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My paypal account cannot receive money - send only because of my location. Consequently, I've been shut out of many legitimate opportunities. Got scammed multiple times as a freelancer both by the job providers and the platform.

Can't wait for this to available in my location. "Threat to users" be dammed.




Receiving money as a freelancer can be challenging, but given how dangerous it is to give FB more power, I think it's worth spending a bit of time in finding alternatives.

Personally I use https://stripe.com/.

Last customer was in India, and it was hard for him to wire me money. Stripe made it a breeze, I created an invoice, enter his mail, and he just paid using his credit card.

The fees are a bit high, so the question is more "how much inconvenience do I think is worth this moral stand?".

And there is no universal answer to this question, since moral is arbitrary, and I don't accept the inconvenience in many other avenues.

Good luck




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