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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by legutierr on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:20PM (#25734706)
It happens all the time in the banking arena. Banks are frequently used to deny market access to businesses that are undesirable to the federal government but are otherwise legal businesses.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by yalogin on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:22PM (#25734760)
This is actually a great analogy. Its all about reducing risk for the overall business.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by raunakdag on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:06PM (#25735669)
I hadn't thought about it this way. I assume marijuana dispensaries/businesses are one of the examples you're referencing?
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Mehdi2277 on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:27PM (#25739599)
Porn type content also tends to have trouble with many services like payment processors. A simple example is paypal doesn't support most porn related content. I also recall a video game company that makes weirder porn (stuff like hypnosis hentai) saying hypnosis is a trigger for some payment processors so they've had to avoid that terminology.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by ThrowItAway2Day on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:28PM (#25736130)
And why sketchier businesses, such as casinos, had to turn to organized crime for loans and funding.
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