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 Author: ShipBrick View Messages Posted By ShipBrick
 Posted: May 7, 2024 11:32
 Subject: Malicious code/ Scam
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ShipBrick (64)

Location:  USA, APO/FPO
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Just to let you know I think their is some sort scam. I got emails from

From:support@brickliinks.com

Notice the double ii's.
 Author: PlanetEarthToys View Messages Posted By PlanetEarthToys
 Posted: May 7, 2024 11:36
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PlanetEarthToys (118)

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In Problem, ShipBrick writes:
  Just to let you know I think their is some sort scam. I got emails from

From:support@brickliinks.com

Notice the double ii's.

A.I. has taken over Youtube as well.. everything is now 'curated' to
what the 'robot' thinks you want to see..

it's everywhere..

the 'robots' have begun the invasion & are corrupting everything...

if you start noticing 'coincidences' at every turn on the internet, you
know why now..
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: May 7, 2024 12:43
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Nubs_Select (3783)

Location:  Canada, Ontario
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In Problem, PlanetEarthToys writes:
  In Problem, ShipBrick writes:
  Just to let you know I think their is some sort scam. I got emails from

From:support@brickliinks.com

Notice the double ii's.

A.I. has taken over Youtube as well.. everything is now 'curated' to
what the 'robot' thinks you want to see..

Are they why if you search up “.” On YouTube then you get creepy results?
 Author: UTLF View Messages Posted By UTLF
 Posted: May 7, 2024 16:12
 Subject: Re: Malicious code/ Scam
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UTLF (1267)

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  Are they why if you search up “.” On YouTube then you get creepy results?

Nah, that was around years before AI - it's closer to those Elsa/Spider-Man
videos that were "made for kids" & had a ton of inappropriate content.
The "." videos were some sort of algorithm bypass that allowed people
to upload disturbing content & not get caught by YouTube's filtering system

The "." search was "fixed" in a sense that YouTube no longer
suggests weird search terms or videos with foreign symbols in the title when
you search "." but it still results in creepy videos showing up (which
are titled "Full Stop Punctuation" although I think those videos are
just copycats trying to get views off of people who learned about the whole situation
after it was "resolved" - none of the videos being suggested contain
disturbing content, it's just odd/creepy videos with unrelated, custom thumbnails
to draw people in; it's basically a creepypasta sort of thing now

Before YouTube caught on it was a mix of odd/creepy copycat vids and actual NSFL
content, no idea how people figured it out but I'm glad it's somewhat
fixed now
 Author: tonnic View Messages Posted By tonnic
 Posted: May 7, 2024 13:24
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tonnic (4350)

Location:  Netherlands, Noord-Holland
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In Problem, ShipBrick writes:
  Just to let you know I think their is some sort scam. I got emails from

From:support@brickliinks.com

Notice the double ii's.

Thanks for your forumpost but my advice would be: always read the forum, you
would have known it much earlier and the forum can help all of us in these matters.