Posted on 10/10/2022 6:48:34 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
“This action of theirs, I believe, is to close down businesses and organizations that they don’t approve of, such as MAGA hat stores, The Daily Wire, Free Republic.”
That seems plausible to me.
“Pay-pal is an online payment option.”
That’s what I thought but then what’s the deal on offensive posts?
Paypal has merchant accounts and personal accounts.
The personal accounts, used to pay merchants, belong to individuals who may be posters on various social media, including Free Republic.
Those individuals would be subject to the proposed terms of service and would be at risk of a $2500 charge to their bank accounts or credit cards per posting if they express any ideas of which Paypal executives disapprove.
Neat end-run on the first amendment.
No government or corporation should be permitted to have such power.
This is what FASCISM looks like. Private business doing what our Constitution prohibit the government from doing.
Fortunately capitalism will solve this problem as people who do not like the new terms of service can find another way to do what ever they do with pay pal. They have options.
If enough people or businesses leave pay pal they will either change or go out of business.
Being WOKE is not a good business strategy.
I thought it was strange that these companies were going broke just as many American consumers watched their discretionary income slipped away; I easily boycott these firms with no effort at all - because I’m buying so much less than years ago anyway.
Does the fine apply to those showing intolerance to pro-lifers? or Trump supporters? (Didn’t think so.)
That I don’t know.
I hope so. Hopefully it will be accepted more places thsn paypal if he does. Need a good payment process that isn’t nazi controlled for online purchases
That’s it for them
This would be a slam dunk lawsuit. Companies cannot make and enforce penalties.
They can kick you off their service, but they cannot fine you.
“ That’s what I thought but then what’s the deal on offensive posts?”
Oh! They are probably referring to the posts on webpages that users pay to be members of.
We (FR) probably should have started looking for a new payment method after how they dealt with the Truckers in Canada.
Just cancelled my Payday account....
I think all the Nigerian spammers wanting to fix the issue with my PayPal account by sharing my information with them should go into business and start a legit competing company. It’s always “fun” when I get these emails as I don’t use PayPal.
Musk was a cofounder of Paypal.
Musk was a cofounder of PP.
Just closed my account that I’ve had for 20+ years.
Paypal down 5.75% =>
84.98 -5.18 (5.75%)
PYPL(NASDAQ)
Oct 10, 12:06 PM EDT
We all know it’s to shut down sensible voices of the non-woke. Clever how the government gets around that annoying 4th amendment. The government? Yes. The government is fully aware that Paypal and others are violating the 4th amendment, and they fully accept it, allow it, and support it. Therefore the government is doing it, by proxy.
By proxy or not, it is still violating the law. (The government).
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