PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to keep schools open

Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by rvz on Thursday September 22, 2022 @05:43PM (#32945010)

Given that Flipper [0] encountered the same problems of PayPal seizing $1.3M that they earned without any explanation and are holding it for months, it only tells you why it makes zero sense to keep using PayPal as they WILL do it to anyone for no reason and essentially kill you business or suffocate your non-profit.

Before you scream: "PaYpAL iS a pRiVAtE cOmPAny aNd cAn dO THiS", "iF yOu folLoW tHEiR TOS, iT wOnT hApPen tO yOu", etc they gave no reason and locked their funds without any explanation and went silent. PayPal doesn't care about who it is [1] and will do it to whoever and whenever they like, with little to no reason given.

[0] https://twitter.com/flipper_zero/status/1567194641610465281

[1] https://twitter.com/llsceptics/status/1567658400573448192

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Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by Arrath on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:12PM (#32945299)

This is why I stopped using paypal over a decade ago. Their ability to unilaterally shut down your account and seize the contents was just too much for me.

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Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by hulitu on Friday September 23, 2022 @02:20AM (#32948661)

Paypal has this problem from at least 10 years. Yet some people never check or never learn.

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Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by thrownawaysz on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:07PM (#32945244)

Isn't the problem that Flipper is a russian company? Considering the sanctions I would think the problem lies somewhere there.

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Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by metadat on Thursday September 22, 2022 @05:45PM (#32945022)

What alternative solution do you propose, bud?

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Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by rvz on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:00PM (#32945182)

I'll tell you. Any service that gives an explanation of ToS violations and doesn't arbitrarily lock and ransom your money and fall silent; such as AlignPay [0]. The last resort is to accept and use crypto or stablecoins.

[0] https://alignpay.com

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Re:PayPal shuts account of parents’ group that campaigned to... by metadat on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:02PM (#32945210)

Sounds good to me. Cheers and thank you.

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