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In the UK, paypal recently generated a lot of adverse publicity for banning the Free Speech Union [0] for, er, free speech [1]. This has now generated such con
by gadders 4y ago
In the UK, paypal recently generated a lot of adverse publicity for banning the Free Speech Union [0] for, er, free speech [1].
This has now generated such controversy that MPs are proposing amendments in parliament preventing Paypal from blocking accounts on political grounds.
[0] https://freespeechunion.org/about/ https://freespeechunion.org/about/
[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/27/paypal-reinstates-free-speech-union-accounts-accused-politically/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/27/paypal-reins...
- Mindwipe 4y agoAs always, not actually doing something useful like banning payment discrimination, just passing laws to protect speech they like and not speech they don't like.