But seriously what kind of predatory policy is that in the first place?

  • skisnow@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    What country is “you can’t close your account unless you go 90 days without using it first” legal in?

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      This looks like a gambling app. So it’s not that you can’t close it until it’s not used. Voluntary exclusion is a mandatory policy required by legislation so a gambling addict can ask a casino to functionally ban them. This app is extra predatory in that they don’t allow a permanent ban right away. Their goal is to make it take multiple requests so an addict can relapse and spend more money and it’s the addicts fault.

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        So the 24 hour and 90 day periods are different? Maybe it’s because of the LLM but they’re presented as the same thing.

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          Ya, they’re sequential. So if you have a devastating loss you can’t just immediately delete your account, you need to cool down for 24hr before they’ll even let you request a full 90 day self exclusion. And finally only after that can you actually delete your account.

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            Of course on day 90 they’ll send you a nice ad for “$100 free credits, no obligations on accounts that haven’t been used for 90 days”