PayPal goes full 1984 in November…

On the heels of its censorship spree in the UK – that received backlash so great it got the attention of lawmakers – PayPal is rolling out a new agreement that gives itself more censorship powers and the ability to strip income from those who don’t abide to its speech rules.

Violation of the “Acceptable Use Policy constitutes a violation of the PayPal User Agreement and may subject you to damages, including liquidated damages of $2,500.00 U.S. dollars per violation,” PayPal writes.

PayPal’s clause about taking users’ funds for a violation of its rules has long been established. But, as published on September 26th and to be effective on November 3rd, 2022, PayPal will add restrictions to its acceptable use policy that go beyond illegal activities and fraud and into the realm of policing speech.

The updated policy prohibits users from using PayPal for activities that:

“Involve the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials that, in PayPal’s sole discretion, (a) are harmful, obscene, harassing, or objectionable … (e) depict, promote, or incite hatred or discrimination of protected groups or of individuals or groups based on protected characteristics (e.g. race, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.) … (g) are fraudulent, promote misinformation … or (i) are otherwise unfit for publication.”

reclaimthenet.org/paypal-to-expand-its-speech-restriction-rules/

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www.paypalobjects.com/marketing/ua/pdf/US/en/acceptableuse-full-110322.pdf

 

‘The Free Speech Union will be lobbying the Government to put new laws in place to stop companies like PayPal from withdrawing their services from individuals and organisations who say something perfectly lawful but which their employees disagree with.’

The account contained £600 and PayPal said it would hold the money for up to 180 days. Mr Young used it to receive payments from European magazines.

Minutes later, PayPal sent the same message to the two organisations Mr Young runs – the Daily Sceptic and the FSU.

PayPal said it would ‘discontinue’ its relationship with account holders found to violate its policies.

www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/three-accounts-set-up-by-toby-young-are-cut-off-by-us-giant-for-breaking-acceptable-use-policy/ar-AA1269Cz

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