Last activity 3 months agoPosted Sep 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM EDT
Flagged by the Algorithm: Klarna Thought I'm a Fraudster
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Algorithmic Bias
Fraud Detection
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Klarna's algorithm flagged a user as a potential fraudster, sparking concerns about algorithmic accuracy.
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3 months ago
I was so disappointed when my stocard app forced me to move over to Klarna and create an account there. I had no intention on setting up an account for storing my benefit cards, thats why I used stocard in the first place. But moving over to something else seemed like too much trouble at the time.
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