Free trials attract spammers
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So because that's a huge problem is such a huge problem with free trials. You know, that, you know, I know that rss.com and Buzzsprout. And I know that they've, they've really just struggled
Episode 163: Storage Power (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:54:21 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Free trials are a huge spam problem for podcast hosts (rss.com and Buzzsprout have struggled with it). Dave asked a new host whether requiring a credit card at sign-up was meant to keep spammers out; the host said yes.
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Episode 247: Aggy5 (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:17:58 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
So you'll see the same links and spam links and descriptions showing up almost all at once across RSS.com, Buzzsprout, Podbean. They hit them all.
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