How a glitch in an online survey replaced the word ‘yes’ with ‘forks’

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How a glitch in an online survey replaced the word ‘yes’ with ‘forks’

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Software Gore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Dating back to at least early 2023, a bizarre and alarming technical glitch started popping up in some organizations’ online surveys and forms.

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Wow this was a fascinating read

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