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posted ago by sleepydude ago by sleepydude +36 / -0

They aren't gonna freeze your accounts because you yourself are a "domestic terrorist."

Instead, they will simply put holds on your account for suspected fraud.

If you buy anything from somewhere other than an approved big corporation, they will just automatically put a hold on your account because an "uknown" charge has appeared on your account.

You'll have to spend hours on hold with your card's fraud department in order to release the hold and confirm your purchase was not due to theft or fraud. They release your card, and you can purchase again, but, if you buy from somewhere that is "not approved" you get an automatic hold again, and have to dispute the charge again.

You'll be forced to go along with it, and many won't even realize they are prohibiting our ability to engage in commerce.

Why would they do this? Because they maintain plausible deniability. "Oh, we're not blocking you from buying things because of your social credit, it's because we don't trust the one you're buying from. They might be fraudulent."

It's economic fact-checking notices just like on Facebook and Twitter that block content.

Want proof this is going on?

I just discovered this dynamic when I tried to buy an alternative Adobe Illustrator program called Affinity Designer.

If you have a MasterCard, I guarantee your account will be put on hold for having purchased it. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I think Adobe and MasterCard are in bed together...

Now you know. Keep some cash on hand and buy a few pre-paid visas if you have to make electronic purchases. That's the best advice I can give you right now on how to work around this scheme.