When Your Innocent Purchase Triggers The Algorithm

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When Your Innocent Purchase Triggers The Algorithm

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When your PayPal account gets nuked because you forgot that "buying capsules" online sounds suspiciously like you're purchasing illicit substances. Classic developer moment—thinking you're just supporting an indie artist, but PayPal's fraud detection algorithm is like "DRUG DEALER ALERT! 🚨" Meanwhile, your perfectly innocent transaction for art commissions gets flagged faster than a SQL injection attempt. The artist is fine, but your financial reputation? Executed without a debug option. Next time maybe specify "digital art capsules" instead of sounding like you're on a Silk Road shopping spree.

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