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    The subscription trap

    Binu Mathew
    By Binu MathewJuly 13, 2026

    Just last month, a perfectly rational football enthusiast committed a grave mistake. He wanted to watch the Fifa World Cup and signed up for Zee5. Like millions before him, he assumed he was buying access to a sporting event that would last a few weeks. Instead, he unknowingly enrolled in a financial relationship that appeared designed to outlive several governments.

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