[LINK] Paypal shuts account because of donation to wikileaks

[Rick Welykochy]

Kim Holburn wrote:

> If this is true (and who knows) it is not good.  Excuse the language.
>
> http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/ejzfp/paypal_shut_my_account_today_because_my_business/
>
>> Paypal shut my account today because my business donated money to wikileaks. (self.WTF)
[SNIP]
>> I sweep my money out of there daily because paypal sucks balls, so I am only out $30. We sure are heading towards an orwellian future, real fucking fast.

Hrmmm ... money laundering is a serious problem and is constantly
being investigated. I have used a forex company to transfer contract
earnings from the USA. I had to go through pains to convince them that
it was indeed viable consulting work. And when I switched the transfer
destination to a personal account in Canada, yup, the phone rang to
find out what I was up to. Nothing wrong with that.

That's the way the world runs these days.

Although paypal does indeed suck IMHO. The fees they charge are exhorbitant
and there are many complaints of accounts being terminated unilaterally
sans redress.

cheers
rickw


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