Can someone explain to me how paypal was going to do this? If I have a paypal account but put a post on Free Republic or DU that they don’t like they could freeze my account?
Yes.......................
What goes on the Internet stays on the Internet..................
They would cancel your account and debit your linked bank account the $2,500. The $2,500 fee is still being used by PayPal. If you say something hateful then they will still debit your account. The $2,500 fee was created in September 2021 and was first linked to hateful content.
Worse than that.
They could charge your bank account for $2500.
It gets worse.
If you have a personal account for purchases only, they could charge your credit card for that $2500.
Per each post on any social media.
That is quite a large potential tab. They have a link on their website for informants to report "violations". No one should presume that a handle on any social media is truly anonymous or untraceable.
If we operated under rule of law, imposing these kinds of terms would be considered theft, extortion, and fraud, impermissible in any sort of "agreement" or terms of service. Executives should be prosecuted and jailed for this sort of criminal activity.
Time to drop all things PayPal.