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User bamboozled out of $1.3M AI tokens by disabled JavaScript

A user reportedly spent $1.3 million on digital tokens for an AI-related project, only to find the application inaccessible due to JavaScript being disabled. This incident highlights a surprising technical hurdle in 2026, where basic browser settings are still causing significant issues for users attempting to access digital services. AI

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User bamboozled out of $1.3M AI tokens by disabled JavaScript

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    And just like that, someone drops a cool $1.3 million on digital tokens to open the grand gates of # AI # magic 🪄✨, only to get bamboozled by the ancient sorcer

    And just like that, someone drops a cool $1.3 million on digital tokens to open the grand gates of # AI # magic 🪄✨, only to get bamboozled by the ancient sorcery of # JavaScript being disabled. It's 2026, and yet, folks are still wrestling with browser settings like it's 1999 🕰️🤦…