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

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      Why didn’t they use a Spanish word when they started that settlement in pre-first century (according to Wikipedia) history?

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        2 years ago

        The same reason half the state names in the US have indigenous origins, I suppose. Guess you’ll have to ask the colonizers.

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          2 years ago

          I was asking why the Mayan people didn’t choose a Spanish name when they founded Xelha thousands of years ago.

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            Lol, I guess it was obvious now that you mention it