PayPal made the news again since banning BitChute and Tommy Robinson from their platform earlier this month. Now they have banned the UK Independence Party and others affiliated with the party. Not only members of UKIP, but donors have reported being banned from PayPal.
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It seems PayPal doesn't let people do business on their platform if they don't like what you do. The politically divergent Tomyy Robinson and UKIP demonstrate that PayPal may beheaded towards more bans in the future as it targets other politically dissident organizations.
Susan Smith is one person targeted and removed from PayPal that shares her experience. At first she was asked if she held political office. She told PayPal she didn't. Then they asked her for proof of address without telling her where to provide the proof. PayPal then suspended her account. She said other members have told her the same thing happened to them.
UKIP Leader Gerard Batten PayPal for not being politically neutral, calling their actions "nakedly political" as they obviously are bringing their own politics into the business. Those who support open borders and politically correct speech don't have issues and get to keep using PayPal. But when you are politically divergent, you are at risk of losing your ability to conduct business trough PayPal.
PayPal should not be closing people's account for simply being associate with opposing or undesirable political organizations. They are a business, and closing the doors to customers in this manner is simply wrong. People use PayPal to pay their bills. This isn't just one site among many people can use. It's a dominant player in the online payment market. It would be like major banks closing it's door to people who don't follow the politics the bank owners want them too.
PayPal should be held accountable for not being a politically neutral company that is denying access to people simply based on their political affiliations.
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