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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — PayPal reversed its hold on donations and funds for conservative group “Moms for Liberty” soon after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would crack down on financial institutions discriminating against people based on political beliefs.
Gov. DeSantis highlighted the story of parental rights organizations Moms for Liberty, which found out on July 15, while DeSantis spoke at its event, that PayPal had blocked the group’s ability to process monthly donors. It also placed a hold on $4,500 in the organization’s account.
“PayPal told [founder Tina Descovich] that [Moms for Liberty] could not operate on the platform until the IRS approved the organization’s paperwork,” Florida’s Voice reported. “However, Descovich said that PayPal had already accepted the paperwork they filed with the IRS, which is backlogged, in January of 2021.”
Those problems went away a few days after Descovich spoke at a July 27 event with Gov. DeSantis to discuss efforts to stop discrimination against
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