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Why is SD pinging my LAN?

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I got the following prompt twice on the create new post page (modern ui)

https://i.imgur.com/9Y0ysyQ.png


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Today at 03:41 PM.
Today at 03:41 PM.
Quote from Tinkleondabeach :
I got the following prompt twice on the create new post page (modern ui)

https://i.imgur.com/9Y0ysyQ.png


:thinking_face:
Thank you for taking the time to report this and for giving us the chance to look into it.

This request is not coming from us. We believe it may be coming from a bad ad, and we are actively working with an ad security company to prevent this from happening on Slickdeals.

If you see this request again, please continue to deny the request.
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Today at 03:51 PM.
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Quote from emceep :
Thank you for taking the time to report this and for giving us the chance to look into it. This request is not coming from us. We believe it may be coming from a bad ad, and we are actively working with an ad security company to prevent this from happening on Slickdeals. If you see this request again, please continue to deny the request.
Thanks for the context , if I see it again I'll try to drop some metadata from the request.

Now I feel like a narc 🥲
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Today at 04:19 PM.
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Quote from Tinkleondabeach :
Thanks for the context , if I see it again I'll try to drop some metadata from the request.

Now I feel like a narc 🥲
You're not a narc, you're a helper Big Grin
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