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Re:Man to pay £25,000 ($34,000) damages over negative TrustP... by mywittyname on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @03:12PM (#26081910)
The BBB perfected this model long before the internet was around. I worked at a computer repair shop way-back-when and the owner called the BBB an extortion racket.
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Re:Man to pay £25,000 ($34,000) damages over negative TrustP... by johng on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @07:13PM (#26084310)
This. 100%. If you don’t pay the BBB their extortion fee they will tell anyone who asks that “you are not a member in good standing” which is technically true since you are not a member. Because you didn’t pay the fee. Legalized extortion.
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