Why do we ask for a credit card?

8/25/2025

We didn’t always require a credit card. For a long time, publishing on our platform was completely open. Unfortunately, that openness was taken advantage of.

Over time, we began seeing a wave of scam accounts. Some were posting topics filled with Trojan links. Others were uploading stolen or copyright-protected material. The result? We started receiving warnings and takedown requests from multiple directions. It wasn’t good for us, and certainly not safe for our community.

Adding a credit card requirement is our way of protecting both sides. It helps us verify that an account belongs to a real person, not a bot or a scammer.