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I think payment services really come under 'utilities' or 'essential services', if not quite 'human rights'. And thus processors should be required by law to p
by jacknews 4y ago
I think payment services really come under 'utilities' or 'essential services', if not quite 'human rights'.
And thus processors should be required by law to provide service to everyone unless they are clearly doing something illegal, and even then, it's a matter for the police and courts, not private corporations or individuals.
- Kinrany 4y agoUN lists [1] the right to work as a human right. Payment services are irreplaceable for all kinds of businesses, so a blanket denial of payment services is arguably already a violation of human rights. [1]: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/human-rights https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/human-rights
- localplume 4y ago[dead]
- throwayyy479087 4y agoSelling ass is illegal in the USA though (even though it shouldn't be)
- jacknews 4y agoNot in some parts, as I understand. And I think this is also targeted at pornography? I'm not sure where USA is in the pornography rankings, but I'm fairly sure it's nowhere near the bottom (sorry). But the point is, even if it were all illegal, that's probably a matter for the police, not for private interests to deny an essential service 'just in case', or because 'we don't want to do business with those people' , etc.
- Miner49er 4y agoThis is already probably happening because of a law. FOSTA-SESTA.
- jacknews 4y agoIt's really a bad law. There's a clear difference between 'aiding and abetting', and the much vaguer 'facilitating', 'supporting', which could be true of phone, or electricity companies for example. But I believe those companies are required to provide service, as they are 'utilities'.