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Subscriptions are priced on assuming that we will forget to cancel
Remember once and they make a "generous" offer - maybe you'll forget to cancel after 3 months ...
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Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
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I wish more subscriptions allowed me to sign up via direct debit instead of credit card.
Direct Debit is guaranteed not to be taken without proper notification.
Card payments can be really sneaky.
Spotify launches flexible audiobooks+ subscriptions across 11 European markets https://ppc.land/spotify-launches-flexible-audiobooks-subscriptions-across-11-european-markets/ #Spotify #Audiobooks #Streaming #Subscriptions #TechNews
Spotify launches flexible audiobooks+ subscriptions across 11 European markets: Streaming platform introduces two new add-on plans following successful trials in Ireland and Canada. https://ppc.land/spotify-launches-flexible-audiobooks-subscriptions-across-11-european-markets/ #Spotify #Audiobooks #Streaming #Subscriptions #TechNews
PPC Land · Spotify launches flexible audiobooks+ subscriptions across 11 European marketsStreaming platform introduces two new add-on plans following successful trials in Ireland and Canada.
#Gmail’s new ‘Manage #Subscriptions’ tool could change #email #marketing forever
Fast Company · Gmail’s new ‘Manage Subscriptions’ tool could change email marketing foreverGoogle is rolling out a powerful unsubscribe feature in Gmail that gives users more control—and marketers a reason to rethink their strategy.
U.S. Consumer Protection Is Dead: Lobbyists And Lawyers Kill New FTC Rule That Would Have Made It Easier To Cancel Subscriptions
Techdirt · U.S. Consumer Protection Is Dead: Lobbyists And Lawyers Kill New FTC Rule That Would Have Made It Easier To Cancel SubscriptionsHave I mentioned lately that the U.S. no longer has functional federal consumer protection and corporate oversight thanks to Donald Trump? And how that should probably be more of a story across jou…
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Also, off the back of this, if you have access to one: use your local #Library !
In the UK at least:
- Interlibrary loans are free or cheap, which gives you access to a huge catalogue
- Many have access to #Audiobooks and #eBooks via #BorrowBox
- You can access magazines! I like #Wired, #NewScientist, #BBCGoodFood, #NationalGeographic but there's many more via #Libby
Your taxes pay for this, and it's shocking how many people still pay for these #subscriptions separately!
US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel
Ars Technica · Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation
Perplexity Launches $200-a-Month Tier With Unlimited Access https://www.byteseu.com/1159321/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #News #Perplexity #PYMNTSNews #subscriptions #What'sHot
Did you forget that you're stilllll paying for these?! #subscriptions #money #personalfinance
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Cents + Purpose · 10 Subscriptions You Probably Forgot And Still Pay ForEver glance at your bank statement and spot a charge you barely remember? Plenty of people pay for subscriptions that have long been forgotten. These quiet
Finally cancelled my Ideogram subscription today, I've had it for the past 12 months and loved it.
Now I'm using ChatGPT 4o almost exclusively for my AI image generation needs.
I updated my paid subscriptions list:
https://wiki.wesfryer.com/subscriptions
Mechanic Yet More Reasons to Dump #Zuckerberg/Meta WhatsApp!
Meta Bringing Ads and Subscriptions to WhatsApp
#Meta Platforms Inc. will begin showing #Ads inside of its WhatsApp messaging service, opening a new potential revenue stream while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence and other long-term projects.
Advertisers can also pay to promote their #WhatsApp Channel and give it prominent placement within the Updates tab...
As part of the advertising push, WhatsApp will also let Channel operators sell #Subscriptions, meaning they can create special messages just for a group of paying customers
When I posted yesterday about Frequency, the federated photo-sharing service;
https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/114679152915697804
... various technical difficulties distracted me from the main thing I wanted to comment on. Which is the false dichotomy that digital services can either be paid for via ads, or individual subscriptions. As @jesseplusplus points out, the subscription model of apps can be collective rather than individual. That's the model for the Bridge Seat hosting co-op I've been working on.
Mastodon - NZOSSStrypey (@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)#TIL about @frequency@frequency.app, a federated photo-sharing app;
"I'm trying to be very upfront. Like, OK you're going to have to pay for this service. But I really want to make it as affordable as possible. I want to give you options to pay for your family and friends, to bring everybody in if there's someone that can't pay for it ..."
#JesseKarmani, 2024 (@jesseplusplus@mastodon.social)
https://wedistribute.org/podcast/frequency-jesse-karmani/
EDIT: Link is working again as of 2025-06-15.
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#podcasts #WeDistribute #Decentered #Frequency
#Design #Experiences
Adobe’s shady plan practices · “My long-term trust in Adobe has completely sunk.” https://ilo.im/164gvr
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#Adobe #Illustrator #Photoshop #Lightroom #Subscriptions #Photography #ProductDesign #UiDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign
THE BLOODY #PIRATE MANIFESTO
"No #ads. No #VIP. #No god. Just seed.
Welcome to the Age of Monetized #Piracy.
Where “#free” comes with cookies,
Where “#anonymous” means “newsletter,”
Where every #pirate flag has a price tag sewn in.
You wanted to sail the high seas
They sold you a lifeboat subscription with #ads.
RULE #1:
If you make money off #piracy you are the #Navy.
Ad-plastered “free streaming” sites
→ You click "Play", they load 9 #JavaScript #miners and your ex’s #Facebook ad.
→ Solution: #Kill their #revenue. #uBlock, #TamperMonkey, Empty.gif carpet #bombing.
VIP #Pirate #Accounts
→ They sell stolen #Netflix access like it’s a f***ing bottle service.
→ Solution: #Leak it. #Fork it. #Burn it.
#Darknet Pirate Resellers
→ "Premium Ebook Packs - Only $29 #BTC"
→ Solution: #Doxx. #Spoof. #Blacklist.
(They sell what should be holy. Purify with fire.)
#FAKE #LIBRARIES ARE NOT #LIBERATION.
"#PDF download" — 9 popups later, your #RAM is crying.
"Buy 3 #EPUBs, get 1 free" — you just colonized knowledge.
"#DMCA takedown coming 
" cry #harder, #bitch.
#Archive it. #Mirror it. #Share it. Don't sell it.
They #seed.
They #encrypt.
They #disappear.
Every time you monetize piracy, an #FTP server #dies in a basement.
“If your #piracy has a #profit model,
then our #piracy will include you.”
#Ads? Nuked.
#Subscriptions? Hijacked.
#Privacy policies? Weaponized.
You are not a user. You are a bullet.
“You wanted #torrent #freedom.
They gave you streaming #debt.”
Now take it back. With #fire.
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/128783/ One of Whoop’s new wearables has a bug so bad the company is issuing replacements #FitnessTracker #gear #News #subscriptions #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wearables
»#Spotify says support for external #payments on #iOS has already boosted #subscriptions.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/spotify-says-support-for-external-payments-on-ios-has-already-boosted-subscriptions/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
TechCrunch · Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions | TechCrunch
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