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PayPal walks back plan to fine users up to $2,500 for ‘misinformation’ after outrage

Updated: October 8, 2022 at 8:57 pm EST  See Comments

Sat Oct 8, 2022 – 6:52 pm EDTSat Oct 8, 2022 – 8:56 pm EDT

SAN JOSE (LifeSiteNews) – Following blistering criticism, PayPal walked back plans to fine users up to $2,500 for spreading what it deems “misinformation,” while leaving in question whether it will implement sanctions for “intolerance” against homosexuals and gender-confused people.

The Daily Wire reported on Friday that a new user agreement from PayPal would have updated the left-wing payment giant’s “list of prohibited activities” to include “sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials” that “promote misinformation,” determined at PayPal’s “sole discretion.”

The policy change would also have prohibited posting content that PayPal considers to “present a risk to user safety or wellbeing” and would have expanded the company’s ban on “discriminatory” content to cover specific “protected groups” and characteristics, including sexual orientation and “gender identity.”

Violations of the new conditions may result in “damages” such as “$2,500.00 U.S. dollars per violation, which may be debited directly from your PayPal account,” the updated policy stated.

It was slated to take effect on November 3, just five days before the U.S. midterm elections.

But PayPal has since distanced itself from the changes

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