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Re:Vultr introduces new free tier by ClapperHeid on Thursday March 16, 2023 @04:23PM (#35187940) 

  >To be eligible to apply for early access to the Free Tier Program, accounts must have the following:
  >Credit Card
  >To be eligible for a Free Tier instance you must have a regular credit card on file with us. Prepaid cards are not an acceptable payment type for Free Tier eligibility, neither is PayPal, Crypto, etc.
Er... no thanks. Why do you need my credit card if it's free?
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Re:Vultr introduces new free tier by amadeuspagel on Thursday March 16, 2023 @05:28PM (#35188926)
Because this is an offering that could easily be abused (crypto-mining, DDoS, bot farms). Requiring credit cards stops people from making many accounts.
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Re:Vultr introduces new free tier by failsecure on Thursday March 16, 2023 @08:58PM (#35191288)
To hold you accountable for the things you do with their network maybe?
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