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Done a lot of searching on this and keep hitting dead ends, so hoping the community can help. Getting burned by free-looking sites that lock everything useful behind a paywall has happened too many times. I just want to know what's actually worth trying.
- Read independent third-party reviews before entering payment info
- Disable auto-renew the moment you complete any paid signup
- Check whether profiles display a visible last-active timestamp
- Register with a dedicated email address to contain any spam
- Test with a minimal profile for a few days before investing effort