## [t3_y19ofs](https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracyNOPOL/comments/y19ofs/how_much_time_do_we_have_left_the_paypal_2500/)
Some people believe the internet as we know it is on borrowed time.

For now, you can still create anonymous email and social media accounts.

It seems like this is slowly but surely becoming more difficult and time-consuming.

For example, I recently created an instagram account, because you need to be logged in to see posts now.

They wanted my mobile number *and* a selfie (of me holding a piece of paper with a special code on it).

For now, you can create an online merchant website and sell just about whatever you like.

Physical items, digital products, online courses, membership-based website access, the list goes on.

A regular person can buy / offer these and more via paypal, stripe, and other platforms (for a fee).

The [recent paypal 'mistake'](https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/10/paypal-says-statement-that-it-would-fine-users-for-misinformation-was-incorrect-information/) (?) regarding fining customers for 'disinformation' raises eyebrows.

Will we soon find ourselves with fewer and fewer options for offering / buying non-PC goods and services?

In short, I'm asking: **How much time do we have left?**

Is the paypal thing just a distraction, part of a fear-based pysop, disgined to have a 'chilling effect'?

Do we still have years if not decades to go with the internet more or less as it exists today?

Or are we seeing the beginning of the end of the internet as we know (knew) it?

Over to you. Cheers in advance for all thoughtful responses 🙏

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