Interesting Business Model: first build up neighbour-network, then “sell” the company to an investor in Dubai, change the terms of business and make all users pay 9 Euros per month, then make it very difficult to retrieve passwords and hide the “Delete Account”-Button somewhere in the FAQ-section.

The fomer owner of this social network, Tobias Heine, propably knows that it is not possible to suddenly change a free membership into a paid membership without explicit consent of the users. The little button of consent which pops up after log-in does not even mention the membership fee. I am not sure what happens if the users suddenly find a bill in their mailbox. Some users might be too scared to deny paying the fee or risking a case in court. A short search via Google should help.

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