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by shkkmo 759 days ago
> So this really should be seen as an act of goodwill rather than malice.

It's called "extortion"

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Of course not

You put yourself in a bad spot. We can either kick you out or work (for a price) to help you.

Extortion ? Hardly. Nobody work for free, you know.

It's not extortion if you would have been banned off the platform flat out had you been a smaller account.
Threatening to ban someone unless they pay you is extortion.