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Some Reddit alternatives that aren't necessarily dead

  So You Want to Leave Reddit? Here's What's Actually Out There Reddit has been in slow-motion controversy for a while now. The big flashpoint came in 2023 when the company started charging for API access, effectively killing off most third-party apps that many users preferred over the official client. Thousands of subreddits went dark in protest, and users started seriously asking: what else is out there? The irony is that, at least for now, most people are still on Reddit. It's still the closest thing we have to a searchable, categorized archive of human knowledge and weird niche hobbies. But if you're tired of feeling like the platform is working against you (with changes that restrict moderators, harvest data from countless ad tech partners, and gradually sand down what made it good), these are the real alternatives people are using. Fair warning: none of them will feel like home on day one. Lemmy — The Decentralized Contender What it is: Lemmy is an open-sour...

What are some good alternatives to Twitter?

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Twitter Alternatives: A Comprehensive Overview When it comes to Twitter alternatives, there are countless options. So, what are the good ones? This post explores some popular options. If you feel something is missing or disagree, leave a comment—feedback makes the world a better place! This post may also receive updates in the future, so consider staying tuned. Mastodon What it is: A decentralized, open-source social media platform. Part of the Fediverse, where users can choose servers (or instances) based on their interests or values. Why it's great: No central ownership. Customizable communities. Moderation varies by instance. Best for: People who value decentralization, niche communities, and an ad-free experience. Downsides: Relatively few users compared to larger platforms, making it harder to find people you know or influential accounts. While its user base has grown since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, it still has room for improvement. Bluesky What it is: A decentralized pl...

How to find out who owns an email address.

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  Was this post worth your time? Please comment below, I'd like to hear from you. May 2022 update This information is of interest only, and doesn't relate directly to reverse phone/email services. You can now request from Google for your personal information to get removed from search results. Of course, this would obviously involve giving it all to them to begin with, but do you really think that they don't have it all to begin with?

Credit scores, reports, and ID theft protection

In this section we’ll be exploring sites to look up credit reports and scores. Free sites are ideal for most people if they’re looking up their own so we’ll cover most of that before anything else. Keep in mind that you can’t legally look up someone else’s credit report, or credit score without proper authorization. Now, how about a site that lets you check your credit score for free without even needing a credit card? Yes, you heard me correctly. A site which lets you do all that, and more, does exist.  Here, it's possible to get a completely free credit score . It can also help protect you from identity theft as well. Here are a few facts to know about id theft. Identity theft can be thwarted by artificial intelligence analysis of a user's mouse movements 95% of the time . This is because unexpected security questions take more time for the liars to think about and respond to. A large percentage of id theft is through someone you know, and children are especially vulner...

Popular public records resources

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Popular public records resources and related items of interest. This is just an optional survey, scroll past it if you’re not interested. The responses are not public. To publicly leave a comment, click here. Loading… Have you been ‘Googling’ people’s names, to get dirt or other info about them? I bet that the results aren’t very promising. In that case, I’ll recommend a personal background check website and it’s features. Here are some common uses for it. - Checking out your friends/ Facebook friends - Finding Marriage/ Divorce records - Checking out your neighbors - Checking out parents of your children’s friends - Checking out your family members - Finding somebody’s current address - Finding lost love interests and old friends - Filling your personal address book - Checking out sex offenders nearby - Protect yourself by checking out potential online dates If absolutely must not be used for professional reasons. If you agree to this, click here to begin your se...

Does Inteligator work?

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The short answer: yes, it does. Inteligator Free Trial Click here August, 2021 I'm not sure how relevant this service is or was to begin with. I think it's a pretty random online background check service for casual use. They were obviously never as big as a site like Been Verified. After I search Reddit to check for mentions of this service, there didn't seem to be any results. When I searched Twitter to also see what people were saying, all tweets about it were ads, and the most recent one dates all the way back to 2018. The service might still work as well as it did when I reviewed it all the way back in 2012. A website called SiteJabber had mostly unfavorable reviews of Inteligator. Before I finish this post, I'd like to point out that I noticed a site called Intelligator.org which is just an extra 'L' in the name. This does sound like something you could get sued for if you're offering the same kind of service, but maybe they found a workaround, ...

Is Been Verified a good service?

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If you're interested in checking someone's background for criminal records for free online, you're not going to find a professional one. What you'll find is companies who let members search their databases, which use information that's publicly available (yet scattered all over the place.) Their goal is to be as accurate as possible about people's details which include, but aren't limited to a person's former and current address, criminal history and court records (may include records of divorce and marriage, judgments, etc). In this post, I'll show a review of Been Verified which does offer a free trial. Your info and searches are kept safe, people you search for won't know what you were up to, according to the company (and most if not 100% of their competitors, as far as I'm aware). As I'm updating the text of this post in the late summer of 2021, I can't remember the last time I've seen an advertisement from this company. In...