As noted by security researcher Will Dormann, some posts on X purport to lead to a legitimate website, but actually redirect somewhere else. In Dormann’s example, an advertisement posted by a verified X user claims to lead to forbes.com. When Dormann clicks the link, however, it takes him to a different link to open a Telegram channel that is, “helping individuals earn maximum profit in the crypto market,” he said. In short, the “Forbes” link leads to crypto spam

  • m-p{3}
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    1 year ago

    𝕏itter. In spanish (sorry, I was mistaken) some languages X sounds like sh, so it’s Shitter now.

    • Brewchin
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      91 year ago

      I always refer to it as Xitter or Xchan. I’m yet to encounter someone who doesn’t know which fallen brand I’m referring to.

    • @ElJefe@lemm.ee
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      91 year ago

      I’m sorry, what? Can you give some examples in Spanish where the letter x makes a sh sound?

      • Elsie
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        11 year ago

        It’s mostly places that carry the sound from old Spanish, as most old Spanish words with X’s changed to J’s.

    • Tiger Jerusalem
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      Portuguese, people. X sound like sh in Portuguese. So Xopping, xell, xelter and Xitter. Words in Portuguese where X sounds like sh: xarope, xerife, xícara.

    • FreshLight
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      Maybe you were thinking of “ix” which is pronounced “sh” in Spain e.g. when referring to “la caixa”, a bank. It refers to cash.