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Cursor accused of scamming users into annual subscriptions

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A Reddit user is accusing Cursor of scamming them into an annual subscription. The user claims they were unaware of an existing account and were unexpectedly charged $192 for a yearly plan without their explicit consent. They have contacted support, filed a fraud report with their credit card company, and are seeking to understand if others have experienced similar issues with the platform's subscription practices. AI

IMPACT Potential negative impact on user trust and adoption of AI-powered developer tools.

RANK_REASON User complaint about a product's billing practices.

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Cursor accused of scamming users into annual subscriptions

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Busy-Meat6122 ·

    Cursor just scammed me into an annual plan

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I forgot I had a cursor account, and only realized I had a card there recently. I only realized when they suddenly charged $192 for an annual subscription out of the blue???</p> <p>What the hell how is this legal? I contacted support but I've onl…

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