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Five to [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services

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Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services

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Finance, technology and social media companies often position themselves as solutions to problems they helped create.
  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin
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    See also all those crypto apps

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      I mean, crypto apps don’t prey on poor people anymore than casinos do.

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        That one casino hunted down my uncle. Poor guy. Was gobbled up by one right outside his house.

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