Is this even legal? I mean people paid for the lifetime version.
this post was submitted on 14 May 2025
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There's probably some fine print in the ToS that says they can do this. It may or may not be legal but that makes it a lengthier court battle to try to prove.
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Glad people care this time, pure VPN did exactly the same thing except without the buyout. 5 years into a lifetime plan they said, "sorry, your account is closed". They were offering 5 year plans for less when I got the lifetime one. They didn't care and told me to complain to slashDot because that's where I bought it.
Pure did the same to me. They'd rather lose lifetime subs and save the traffic than foster customer loyalty. They didn't expect any of us to pay for a recurring subscription after doing what they did.
How do you not know? Do your due diligence lol.
Considering how many companies are forcing into their TOSs forced arbitration and waving the right to class action lawsuit, of course this kind of shit was going to happen.