PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing the word “tardigrade”

Re:PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing ... by OnWriting on Saturday September 12, 2020 @04:29AM (#24450886)

Anyone care to guess as to why? At face value it seems like a very odd word to censor, I have absolutely no clue what the motivation might be.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing ... by _-___________-_ on Saturday September 12, 2020 @04:36AM (#24450910)

There is a blockchain-related project called tardigrade. I guess they just have a big list of crypto-related terms.

Edited to add: or the arms dealer. Either seem likely.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing ... by feu on Saturday September 12, 2020 @05:51PM (#24456165)

"The sanctions also include two Cyprus-based companies and one Hong Kong-based company – Moonstorm Enterprises LTD, Tardigrade Limited, and Business Diversity Limited.The Department of the Treasury claimed that the companies are “owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Tesic”." - https://balkaninsight.com/2019/12/10/us-expands-sanctions-ag...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing ... by Lagogarda on Saturday September 12, 2020 @04:31AM (#24450891)

cause it contains (starts with) "tard"

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing ... by eru on Saturday September 12, 2020 @07:32AM (#24451679)

What would be wrong with 'tard'?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing ... by matthewheath on Saturday September 12, 2020 @09:16AM (#24452187)

It's a shortened version of the slur "retard".

[ Parent | on HN ]