By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026I figured out that I'd been rooked within a minute of clicking the buy button, but it took months and multiple appeals - and ultimately a threat to cancel my credit card - to get Visa to refund me. 55/ 1413
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026Visa - another bloated monopolist with terminal Main Character Syndrome - can see that it has merchants who generate zillions of appeals and charge-backs because they run scam businesses like these. 56/ 1535
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026They *could* treat these merchants as the fraudsters they are, but because the crooks wreathe themselves in gauzy excuses and lengthy terms of service, Visa enables these massive, nationwide cons. 57/ 1524
