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I’m working on acclimating to Nostr. Sorry to hear of these issues we are having. You are becoming notorious. Congratulations!
Just be here.
It just means you're on the right track.
Why the hell were you using Stripe? Now they have all your KYC information and the regime can kick your down down in the middle of the night if they choose.
Thats why we are here. 🥳 Nostr is the full vibe.
Incredible! Brave new world...
Freedom tech like Gnu/Linux, *BSD, Bitcoin, Nostr, Torrents, Tor, Open Source Software, The Internet, Wikileaks are essential.
Unfortunately, many people only become aware of this when it affects them personally.
Sorry to hear about this and it's definitely such an inconvenience to say the least. You should definitely do more of them as these are effective at educating people on the fact that censorship is not a "rare thing" like vaccine injuries, but it's definitely more common than people realize. It will also inspire the builders in our midst to build more and better solutions that will make such situations a thing of the past. Stay strong 🙏
Also Telegram is completely compromised. You can use Session app instead.
That sucks... Glad you found nostr! Just requested to connect on LinkedIn!
Glad you're here! The more you use it the better it becomes for all of us!
Can you get a wifi phone number like Google voice?
Just followed you. I've been censored too, never deplatformed. My goal is to decentralize medicine.
Deplatforming, debanking and censorship have been normalized in the last 5 years and it's prudent to expect that the censors who control these payment gateways and platforms will continue to do this for violating their t's and c's which means basically anything from enforcing sanctions to "meh we don't like what you're saying." SMS has been around since 1992 but seems like a ton of banks still rely on it for security reasons despite the existence of better alternatives. This my friends, is why we #Bitcoin
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Is it a regulatory issue? Or a political stance?
Same
Thabnk you! GM
I didn’t know it existed. I’ll check it out
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Champion!! And thx for the zap!
Thx and 100% agree!
I have no idea
Do you know why?
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Thx dear. Will add to my watchlist!
Why what
Using it
Why do you keep getting deplatformed (in general) and why this time with stripe? What’s that they don’t like?
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We have US numbers now 👍
Stripe - I think it’s not personal. Their kyc policy which I’m not compliant with says they don’t work with Israeli businesses.
Why am I being deplatformed many times? I wish I knew why my content or existence triggers so many, while helping so many others too.
Banned from telegram even?? Disappointed… I had a pretty good option of telegram so far..
Telegram banned? Why?
I need my Israeli number on SMSs… it wouldn’t solve my problem
Have somebody mail you a prepaid sim
Strange.
Welp, that’s why we bitcoin. 🫡
Watched the video?
The video doesn’t work for some reason.
Yes me too
Israeli cards don't work anyway
I mean, bank cards
Couldn’t load the video
Getting carpet bombed by the Legacy Fiat Fleet.
View quoted note →"In a totalitarian world, become decentralized, uncensorable & sovereign"
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Try SimpleX Chat?
I wonder if stripe,credit cards & telegram are the problem or if there’s a simpler explanation.
never on #nostr
Wow! Keep fighting Efrat!
Are you clotshotted?
I think that the SMS thing is also about pinpointing your location. I have the same issue with some bank accounts held in Vientam. We have managed to sovle it now with banking apps, but it was a problem for a while. Also, with credit cards, we changed our setting in the app to approve payments via the app, not via SMS. Some offer it, some don't. Also, some offer email codes.
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I don't know why there's such a reliance on SMS when there's other more secure 2FA methods that arent subject to mobile carrier risk (Sim swaps). It's quite retarded.
Telegram is such a piece of shit. I've been migrating to Simplex for IM but it's hard to bring people across to it.
Good luck 💚🫂
nostr is a suitable home..
This us why we need control of iut own keys money and identity
Yes! Do more!
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Yes, good hacks, if they’re available for you b
Let me know when you find out
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I dunno u yet. Lemme do some digging.
Are you an idiot?…
Bitcoin and Nostr to the rescue. I'm sorry this happened, but I'm happy that these tools exist for you. 🫂
No matter the "reforms", censorable tech will always censor. Nostr only. Bitcoin only.
Wifi/VoIP numbers are all flagged with these "security" services. I've tried it many ways, they refuse to send SMSs to these numbers because they aren't "verified" with a cellular service. They really want to know where you are.
I just don't know how you can get recurring subscription using bitcoin. That's one thing that's much more convenient for fiat business payments. But for actual content delivery and group comms, all can be done through #nostr, amethyst e.g. has group chats
This is why we Bitcoin 🫡
Well I'm definitely curious to check out what you're talking about. Must be hitting some hard truths. Nostr is great. You'll never go back
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Sorry to see this.
#Nostr + #Bitcoin it is!
Enjoy, you can start with my podcast
@You’re The Voice 🙌🏻
Monthly subscriptions are still difficult - but it can be tried with fountain and zaprite. You can just build things.
Exactly
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Visited the page - it’s super cool!
Horrible you are going through this
If you have the censorship lever, it’s too easy to not pull it. Similar to central banks and printing
Right now I'm really afraid of the future:
Almost all governments talk about ID verification, and many websites are already implementing it. We all know that it's about control and surveillance. It's not “for the safety of children.” If that were the case, they could also support parents and use parental control software.
In any case, what will happen in the future? Will we soon have to verify ourselves everywhere? Send our IDs to unknown companies? Total surveillance worldwide.
Your case illustrates this well. The company doesn't like what you're doing: it locks you out! That's how verification will work too!
How horrible!
Sorry to read that Efrat, i have been debanked myself and rejected by 4 other Belgian banks without any explanation whatsoever….talking about minimum human rights, straight out repressive by the banks themself which have been given the free hand to act as they seem fit. (before covid this was just unthinkably)
I now only have a revolut account and wonder how long it will take before the same will happen. living on a bitcoin standard is not that straightforward at the moment (to my opinion) and until it becomes widely accepted the need for a bank account remains I guess. Keep going Efrat, your content indeed helps many!
Happy to have you on nostr! It’s the only social I use
@Efrat Fenigson are you still on linkedin? They canceled me ..
I've been banned from many platforms and apps too. Using a VPN really accelerates the banning as apps flag you as a spammer.
Travelling around the world also flags you as a spammer. The apps are all garbage and developers have done a shit job.
Nostr & Bitcoin changes that. I don't bother with other apps anymore. We still got a long way to go as exchanges are the new banks and they are playing the same game as banks but eventually we will pay directly using Bitcoin bypassing the exchanges. The future will be amazing.
Being banned from Telegram is a head-scratcher, never knew that could happen. Good luck!
And this is despite your very mild posts on the Israeli genocide in Gaza...imagine if you actually spoke your mind.
Me neither!
Orthogonal question, do you know why are you being censored / deplatformed?
Is it by Israel because you speak up against their genocide against Palestinians in Gaza?
Or by the rest of the world because you're Israeli citizen?
Bitcoin & Nostr are natural firewalls against an increasingly totalitarian world..
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Thanks for sharing!
Will do 🫡
I don’t know. Could be either or both, and could be because of other technical reasons related to what I said in the video.
I don’t rule out any reason - I’m attacked on many fronts.
Yes. For now
Good luck 👍🍀
@Mir was recently debanked from revolut…
Curious if revolut explained why they debanked Mir, i just added her to my contacts maybe I reach out to Mir directly.
it is so unreal, i need to undergo eye surgery in Belgium early November hopefully by then i can still use revolut to pay for the surgery, if the eye center knows I am debanked they might as well refuse the surgery or seen the cost revolut might find such a high transfer suspicious and block my account 😉 I wonder what it’s going to be 😁
bankers have ruled the world since very long time and they won’t give in without pulling has many they can down with them 😉 All the best to you Efrat
#asknostr #askbitcoin #nostr #bitcoin
The video doesn't load for me:
I tried iris.to, jumble.social, primal.net and few others..
How is this possible?
I thought nostr censorship-resistant?!
PS thanks a mill for the zap 🙏
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... then pls reply here and we will do a test zap.
CCs and banks using SMS 2fa are a complete joke
Thx John
I believe Mir made lots of posts about revolut, you can go to her history here or on X
And good luck with the surgery!
UPDATE: Stripe “woke up” due to the noise I made on X, and would like to try “resolve the issue on my account”.
They only care about their brand reputation.
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Nope Noperson
It'll be a never ending battle.
With the data-only e-sim you should be able to get a phone number with jmp.chat for a small fee and do sms with cheogram. I'm working on setting this up, now.
Check out the tutorials on the above phone website:
https://kb.above.im/jmp-chat/
How about connecting a working LN-address, which will enable plebs to zap you freedom money?
yes yes
Yes I watched all the way to the end.
Please do more.
Thx! Will do
Bitcoin isn't the solution because it isn't private. Whomever donates to you will be tracked and blocked for doing so. Please don't be a boomer and choose something better.
Here is a real world example:
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After Bitcoin Seizures And Freezing Bank Accounts - Canada Finally Ends Emergencies Act
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will end the use of the Emergencies Act and unfreeze bank accounts of protestors.
Nostr is great, learn about Monero that you won't be disappointed.
Not everybody can afford to ignore Monero.
