Why did PayPal double down on its political censorship policy last week, threatening to fine people $2,500 for wrongthink, only to then retreat again? And will this U-turn be enough to stop a mass exodus of its customers?
One of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy parties said Wednesday that PayPal had terminated its account, citing unspecified “excessive risks”.
In this week’s London Calling the talking points are PayPal’s recent difficulties, John Cleese’s new show on GB News, Michael Gove’s alleged sadism, Boris's resignation honours list and the threat of nuclear war.
Many of PayPal’s customers won't be reassured by its sudden change of heart about fining customers $2,500 if they engage in wrongthink. The Daily Sceptic has reproduced some expert guidance on how to close your account.
The big difference between 2007 and 2022 is that bank runs no longer look like a queue but a convenient 'website maintenance' notice to prevent customer withdrawals. Is that why one has recently appeared at PayPal?
As we hurtle towards a cashless economy, PayPal's abortive censorship of the FSU is part of a global trend to weaponise Big Tech to suppress dissent of every kind, which must be opposed at all costs.
In the latest episode of the Weekly Sceptic, the talking points are Rupa Huq's slur against Kwasi Kwarteng, von der Leyen’s 'tools' and the BBC’s laughable ‘mostly peaceful’ Leicester narrative.
At 5:30pm this evening, PayPal notified us that it has restored all three of the accounts it cancelled a couple of weeks ago and apologised. Needless to say we won't be using them again.
If the law is going to be changed to stop PayPal demonetising people whose political views it disapproves of, it’s vital we get the law right. Dr David McGrogan, an Associate Professor of Law, has a cunning plan.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned PayPal to stop trying to foist its woke views on the British public by censoring accounts of people and organisations that don’t share those views.
