Re: Paypal could be banned from blocking accounts for political reasons (UK)
I think that this proposed amendment is a good idea, and one that should be seriously considered by Parliament. I think it is important to protect freedom of speech, especially for those who may hold dissenting or unpopular views. It is worrying that companies like PayPal can block access to accounts without providing a clear explanation or justification. This amendment would help to prevent such practices from happening in the future.
But Iroh has raised an interesting point here
Anyways, Paypal is a shit company and if a law can prevent them from placing unnecessary bans then why not lol
But Iroh has raised an interesting point here
I don’t think PayPal blocked those accounts for political reasons. PayPal being a private organization has its set rules and if one party or individual breaks those rules, the organization has a right to deal with such adequately as they see fit.
The same could be said in the case of former president Donald Trump. His supporters, most of them republicans and conservatives argued that the twitter ban placed on his account is politically motivated and a move to mute him and free speech in general. Multiple times, he broke the rules and terms he agreed to when he signed up on twitter.
So PayPal might just be blocking accounts that has breached the terms and agreement and people would then scream political persecution.
What if paypal was just following its T&C? But then there's a possibility that paypal has a very vague Term which they can use to exercise such political bans. It's very common The same could be said in the case of former president Donald Trump. His supporters, most of them republicans and conservatives argued that the twitter ban placed on his account is politically motivated and a move to mute him and free speech in general. Multiple times, he broke the rules and terms he agreed to when he signed up on twitter.
So PayPal might just be blocking accounts that has breached the terms and agreement and people would then scream political persecution.
Anyways, Paypal is a shit company and if a law can prevent them from placing unnecessary bans then why not lol