u/Shertern

I’ve been using VPN’s for the longest time, and well that just meant that I was constantly dealing with endless CAPTCHAs. Every other website wanted me to prove I wasn't a robot, and a certain sites would block the access altogether. It got to the point where I was turning my VPN off just to avoid the hassle, which kind of defeated the purpose.

I started looking into why it was happening and found out that shared VPN IPs can end up on blocklists or trigger security systems because so many people use them.

That's when I came across Dedicated IPs. I always assumed that dedicated IP’s were one of those expensive, super technical features meant for businesses. But after reading about it further, I realized that it was quite affordable and took just a couple of minutes to set up, wasn’t anything too technical at all.

I've been using NordVPNs Dedicated IP it for a while now and the difference has been noticeable. Way fewer CAPTCHAs, no more randomly blocked websites, and I don't have to turn VPN off anymore at all.

I got a weird message on Facebook Messenger from one of my uncles recently. It wasn't an obvious scam, but something about the way it was written just felt off.

So I looked around for a way to check it and came across NordBot. You basically just send it the message, a link, or even an image, and it'll tell you whether it looks safe, suspicious, dangerous, or AI-generated.

It flagged the message as a likely scam, so I called my uncle to check if it was really him. Turns out his Facebook account had been hacked, and whoever got access was sending the same message to hundreds of his friends.

Obviously I wouldn't rely on any AI tool 100%, but I was surprised by how quick and easy it was to use just sending a regular message. Looks like it also works on WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, and X if you don't use Messenger.

Figured I'd share it here, since it’s quite useful for everyone.