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The prohibition covers both circumventing restrictions and activating blocked features, meaning any technical workaround—however minor—falls within the banned conduct.
Users are required to stay within the technical boundaries Stripe has set and may not activate features Stripe has switched off or banned.
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The prohibition covers both circumventing restrictions and activating blocked features, meaning any technical workaround—however minor—falls within the banned conduct.
Users are required to stay within the technical boundaries Stripe has set and may not activate features Stripe has switched off or banned.
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