Please don't blame PayPal that much. If you have been in their situation, you'll very likely do the same. So if you have any issues, go and blame the US gov.
PayPal Suspends WikiLeaks Account
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#12Well, I hope all this does not come as a surprise to Wikileaks.
They are essentially screwing the US government, and using services (Paypal, Amazon etc.) which are incorporated in the US, and operates under the US regulations.
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#13I just closed my PayPal account because of this.
Here is a direct Link if you want to do it yourself. https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_close-account
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#14I'm surprised PayPal didn't "bend over" sooner on this one. No more will I use PayPal.
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#15A lot of corporations are coming out against Wikileaks, and I don't feel the same way. What are they considering that I'm not
Well, that's the point. They don't want you considering their secrets.
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#16Please don't blame PayPal that much. If you have been in their situation, you'll very likely do the same. So if you have any issues, go and blame the US gov.
er, no. I blame PayPal fully.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
They're considering how uncomfortable it is to have their arms twisted.
Letting PayPal keep all Wikileaks' donation money for themselves is not exactly something that requires that much arm-twisting. They've done it before, and now they have a scapegoat.
yeah, what's the story with that? Shouldn't the money either be given to Wikileaks (unlikely) or returned the the donor? In what sort of world can the middle man cut one side of a deal out, and keep the money?
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#18Huge marketing opportunity for WePay! (and also a huge opportunity to do the right thing)
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#19I just closed my PayPal account because of this. Here is a direct Link if you want to do it yourself. https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_close-account
Already done when I first heard about it.
The link is useful though; I ended up using one from a different source because I couldn't figure out at all how to close my account
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Letting PayPal keep all Wikileaks' donation money for themselves is not exactly something that requires that much arm-twisting. They've done it before, and now they have a scapegoat.
yeah, what's the story with that? Shouldn't the money either be given to Wikileaks (unlikely) or returned the the donor? In what sort of world can the middle man cut one side of a deal out, and keep the money?
Exactly. Who's the criminal in this picture?