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		swayvil on Oct 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teens inundated with phone prompts day and night, ... Many sites ask me (just after the cookies) if they can "send me notifications". I always opt to block of course. However every place I shop at takes the sales conversation as an invite to a marketing conversation. That's 90% of my emails. If business was a dog it would be flatulent.

jen20 on Oct 3, 2023 [–]

My browser (Safari) has an option to prevent websites asking for notifications. I could imagine that not all do, but having that seems order-qualifying for using a particular browser.

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