is still there if you look for it, but it's not on your social media feeds or in any of the apps provided through app stores.

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Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by gzread on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:17AM (#47246985)
They don't break your computer. They still do all the other bad stuff.
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Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by asdfman123 on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @04:52PM (#47254464)
It's really not the same magnitude at all. It's much harder to run into those problems now.
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Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by Forgeties79 on Thursday March 05, 2026 @03:12PM (#47266668)
Yeah I don’t understand what these other people are saying. There are definitely more barriers to harming your computer online now than there were 20 years ago. Even just email clients preemptively flagging suspicious emails is a huge leap lol
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