ylai@lemmy.ml to Reddit@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoReddit power users balk at chance to participate in IPO as Wall Street debut nearswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.world
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkReddit power users balk at chance to participate in IPO as Wall Street debut nearswww.cnbc.comylai@lemmy.ml to Reddit@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.world
minus-squaregoatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down1·7 months ago@ylai I got a long spiel as a “Reddit power user” inviting me to take part in the IPO. At the bottom it said, “you must be resident in the US”. They know I’m not, but they sent the mail anyway. Not inspiring confidence there, guys.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoWhy would they have information regarding your national residency?
minus-squaregoatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 months ago@SpaceNoodle Well, there’s the fact that for the entire time my reddit account has been in existence I have literally not once ever connected from a US IP address.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·7 months agoClearly you’re using a VPN.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYou couldnt even opt out of the email. There was no obvious “opt-out” link present. And I believe the company doing the IPO is also present in the EU?
@ylai I got a long spiel as a “Reddit power user” inviting me to take part in the IPO. At the bottom it said, “you must be resident in the US”.
They know I’m not, but they sent the mail anyway. Not inspiring confidence there, guys.
Why would they have information regarding your national residency?
@SpaceNoodle Well, there’s the fact that for the entire time my reddit account has been in existence I have literally not once ever connected from a US IP address.
Clearly you’re using a VPN.
You couldnt even opt out of the email. There was no obvious “opt-out” link present.
And I believe the company doing the IPO is also present in the EU?