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Square trying to de-bank our company for having disagreeable political views on our web site
NOT WOKE SHOWS | Apr 30 | NOT WOKE SHOWS

Posted on 04/30/2024 1:51:03 PM PDT by kellymcneill

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1 posted on 04/30/2024 1:51:03 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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To: kellymcneill

Since this administration isn’t doing anything about this, the only conclusion is that the administration fully agrees with it.


2 posted on 04/30/2024 1:54:27 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Delusionary people should not be given power over normal people.)
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To: kellymcneill

I posted this on truth social and tagged k a s h Patel as he’s got a Patriots system set up for payments. Be sure to join truth social and post your story there. If you’re not on yet or you are on be sure you follow people I follow that have red check marks at least


3 posted on 04/30/2024 2:06:32 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: kellymcneill

How does the site work

eg. I have been watching Sugar https://www.notwokeshows.com/show/Sugar

About halfway down the page I see
“Is it NOT WOKE or WOKE? Smash a button below.
30 Responses”

But I don’t see where those responses are (how did the 30 votes break down woke/not woke)


4 posted on 04/30/2024 2:11:03 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: kellymcneill

I might start a Conservative version of Square, called Octangle. I will censor Marxist companies..🤓


5 posted on 04/30/2024 2:12:13 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: JSM_Liberty

Hi JSM_Liberty,

a “response” is simply a “vote”. The vote system is merely an extension of DISQUS chat.

To see the results of that vote you either have to offer your own vote or be logged into a freely acquired DISQUS account.


6 posted on 04/30/2024 2:27:16 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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To: kellymcneill

This is going to become a lot more common.


7 posted on 04/30/2024 2:29:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I think you’re right. One solution if I wanted to continue working with square... (I don’t and will dissuade all my other company’s clients from doing so as well going forward) is to simply take donations from individuals residing within the U.S.


8 posted on 04/30/2024 2:34:22 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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To: kellymcneill

only* take donations from individuals residing within the U.S.


9 posted on 04/30/2024 2:35:17 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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To: kellymcneill

Play their game. Tell them you are an LBGTQWTF+IQBIPOC what ever and that you demand the reinstate the account of a proud trans muslim palestinian queer of color. Throw it right back in their faces. Then blast it out to all the LGBTWTF groups that they debanked you.


10 posted on 04/30/2024 2:39:21 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: kellymcneill

Square doesn’t have the juice to influence the major CC companies. This happened above their level.


11 posted on 04/30/2024 2:41:48 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: kellymcneill

Your Content

You retain all rights to your content when you upload it into our services, but you do give us broad rights to use, modify, display your content in our services. You can see specifics on the rights you grant us below.

Also, anything you provide us or make available to the public through our services must not contain anything that we think is objectionable (e.g., illegal, obscene, hateful or harmful to you, our customers or us). We can remove any content at any time.

The Services may include functionality for uploading or providing suggestions, recommendations, feedback, stories, photos, documents, logos, products, loyalty programs, promotions, advertisements and other materials or information (“Content”).

You grant us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable, irrevocable, perpetual, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, prepare derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display your Content throughout the world in any media for any reason, including to provide, promote, and/or incorporate into the Services. You retain all rights in your Content, subject to the rights you granted to us in these General Terms. You may modify or remove your Content via your Square Account or by terminating your Square Account, but your Content may persist in historical, archived or cached copies and versions thereof available on or through the Services.

You will not upload or provide Content or otherwise post, transmit, distribute, or disseminate through the Services any material that: (a) is false, misleading, unlawful, obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, hateful, abusive, or inflammatory; (b) encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or gives rise to civil liability; (c) breaches or infringes any duty toward or rights of any person or entity, including rights of publicity, privacy or Intellectual Property Rights; (d) contains corrupted data or any other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files; (e) advertises products or services competitive with Square’s or its partners’ products and services, as determined by us in our sole discretion; or (f) in our sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any person or entity from using or enjoying any portion of the Services, or which may expose Square, its affiliates or its customers or other persons to harm or liability of any nature.

Although we have no obligation to monitor any Content, we have absolute discretion to remove Content at any time and for any reason without notice. Square may also monitor such Content to detect and prevent fraudulent activity or violations of Square’s General Terms. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Content, including any loss or damage to any of your Content.


12 posted on 04/30/2024 2:52:32 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: ETCM

You’re right in so far as the policies of de-banking stem from the credit card companies and square is just playing along. Free speech laws still protect U.S. citizens.

I only find it less probable for it to not have originated from square if only because the company could have simply told us to operate within the U.S. but they opted instead to stop the account altogether.


13 posted on 04/30/2024 2:52:59 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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To: smokingfrog

“must not contain anything that we think is objectionable”

That’s pretty darn subjective and broad.


14 posted on 04/30/2024 2:57:01 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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To: Organic Panic

We do that on our facebook LOL...

we say that we’re: Women-owned, Veteran-owned, Pacific Islander-owned, Minority-owned, Middle Eastern-owned, LGBTQ+ owned, Latin-owned, Indigenous-owned, Disabled-owned, Black-owned, Asian-owned


15 posted on 04/30/2024 3:01:02 PM PDT by kellymcneill
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No kidding.
About what you’d expect from Jack Dorsey.


16 posted on 04/30/2024 3:09:33 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: kellymcneill

Don’t forget Left Handed Lesbian that played LaCrosse at Loyola


17 posted on 04/30/2024 3:11:05 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: kellymcneill

Isn’t it discrimination ? Shouldn’t they lose their business?


18 posted on 04/30/2024 3:12:26 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: kellymcneill

https://www.publicsquare.com/why-publicsquare-business


19 posted on 04/30/2024 3:13:27 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: kellymcneill
$1 transactions on credit cards or debit cards often raise red flags. This is because if a scammer/hacker/fraudster has stolen a person’s cc or debit number, they will often put through a $1 charge as a test to see if the number and account is still good, and anonymous transactions or transactions originating from overseas but on a US cc or bank, can raise even more red flags with banks and cc processors.

And believe it or not there are unscrupulous retailers and online businesses that are knowing participants in the fraud. Not saying that’s you, but a CC processor could and should become suspicious of any fraudulent or potentially fraudulent transactions. But I would hope they would let you know this.

We have a donation mechanism (connected to square credit card processing) that allows people to offer money if they found our service useful.

Are you a non-profit or a business? You accept “donations” but you also “sell” advertising, and your site is crammed full of advertising so I guess I’m confused. How do you book these donations on your financials and tax returns? Are the “donations” booked as income?

Of course, you don’t have to answer this but I’m curious as in all my years in accounting, I’ve never dealt with a for profit company accepting customer donations.

While a for profit enterprise can accept “donations” you may want to read this.

https://ccsklaw.com/finding-additional-funding-can-my-small-business-accept-donations/

“Despite the important tax distinctions between offering a donation to a non-profit and offering a gift to a business, there is still nothing stopping a for-profit business from receiving or even asking for gifts. However, it is important to clarify to any gift-givers that they will not be able to write off their gift. Not specifying this could lead to legal trouble later on. There are many instances of organizations passing themselves off as real charities in an effort to receive “charity money,” don’t give any false implications about where your organization stands.”

If your “donation” page does not make it clear that the doner cannot write off their donation as a tax-deductible charitable gift, that can get you in trouble and make cc processors leery.

And the shows you feature have links to YouTube and streaming services. Have there been any copywrite complaints against you for this? You are after all monetizing the YouTube videos and links to streaming services links. Just curious as to how this works from your perspective. I admit I’m no expert in this area.

20 posted on 04/30/2024 3:35:13 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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