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A comment on PayPal Still fining $2500 for Promoting anything “Discriminatory”, “Intolerance”.

Re:PayPal Still fining $2500 for Promoting anything “Discrim... by Mindwipe on Monday October 10, 2022 @11:16AM (#33152427)
PayPal have done this to sex workers and queer artists for fifteen years, so you'll have to forgive me not really giving a shit about the latecomers to this.

We absolutely need to criminalise banking discrimination, but ultimately we are not going to because quite a lot of politicians quite like banking discrimination against their enemies.

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Re:PayPal Still fining $2500 for Promoting anything “Discrim... by benj111 on Monday October 10, 2022 @11:20AM (#33152497)
Isn't this already illegal?

Surely the judiciary has a monopoly on punishment of 'crimes'.

But I agree with your overall point. Payment processors should be seen as public utilities that people have a right to. It shouldn't be up to private companies, who has access to that.

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Re:PayPal Still fining $2500 for Promoting anything “Discrim... by Mindwipe on Monday October 10, 2022 @12:56PM (#33153743)
> Isn't this already illegal?

Not in the slightest, and has been actively encouraged since Operation Choke Point and FOSTA/SESTA.

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