How easy is it to edit any webpage on any website in your browser and create fake screenshots? Very simple and easy. Paste a simple code into the address bar and you can actually edit any page on any site in realtime. Though this sounds like fun, it can have serious implications.
Here is the magic code spreading across the web which can edit any webpage
javascript:document.body.contentEditable='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0
Simply copy and paste it into the address bar of your web browser when you are on any page and you can now edit it. Hit go! The links will have turned a more saturated blue, and when you click somewhere you'll be able to edit text. Feel free to edit whatever you want on the page & you can save that page. Though this is a cool tool to have some fun, it is dangerous tool used by scamsters to create fake screenshots and websites resembling the original to misinterpret facts and for phishing attempts. So you need to be alert on the web and not believe everything you see…
You don’t actually need to remember that code – To make this process faster, use the bookmark function on your web browser. Open Bookmarks menu on your browser and add this code as URL and add desired title for the bookmark. You are done. Everytime you need to edit a page, just open this bookmark and edit the page as you desire.
You can shock your friends by showing your skills.
I checked that this code works on Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari.
You now know how easy it is to modify web content and even a kid could do it. Beware of what you see online… it could not be true!
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