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Re:Patreon Is Suspending Adult Content Creators Because of I... by woah on Sunday July 01, 2018 @07:47AM (#17435197)
How is bigtitties.ru going to steal your money if you only send them payment as you consume the content? Chargebacks are very useful for the shipment of physical goods, but not relevant here.
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Re:Patreon Is Suspending Adult Content Creators Because of I... by edent on Sunday July 01, 2018 @09:28AM (#17435522)
User sends crypto to unlock content. Then the site refuses to give the content, or gives significantly different content.

With a credit card, you'd do a chargeback. With crypto there no protection from dodgy sites.

So, no, not just for physical goods.

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Re:Patreon Is Suspending Adult Content Creators Because of I... by woah on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @11:59AM (#17457913)
This is the problem with HN’s blind hatred for cryptocurrency. People make weird assumptions, not understanding how it works. There are many different micropayment schemes under development or already operational. With these, you can pay per second of content. See spankchain
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Re:Patreon Is Suspending Adult Content Creators Because of I... by edent on Thursday July 05, 2018 @03:18AM (#17461431)
It literally says on their front page "No Chargebacks".
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