It was mid-January in Oslo, and the temperature outside had dropped to -9°C. Wrapped in a wool blanket and sipping warm gløgg, I wasn’t planning to do anything exciting. My roommate Jonas was watching football while I scrolled Reddit. That’s when I saw a comment in r/NorgeOnli

Erano le 12:52 e avevo appena lasciato l’ufficio in via Marconi per una pausa pranzo veloce. Di solito apro Instagram, ma quel giorno ho letto una notifica push da un gruppo Telegram che seguo: “25 giri gratis con registrazione su coolzino italy, nessun deposito richiesto”. Ero sed

It was one of those drizzly Manchester afternoons, and I had just finished my shift at the Northern Quarter café where I work part-time. My plan was simple: grab a cappuccino, sit by the window at Piccadilly, and scroll through TikTok until my next class. But an ad popped up between videos &m