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[–] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's about the margins. If your phone contract was "100€/minute" that would be a scam. Also journals do have a lot more power than phone companies. Journals aren't a network of providers where you can choose whichever is cheapest.

[–] warlaan@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Like I said I was expecting some sort of borderline legal scam. It's just that the meme only mentions that you have to pay them which in itself is not a scam.

[–] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 0 points 6 months ago

Extorting you out of your money via unfair prices by misusing your power is borderline legal. There are consumer protections against this kind of stuff.