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Freecash will actually pay money out to users but not for watching videos. This misleading marketing coincides with the app’s rising popularity. When I tapped the link to “order now,” it sent me to a ...

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YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together. The option is part of a group of new ...

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Earn by scrolling: New job turns social media habit into a profession In an unusual twist of the digital age, the once-dreaded habit of doomscrolling is now being turned into a full-time job.