Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer Banned from Stripe

Re:Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer Banned from Stripe by Simulacra on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @10:33AM (#26647816)

You mean like restaurants opening and not requiring a mask? I mean if we're talking private companies that don't like your brand of BS....

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Re:Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer Banned from Stripe by ceejayoz on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @10:47AM (#26648008)

Restaurants can be more careful than state/local health codes require. They cannot be less careful.

Stripe, similarly, can decide to boot an asshole off their platform. That's well within their legal rights. They cannot go the other direction - they can't opt to allow Iranian nationals to violate sanctions on Stripe, for example, or take donations for North Korea's nuclear program.

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Re:Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer Banned from Stripe by xxxxxxss1 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @11:08AM (#26648261)

> Stripe, similarly, can decide to boot an asshole off their platform. That's well within their legal rights.

What's the legal definition of "an asshole?"

Can I just discriminate against my customers on the basis of some protected class and when asked just say "they're an asshole" and I don't wish to serve them.

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Re:Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer Banned from Stripe by ceejayoz on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @11:10AM (#26648288)

> What's the legal definition of "an asshole?"

None is needed. "I believe you are an asshole" is sufficient, as long as that belief is not based on your membership in a protected class.

> Can I just discriminate against my customers on the basis of some protected class and when asked just say "they're an asshole" and I don't wish to serve them.

Yes, you've discovered the widely-used loophole.

It's not a perfect loophole if you draw attention for using it too much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact

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