Comment about elderly users suffering worse from spam notifications and text messages, scale of garbage notifications targeting older users
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While the average smartphone user finds digital interruptions annoying, the elderly face a disproportionately severe crisis characterized by a "breathtaking" volume of notification spam. These users are often inundated with ten times more garbage content than others, specifically through a relentless barrage of predatory app alerts and text messages. This massive scale of digital clutter creates a unique burden for older generations, transforming standard mobile devices into overwhelming sources of constant, low-quality harassment.
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