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Getting rid of techofascist services (lemmy.ml)

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I've been working in the last few years of getting rid of big tech services. PayPal and Amazon are left. I've been questioning the need for PayPal in a world of virtual credit cards. My main reason for using it was security of purchase but I feel this need is no longer there. BTW, equivalent EU service to PayPal that is equally well accepted? Feels like this one may be more difficult to satisfy.

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[-] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 days ago

PayPal is the easiest to get rid of in my view. I rarely use it for anything unless some website requires it.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

I need it and or venmo, owned by the same parasitical company, for work for client payments.

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