Late Actor Matthew Perry's Twitter Hacked: Fake Charity Plea Targets Fans with Cryptocurrency Scam

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Matthew Perry's Twitter account hacked by cryptocurrency scammers
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Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry's Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

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I know taxes can be used for good things. However, I would argue that in the majority of cases, taxes are nothing but a way to extract money from people and give it to a select few in government or friends of government such as Lockheed Martin. Why does everything the government uses cost so much? Because there's no competition, and very little to no need to inovate and ask how something could be done better. I dont see NASA flying reusable rockets for example. Before SpaceX launch costs were way to high because of slow design. Now a highschool can put up a cubesat if they wish. We can argue about whether they should or not, but the point is that they can, and they could not before.

The majority of cases? Really? Can you demonstrate that? Because this sure says otherwise-

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/heres-where-your-federal-income-tax-dollars-go-flna654971

First you claimed most people don't like taxes, which I showed you was false. Now you claim the majority is used for defense, which is also false.

What is CBPP? if its government its not trustworthy. Even then, defense showing as 20% means that 20% of my money is going to kill people who have never harmed me. So can I just refuse to pay 20% of my taxes? No, I can't. Because if I did, I would be thrown in a cage and made to sleep with the lights on 24/7.

https://www.cbpp.org/

Looking forward to you telling me they have no credibility.

And no, you don't get to choose where your taxes go to. In any country. Ever.

And yet you were still incorrect on both points.

Sorry, most people are fine paying taxes.