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Scribd Inc. owns 3 of the biggest and oldest file and document hosting platforms on the internet: Scribd for documents, SlideShare and Everand. | {{Incomplete}} | ||
{{InfoboxCompany | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Type = Private | |||
| Founded = 2007 | |||
| Industry = Document hosting | |||
| Official Website = https://www.scribd.com | |||
| Logo = Scribd.svg | |||
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'''[[Wikipedia:Scribd|Scribd Inc.]]''' owns 3 of the biggest and oldest file and document hosting platforms on the internet: Scribd for documents, SlideShare and Everand.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/about</ref> | |||
==Incidents== | |||
===Trial period=== | |||
Scribd gatekeeps documents uploaded by their users, which Scribd does not own and did not create, behind a login wall. | Scribd gatekeeps documents uploaded by their users, which Scribd does not own and did not create, behind a login wall. | ||
[[File:Scribd forced download.png|thumb|Scribd forces their free trial onto users who want to download documents]] | [[File:Scribd forced download.png|thumb|Scribd forces their free trial onto users who want to download documents]] | ||
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[[File:Scribd credit card page.png|thumb|Scribd free trial subscription page that tries to capture users' credit card information. Scribd practices a classic predatory scheme that relies on users forgetting to cancel and getting billed every month.]] | [[File:Scribd credit card page.png|thumb|Scribd free trial subscription page that tries to capture users' credit card information. Scribd practices a classic predatory scheme that relies on users forgetting to cancel and getting billed every month.]] | ||
This is a classic predatory "get your credit card details and hope you forget to cancel so they can charge you" scheme. | This is a classic predatory "get your credit card details and hope you forget to cancel so they can charge you" scheme. | ||
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