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15 best YouTube alternative sites and competitors in 2025
With over 2 billion active users per month, YouTube is the world’s largest video hosting platform, the second most popular social media platform, and the second largest search engine. It dwarfs its ...
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Tech Friend: My VPN location seems to be wrong
Tech Friend is our advice column covering cybersecurity, privacy, and everyday technology. Email your question to techfriend@expressvpn.com. If you have questions about your ExpressVPN subscription or...
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How does Google know your location when you’re using a VPN?
One of the main purposes of using a VPN is to get a new IP address. This obscures your identity but can also make you appear to be in a different geographical location. So it might seem odd that when ...
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What is “Spam Risk” and how do I block these phone calls?
What should you do when you get a phone call and see “Spam Risk” on your screen? Should you answer? The short answer is no – it’s probably spam. If your Caller ID screen shows “Spam Risk...
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What is bloatware, and how can you remove it?
You might use your camera app every day, but what about that browser that came with your phone? And that weather-checking app that you’re sure you didn’t install? It’s all bloatware. And if it...
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How to make information uncensorable online
With all the personal and sensitive information that we have floating around online, it can be a daunting task to delete ourselves from the internet. But what if it’s the opposite we want? What happ...
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Tech Friend: If I use Apple devices, should I stick to Apple apps?
Tech Friend is our advice column covering cybersecurity, privacy, and everyday technology. Email your question to techfriend@expressvpn.com. If you have questions about your ExpressVPN subscription or...
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2022 streaming gift guide: Something for every couch potato
It’s that time of the year again! With the holiday season in full swing, what better way to show your loved ones that you care than by providing the ultimate gift: the chance to binge watch shows an...
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Stay prepared with an emergency tech kit
Building any type of survival kit, be it a go bag or bug-out bag, is an important undertaking in preparedness. When crisis hits, just grab it and go. This post, however, will focus purely on creating ...
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What is a QR Code?
QR code stands for “quick response code”. They are a series of pixels in a square-shaped grid that conveys information when scanned. Originally used as an alternative to barcodes to track vehicle ...
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