Gen Z Falls for Online Scams

Zoomers didn't grow up with real computers and software. They grew up with phone apps, which are designed to be as simple as possible. Everything is a giant colorful button that you press to magically Do The Thing. Just present them with fake buttons and there's your scam. Smarter scammers or did we get dumber? Vox Give Newsletters EXPLAINERS CROSSWORD MORE TECHNOLOGY CYBERSECURITY SOCIAL MEDIA Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers. By A.W. Ohlheiser | Sep 21, 2023, 7:00am EDT

A screenshot of a social media post jokes that Gen Z grew up using simplified smartphone apps instead of traditional computers, making them vulnerable to fake buttons and online scams. The punchline is an ironic news headline claiming that Gen Z falls for scams more than their boomer grandparents, making this useful as a reaction to technological incompetence or generational irony. EN: A screenshot of a social media post jokes that Gen Z grew up using simplified smartphone apps instead of traditional computers, making them vulnerable to fake buttons and online scams. The punchline is an ironic news headline claiming that Gen Z falls for scams more than their boomer grandparents, making this useful as a reaction to technological incompetence or generational irony.

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