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It's not FUD if it's true. The fact that it's popular in Germany doesn't mean that they don't randomly shut down people's accounts and access to their funds. Pa
by drcongo 3y ago
It's not FUD if it's true. The fact that it's popular in Germany doesn't mean that they don't randomly shut down people's accounts and access to their funds. PayPal has a long and storied history of doing this.
- dewey 3y agoSearch for any other payment processor and you‘ll find similar stories. These services very often work on a „block first, ask questions later“ basis. Search for „Stripe blocked“: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30705500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30705500 „TELL HN: Stripe STOLE OUR $159k“ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36967159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36967159 „Stripe is no longer a suitable payment processor“ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34614844 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34614844 „Stripe Holding my money for 120 days“ - etc.
- madsbuch 3y agoWell, I wouldn't recommend for using Stripe for anything but hobby projects either. Unless you have an account manager at Stripe. My guess is that OpenAI will do just fine using Stripe.
- justinclift 3y agoPayPal has an outstandingly bad reputation though, in a different (much worse) class to the others.