Craigslist founder and Sesame Street's Count von Count team up to fight online scams
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What just happened? People in general are becoming more tech savvy. But as an increasing number of us spend time online, criminals are coming up with sneakier and smarter cyber scams. Fighting back against this menace are two heroes the world never knew it needed: Craigslist founder and philanthropist Craig Newmark, and Sesame Street's number-loving Count von Count.
Newmark has founded a public service campaign called Take9, which aims to promote habits that help everyday users stay safe online. The latest push is an expansion of the campaign that Craig Newmark Philanthropies launched in 2024 with the Aspen Institute.
The concept is a simple but effective one. Take9 urges people to pause and count to nine before they click, download, or share anything suspicious. Many scams increase their success rates by...
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