Re:Getting Fucked by Stripe
by monochromatic on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @12:09PM
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I see that "weapons and munitions; gunpowder and other explosives" are classed with illegal drugs, when in fact it's perfectly legal to buy such things online (with certain laws in mind). Any reason for this?
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Just because it's strictly legal doesn't mean Stripe's banking partners or card networks will allow the transactions. In general, Stripe's prohibited businesses list is generated from partner rules and not directly from the laws.
As another example, note that Stripe prohibits transactions related to the adult entertainment industry. There's nothing illegal about that, it's just that Stripe's business partners don't want to take on the chargeback liability.