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DE-PLATFORMED AGAIN! 1) I am debanked by Stripe - my blog payments cancelled. 2) My credit cards are a nightmare - who uses SMS’s?? 3) I’m banned from Telegram - WTF?! I’m sick of being deplatformed & asking for permission! This is why we bitcoin & Nostr. In a totalitarian world, become decentralized, uncensorable & sovereign! Pls share this 🙏🏻

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Deplatforming, debanking and censorship have been normalized in the last 5 years and it's prudent to expect that the censors who control these payment gateways and platforms will continue to do this for violating their t's and c's which means basically anything from enforcing sanctions to "meh we don't like what you're saying." SMS has been around since 1992 but seems like a ton of banks still rely on it for security reasons despite the existence of better alternatives. This my friends, is why we #Bitcoin View quoted note →
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I don't know why there's such a reliance on SMS when there's other more secure 2FA methods that arent subject to mobile carrier risk (Sim swaps). It's quite retarded. Telegram is such a piece of shit. I've been migrating to Simplex for IM but it's hard to bring people across to it. Good luck 💚🫂
Right now I'm really afraid of the future: Almost all governments talk about ID verification, and many websites are already implementing it. We all know that it's about control and surveillance. It's not “for the safety of children.” If that were the case, they could also support parents and use parental control software. In any case, what will happen in the future? Will we soon have to verify ourselves everywhere? Send our IDs to unknown companies? Total surveillance worldwide. Your case illustrates this well. The company doesn't like what you're doing: it locks you out! That's how verification will work too! How horrible!
Sorry to read that Efrat, i have been debanked myself and rejected by 4 other Belgian banks without any explanation whatsoever….talking about minimum human rights, straight out repressive by the banks themself which have been given the free hand to act as they seem fit. (before covid this was just unthinkably) I now only have a revolut account and wonder how long it will take before the same will happen. living on a bitcoin standard is not that straightforward at the moment (to my opinion) and until it becomes widely accepted the need for a bank account remains I guess. Keep going Efrat, your content indeed helps many!
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Curious if revolut explained why they debanked Mir, i just added her to my contacts maybe I reach out to Mir directly. it is so unreal, i need to undergo eye surgery in Belgium early November hopefully by then i can still use revolut to pay for the surgery, if the eye center knows I am debanked they might as well refuse the surgery or seen the cost revolut might find such a high transfer suspicious and block my account 😉 I wonder what it’s going to be 😁 bankers have ruled the world since very long time and they won’t give in without pulling has many they can down with them 😉 All the best to you Efrat
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I've been banned from many platforms and apps too. Using a VPN really accelerates the banning as apps flag you as a spammer. Travelling around the world also flags you as a spammer. The apps are all garbage and developers have done a shit job. Nostr & Bitcoin changes that. I don't bother with other apps anymore. We still got a long way to go as exchanges are the new banks and they are playing the same game as banks but eventually we will pay directly using Bitcoin bypassing the exchanges. The future will be amazing.
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Don't be a boomer. That fedcoin isn't private and you'll still be criminally charged when buying or even donating money to the wrong causes. Here is a recent example:
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After Bitcoin Seizures And Freezing Bank Accounts - Canada Finally Ends Emergencies Act
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will end the use of the Emergencies Act and unfreeze bank accounts of protestors.
 Use a proper tool like Monero. Privacy isn't optional.
Orthogonal question, do you know why are you being censored / deplatformed? Is it by Israel because you speak up against their genocide against Palestinians in Gaza? Or by the rest of the world because you're Israeli citizen?
Bitcoin isn't the solution because it isn't private. Whomever donates to you will be tracked and blocked for doing so. Please don't be a boomer and choose something better. Here is a real world example:
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After Bitcoin Seizures And Freezing Bank Accounts - Canada Finally Ends Emergencies Act
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will end the use of the Emergencies Act and unfreeze bank accounts of protestors.
 Nostr is great, learn about Monero that you won't be disappointed.