He gives you a limit of 2 instances (droplets) on signup. You can then open a ticket and explain what you intend to do and he gives you the desired number of servers. I give him access to the apps I'm working on to remove any doubt and be transparent.

I always think that malicious people find entirely different ways to get what they want without even thinking of payment. Hacking a box for example.

Do you do anything to stop people from signing up with Visa gift cards under a fake name?

I honestly think you probably wouldn't have too many problems if you didn't target the low end of the market, made it clear that you won't put up with abuse, and maybe required a deposit to get service that'd be returned after X months or forfeited for abusive behavior.

For the most part, pretty much anything that isn't against a standard terms of service.

> There are plenty of people who are totally legit that have "unpopular" opinions or are worried about crazed trolls.

I agree and understand. Those folks aren't who I'm worried about.

My biggest concern is the "abusive" folks, to be honest. Abuse of any type wouldn't be tolerated at all but I am all for freedom of {expression,speech,...} and wouldn't care what the service was being used for as long as it was legal.

Requiring a deposit isn't something I had thought of before but that might very well be a good "deterrent".

This could help to deal with increased customer service costs (abuse handling), and to price spammers out of the market.

I'm sure it's not the only place.

Also, people without a credit card.