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> It is not ok that a political organization, that did not break any laws, have had multiple payment processors collude together to censor their transactions.
by retsibsi 8y ago
> It is not ok that a political organization, that did not break any laws, have had multiple payment processors collude together to censor their transactions.
It seems that the 'not breaking any laws' part should preclude actions by law enforcement/government, but why shouldn't private companies be allowed to act on political motives? I get that there's a potential slippery slope here, but it's not obvious to me that a better alternative is to force companies to e.g. facilitate the campaigning and fundraising of neo-nazis.
- stale2002 8y agoThe problem is when the payment companys are so big and so few, that 1 or 2 companies can basically shutdown an entire business themself (by removing their ability to be paid). The solution is to use anti monopoly laws to break them up. I don't think that companies should be forced to do something. What I instead want is for there to be enough competition in the market, such that no matter how terrible your views, there exists at least 1 one who will work with you. And if there isn't enough competition in a market, then that's a problem.