Venmo's payment protection feature allows the buyer to add a fee that the sender pays - without their consent
April 4, 2023
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witchoria
"Venmo has a feature where the person that you’ve requested payment from can opt into payment protection, which adds a 1.9% fee to the transaction that the requestor pays without any sort of consent or control if opted into. It’s a dark pattern that I can’t believe is legal."