PayPal’s dystopian financial censorship scheme backfires

Published October 12, 2022 12:00am ET



PayPal is one of the biggest digital finance companies in the world. But the popular platform stepped on an absolute minefield when it recently published a disturbing, borderline dystopian “misinformation” policy promising to fine users who commit speech crimes.

“You may not use the PayPal service for activities that … involve the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials that, in PayPal’s sole discretion … promote misinformation,” PayPal’s policy read.

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