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> non-existent new notifications ... abusing the red indicator badges I think the most egregious instance of this I have seen is the allegation that Facebook d

• mattbreeden 8y ago
  > Facebook, for its part, told the Daily Dot that the red notification icons are generic visuals meant to reassure users that the terms they’re agreeing to do, in fact, come from the social platform. The icons were supposedly added so people wouldn’t suspect they were agreeing to a phishing notification. Yikes.