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    opting-out on the internet doesnt do shit

    I opted out of most of the major background search engines, why the fuck do i still get spam added to group chats?

    do yall know a fix for this



    i get 0-1 spam email a day but like 3 phone group spams a day

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    Quote Originally Posted by boy View Post
    I opted out of most of the major background search engines, why the fuck do i still get spam added to group chats?

    do yall know a fix for this



    i get 0-1 spam email a day but like 3 phone group spams a day
    I don't understand what you mean with group spams.

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    get a new IP address

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    Quote Originally Posted by boy View Post
    I opted out of most of the major background search engines, why the fuck do i still get spam added to group chats?

    do yall know a fix for this



    i get 0-1 spam email a day but like 3 phone group spams a day
    Like @Austin said get a new phone number. I recently just changed numbers because whoever had the number before me was subscribed to lots of spam groups etc but who knows. I just think the companies give out your info for the $$$.
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    Thats not even that much spam

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quiet857 View Post
    Like @Austin said get a new phone number. I recently just changed numbers because whoever had the number before me was subscribed to lots of spam groups etc but who knows. I just think the companies give out your info for the $$$.
    idk if this would be the cause, ive had this number for like 12 years or so, and i never sign up for newsletters using my phone number or attach it to alot of things except for 2fa. just sucks how much spam i get

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