What’s the point of putting link urls in an image? Are they trying to filter out the thirstiest of Lemmings?

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    6 hours ago

    You think the average person that would be susceptible to falling for such scams would take the time to download the image to open it in an app that allows that? You can’t just click them if you open the image in a browser, even on a phone. You need to open it in an app that actually allows that. If I long press an image in anything other than my photo app, it just opens the share/save menu.

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      6 hours ago

      You don’t need to download or use an app, it’s part of the phones stock UI and tech now. I suppose if you’re rocking a decade old phone and haven’t updated it, you wouldn’t know about this now “basic” technology. But that’s a you issue.

      This is what I’m talking about, you can’t even keep up with this “basic” technology that hasn’t required apps for years now lmfao.

      I can even do it right through the voyager app without saving the image to my phone. Text messages, emails, you name it. Keep up with tech yourself.

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        4 hours ago

        Scccchhmmiidddtttt!!! / Kolanakiiii!!

        Fedifriends step up for each other tho, I gotchu

        @Kolanaki@pawb.social we paid the Apple tax like lil sheeple & dayum it works good (better considering % of salary they charge)

        Slick, though idk if more than half of users would’ve ever thought to try

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        5 hours ago

        I am literally on a stock android Pixel with the most current version of Android available. Unless I actually open Lens camera from the top drop down thing for something I am physically looking at, save the image, or take a screenshot, I can’t just long press an image in whatever app I want and have it select the text. Even with Voyager. What the fuck phone and OS version are you using?

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          5 hours ago

          They’re technically correct, they’re just being an asshole about it

          Also on a Pixel:: hold the power button to pull up assistant and click “search screen” to do what they’re talking about