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It apparently got unfrozen due to, ahem, popular request - http://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/8192453527 http://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/8192453527 .
by madars 17y ago
It apparently got unfrozen due to, ahem, popular request - http://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/8192453527 http://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/8192453527 .
- CamperBob 17y agoHmm, that's utterly unprecedented. I wonder what Wikileaks has on PayPal.
- moeffju 17y agoIt's not unprecedented at all. People know people. You just call up some mid-level or senior PayPal rep, if you know one - and I know plenty of people who do. If there's a media shitstorm brewing, PayPal will also be responsive - it's business 101. PayPal have no interest in blocking Wikileaks, they're just caught up in their own bureaucracy and fraud protection measures.
- rrival 17y agoI can confirm that this is the case. They're actually very reasonable if you're important/controversial/popular enough to get ahold of a rep.
- sp332 17y agoIt's not unprecedented. One example: http://www.hackersforcharity.org/259/paypal-shuts-us-down/ http://www.hackersforcharity.org/259/paypal-shuts-us-down/ and http://www.hackersforcharity.org/265/paypal-makes-good/ http://www.hackersforcharity.org/265/paypal-makes-good/