Searches for ‘delete PayPal’ spike as shares plummet amid ‘misinformation’ controversy

By Brady Knox

Published October 10, 2022 11:53pm ET

Searches for ‘delete PayPal’ spike as shares plummet amid ‘misinformation’ controversy — FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, attendees walk in front of an EBay and PayPal display area at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. PayPal is splitting from EBay Inc. and will become a separate and publicly traded company during the second half of 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File) | Manu Fernandez

Searches for “delete PayPal” skyrocketed as controversy reigned this weekend over a policy saying users would be fined $2,500 for promoting “misinformation,” which the payment platform quickly retracted and claimed was posted in error.

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