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DYK #banks fund industries harming animal beings? Protecting #animals in #rainforests and on farms starts with our #supermarket choices. Embrace kindness for animals and forests — be #vegan 🌱❤️🐾 #BoycottMeat #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect Learn more: https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7N6?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

"World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in ‘unfathomable’ increase in 2025, report finds" #Banks #Finance #Money #Climate #ClimateChange https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/09/world-banks-pledge-billions-fossil-fuel-industry-2025

“Yesterday I Learnt That Santander has Frozen My Accounts – No Reason Given – No Reason Needed – Opposition to Israel’s Genocide in Gaza is Enough” by veteran Socialist & anti-Zionist campaigner, Tony #Greenstein, in his latest blogpost @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @uk_politics @UKLabour@mastodon.cloud “The British State’s Attack & Banks’ Complicity in Attacking Palestine solidarity Activists is Financial Terrorism” https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2026/06/yesterday-i-learnt-that-santander-has.html #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Santander #Banks #Labour #Starmer #IsraelLobby #AntiZionism #AntiGenocide #Terrorism #PalestinianGenocide #Gaza #Israel #IsraelLobby #PalAction #Mafia #Albanese

PBS NewsHour - The Latest | How to recognize and block AI-powered scam attempts by Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. In this PBS NewsHour segment, Paul Solman explains that scams are getting harder to avoid because fraudsters now use artificial‑intelligence tools—such as realistic voice‑cloning—to impersonate trusted individuals, with seniors often being the primary targets; the report describes how these AI‑powered scams operate, offers practical tips for spotting them (like questioning unexpected requests for money or personal information, verifying callers through independent channels, and recognizing synthetic‑voice cues), and outlines steps to protect yourself, including using call‑blocking features, reporting suspicious activity, and staying vigilant about emerging AI‑driven deception techniques. Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-to-recognize-and-block-ai-powered-scam-attempts #AI_poweredscams #voicecloning #banks #artificialintelligence #scams

undefined | Contributor: It's not just you. Being a consumer really has become hellacious by Diane Negra Busy, distracted, and anxious, many of us have become oblivious to the growing amount of work we perform as customers. A 2025 U.K. report found that 78 % of respondents feel frustrated when dealing with customer‑service systems and that, on average, people spend between 28 and 41 minutes each week battling these interfaces. Even the simplest retail interactions have been transformed into new tasks: shops now hide their opening hours behind QR codes that must be scanned, exposing users to “quishing” attacks that harvest private data. Cost‑cutting measures that shift decision‑making away from front‑line staff onto consumers have turned banks, airlines, and other service providers into sites of predatory anti‑consumer policies, where “extras” are sold back to us as premium experiences. Corporate language further masks the labor demanded of customers. Phrases such as “mortgage journey” or “thank you for your interest” give the illusion of choice while stripping real agency. On‑site staff with authority have largely disappeared, replaced by elaborate digital dispute‑resolution processes that require customers to supply exhaustive booking codes, reservation numbers, and other details before a complaint is even considered. Government agencies have adopted similar tactics; in 2024 New York Mayor Eric Adams’ administration required elected officials to complete a six‑page Google document before contacting city staff. This cultural silence—where people rarely share how much time they waste navigating opaque systems—helps maintain the status quo. Outsourcing intensifies the problem by shielding firms from accountability, and the promise of “convenient” digital tools often masks new profit streams. As cash use declines, merchants raise prices to cover credit‑card interchange fees, while software engineers like Gergely Orosz note that “customer‑complaint handling at scale is broken in most tech companies.” The article concludes that the abandonment of functional, well‑resourced customer service is a fundamental flaw of contemporary business culture, a theme explored in Diane Negra’s forthcoming book *I’m Sorry You Feel That Way: The New Cultures of Customer Service*. Read more: undefined #UK #customerservice #banks #airlines #governmentagencies

German direct debits (Lastschrift) are sort of amazing and magical (and scary) when they work. But I just got remembered they can be expensive when they do not work. I recently had a direct debit of ~100 EUR declined due to missing funds. My bank charged me 0.68 EUR processing fee, the recipient (Deutscher Alpenverein) charged me 5.13 bank fee (Bankgebühr) and 2.50 processing fee (Bearbeitungsgebühr). #Banks #Lastschrift #DeutscherAlpenverein