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Re:White House staff told not to place bets on prediction ma... by simonw on Friday April 10, 2026 @09:49AM (#47718158)
The ads for prediction markets on TikTok are aggressive - like (paraphrasing) "this is your new source of passive income and you'd be crazy to miss it" aggressive.
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Re:White House staff told not to place bets on prediction ma... by tdeck on Friday April 10, 2026 @09:53AM (#47718213)
So basically the standard online scam script for 20+ years but in a TikTok. I remember seeing AdWords text ads in the 2000s for "make $$$ working from home".
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