PayPal has announced a new policy going into effect in November allowing it to pull $2,500 per violation from accounts that promote “misinformation” or “present a risk to user safety or wellbeing.” Just last month we reported that PayPal had banned Gays Against Groomers for violating its user agreement. At the same time in the U.K., PayPal shut the account of the parents’ group UsForThem, which campaigned to keep schools open during the pandemic.
It seems that rather than just ban you, PayPal will now let you have your account — they’ll just draw a $2,500 fine from it for every violation.
"The company’s current acceptable use policy does not mention such activities."https://t.co/ZvKJ94XZH7
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) October 8, 2022
The Daily Wire reports:
The financial services company, which has repeatedly deplatformed organizations and individual commentators for their political views, will expand its “existing list of prohibited activities” on November 3. Among the changes are prohibitions on “the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials” that “promote misinformation” or “present a risk to user safety or wellbeing.” Users are also barred from “the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory.”
New PayPal policy lets company pull $2,500 from users’ accounts if they promote ‘misinformation’ — The Daily Wire
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) October 8, 2022
PayPal will expand its “existing list of prohibited activities” on November 3 to include prohibitions on “the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials” that “promote misinformation” or “present a risk to user safety or wellbeing.”
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) October 8, 2022
Users are also barred from “the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory.”
Deliberations will be made at the “sole discretion” of PayPal & may subject users to “damages”—including $2,500 “debited directly from your PayPal account.”
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) October 8, 2022
Aaron Terr, @TheFIREorg senior program officer: “Under existing law, PayPal has the ability as a private company to implement this type of viewpoint-discriminatory policy,” adding whatever the reasoning, “they will almost certainly have a severe chilling effect on users’ speech.”
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) October 8, 2022
PayPal’s new policy lets it pull $2,500 from user accounts for promoting “misinformation,” the Biden administration made easier for the government to spy on Americans, the FBI is acting like the KGB
Americans live under an evil empire that wears clown makeup and uses pronouns
— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) October 8, 2022
It’s hard for me to openly criticize a company I used to love and gave so much to. But @PayPal’s new AUP goes against everything I believe in. A private company now gets to decide to take your money if you say something they disagree with. Insanity. https://t.co/Gzf8faChUb
— David Marcus (@davidmarcus) October 8, 2022
I read the actual policy. My suggestion: don’t use a PayPal account to promote non-left wing candidates or causes. Or don’t use it at all. This is a vague policy that can very easily be abused by woke employees. It isn’t worth the risk of a stupid fight over $2,500. https://t.co/j4HzyQk7Xr
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) October 8, 2022
I imagine PayPal is going to be finding lots of "misinformation"
— Dr. Clothesline (@drclothesline) October 8, 2022
This is crazy.
— Lisa Boucher (@LBoucherAuthor) October 8, 2022
Good thing I canceled my @PayPal account a few months ago.
PayPal's policies are atrocious even before this new one you mention here.
— Martin's Tweets (@Dems_Free_Zone) October 8, 2022
Could we interest Elon Musk in buying PayPal?
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Related:
PayPal, Venmo, and Google punish Gays Against Gr00mers for … what, exactly? Defending children from predators? https://t.co/LmPZ2Aond2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 21, 2022
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