PayPal's Heavy Hand

Privacy organization calls on PayPal to 'do better' after man's account closed

Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks transparency from payment processor

"When a handful of online payment services can dictate who has access to financial services, they can also determine which people and which services get to exist in our increasingly digital world.

While tech giants like Google and Facebook have come under fire for their content moderation practices and wrongfully banning accounts, financial services haven’t gotten the same level of scrutiny," EFF warned.

The organization said the issue arose because of the cancellation of the account of Larry Brandt, a "long-time supporter of internet freedom who had used Tor servers and found his account on a permanent ban with no explanation from PayPal.

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