Council Net Zero Madness
7 May 2025
PayPal has finally admitted that the reason it shut the account of UsForThem is because it disapproved of the lobby group's stance on mandatory Covid vaccines for children and school closures.
What if CBDCs are not the threat to liberty their critics think? What if CBDCs will actually protect us against the overreach of private companies like PayPal, not make things worse?
Ramesh Thakur laments the rise of corporate fascism that fuses the power of the state, corporations and social media and technology giants to impose a reality-denying religion of 'social justice' on the populace.
According to the Daily Sceptic's IT Reporter, we shouldn't worry about CBDCs. We're years away from having the tech to roll them out and existing payment systems won't enable the state to monitor our purchases.
Parents' group UsForThem is urging the FCA to hold PayPal accountable for shutting down accounts last year for political reasons, including that of the Daily Sceptic, and undermining free speech.
The debanking phenomenon is probably far more widespread than we’ve been led to believe, mainly because the majority of people it has happened to are too embarrassed to talk about it.
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PayPal removed the line about "misinformation" in its acceptable use policy but it's still there in its "restricted activities" section and it still threatens $2,500 fines for ill-defined "hate" and "intolerance".
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