Maryland License Plates Now Inadvertently Advertising Filipino Online Casino

malcontent · 1 Jun 2023, 01:00 AM

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A URL on the license plates of 800,000 Maryland cars now redirects to an online casino based in the Philippines.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3x...-online-casino

Bamb0 · 1 Jun 2023, 07:58 AM

Yes I read this on DSLreports....

Seems like ya cant get rid of spam anywhere now

hadaso · 2 Jun 2023, 03:21 AM

It's not really spam.
You have to actively go to the site to get that ad.
Before putting that URL on the license plates (or anywhere else that is irreversible) whoever did it should have made sure that the URL is registered for enough years ahead, and points where it was planned to point.
However, most people don't understand that a URL is just a pointer and not the actual website.

Bamb0 · 2 Jun 2023, 07:21 AM

I suppose so........

1 Jun 2023, 07:58 AM	#2
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,876	Yes I read this on DSLreports.... Seems like ya cant get rid of spam anywhere now

2 Jun 2023, 03:21 AM	#3
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,857	It's not really spam. You have to actively go to the site to get that ad. Before putting that URL on the license plates (or anywhere else that is irreversible) whoever did it should have made sure that the URL is registered for enough years ahead, and points where it was planned to point. However, most people don't understand that a URL is just a pointer and not the actual website.

2 Jun 2023, 07:21 AM	#4
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,876	I suppose so........