Siderea, Sibylla BostoniensisJun 30, 2023

HEY #PAYPAL USERS! WATCH OUT!

On the web interface PayPal just introduced a new dark pattern #enshittification to the transfer-balance-to-bank-account process to trick the user into electing the premium and quite expensive "immediate transfer" option, instead of choosing the free 1-3 day option.

When you initiate a transfer, this is now what shows up:

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@siderea wait, immediate transfers cost money on paypal? maybe that's just a US thing because there has never been a "speed my transfer up" option in the UK, it's just always been mostly instant (except for when they hold your funds for no fuckin reason...)
Jul 1, 2023 at 3:27pmWeb
Show threadSiderea, Sibylla BostoniensisJul 1, 2023
@doe I wouldn't be at all surprised if it were a US-only thing, bc I gather electronic transfers are a very different, more rational thing in Europe.
Show threadkatrinaJul 8, 2023
@doe @siderea We mostly use our bank's app to do transfers, which is free and transfers the money in about 3 seconds, maybe 10 seconds if it is having a really slow day.
Show threadSiderea, Sibylla BostoniensisJul 8, 2023
@katrinatransfem @doe Bank-to-bank transfers (in the US at least) are a very different beast than PayPal-to-bank transfers, if that's what you're referring to.