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Is Disqus free to use?
What is Disqus used for?
Why does Disqus remove comments?
Why is Disqus not working?
How does Disqus make money?
Is Disqus anonymous?
Has Disqus hacked?
Do you need a Disqus account to comment?
Can you get banned from Disqus?
What happens when you delete Disqus?
Does Disqus sell my data?
Has Disqus hacked?
How do I Disqus someone?
Does deleting Disqus account delete comments?
Can I delete Disqus comments?
Can hackers hear me?
What happens if I visited a hacked website?
Can visiting a website get you hacked?

Is Disqus free to use?

Disqus is free to use for most sites (personal blogs, non-profits, education). In addition, we offer several paid packages including Plus, Pro, and a Business tier.

What is Disqus used for?

Disqus is a networked community platform used by hundreds of thousands of sites all over the web. With Disqus, your website gains a feature-rich comment system complete with social network integration, advanced administration and moderation options, and other extensive community functions.

Why does Disqus remove comments?

Comments are removed from public view (or "disappear") when they are filtered as spam, whether manually by a site moderator or automatically by our system.

Why is Disqus not working?

Disqus is being loaded on a non-trusted domain

Trusted domains are sites on which you want your forum shortname to load, and are set within your admin panel. If Disqus isn't loading on your site, make sure your site's domain is in the trusted domains list and is in the proper format.

How does Disqus make money?

Instead, Disqus makes its money from advertising, by placing ads adjacent to the comment area of your blog post. This service, called Reveal, enables Disqus to place ads on a blogger's post in a variety of positions: Above the comments. This places an ad box before the comment section and is the default position.

Is Disqus anonymous?

You may do so anonymously, with a pseudonym, or with your real identity. Anonymous or pseudonymous commenting with registration remains available as always.

Has Disqus hacked?

Disqus, the company which provides a web-based comment plugin for websites and blogs, has admitted that it was breached 5 years ago in July 2012 and hackers stole details of more than 17.5 million users.

Do you need a Disqus account to comment?

Although having a Disqus account is required to comment using Disqus (unless guest commenting is enabled on the site where you want to comment), users can still login with the following social logins: Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

Can you get banned from Disqus?

If you are banned across multiple sites, it is likely that your username, email address, or IP address was globally banned by Disqus, usually as a result of being detected as a spam account.

What happens when you delete Disqus?

When you delete your account, your account will be immediately deactivated and a full deletion will be completed within 30 days. During the 30 day deactivation period, your Disqus account, including comments, will not be publicly accessible. After 30 days, your Disqus data is not recoverable.

Does Disqus sell my data?

a. We may sell or share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in the table in the previous section. Zeta Global. Disqus user data is shared with our affiliated company Zeta Global for marketing purposes, including cross-context behavioral advertising.

Has Disqus hacked?

How do I Disqus someone?

How do I mention people? Just type the @ symbol and then continue typing the name of the person you'd like to mention. As you type, Disqus will show a drop-down list of suggested users. The drop down is smart — it will update with increasingly accurate suggestions the further you type.

Does deleting Disqus account delete comments?

Can I delete Disqus comments?

How to delete a comment: hover your cursor over the comment you want to delete > click the actions dropdown > click Delete. To delete a comment appearing in your profile, click "View in discussion", then delete it from the discussion as described above.

Can hackers hear me?

Can hackers hear you? Yes, hackers may be able to hear you if they've gained access to your phone's camera and microphone.

What happens if I visited a hacked website?

It could scrape sensitive information or even redirect your computer to even more malicious sites, creating a chain reaction that could impact your life. Another widespread phenomenon is malvertising, which is a form of hacking where an ad – one of any of the billions of ads that are online today – is hijacked.

Can visiting a website get you hacked?

The question “can you get hacked by visiting a website” seems to be floating around the internet a lot. The short answer to it is “yes”, in principle you can. As is often the case, however, the short answer only tells part of the story. The whole story helps to shed a lot more light on internet security.