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African reporter who heckled Psaki says payments firm axed site’s subscription income
NY Post ^ | May 31, 2022

Posted on 05/31/2022 5:22:45 PM PDT by deplorableindc

The African journalist who interrupted Jen Psaki’s final White House press briefing earlier this month says the financial processing company Stripe is cutting off his publication’s income.

Today News Africa correspondent Simon Ateba provided The Post with copies of messages informing him that his website’s offer of a “lifetime” subscription — for $1,490 — violated Stripe company policies and therefore he’d have to start from scratch with another payment processor.

“Hi Simon, We’re writing to inform you that we have determined your business, todaynewsafrica.com … is in violation of the Stripe Services Agreement. Specifically, we are unable to accept payments for subscriptions over a year or extended warranties, as mentioned on our Restricted Businesses list,” reads a Sunday email signed by “The Stripe Team.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jenpsaki; simonateba; stripe

1 posted on 05/31/2022 5:22:45 PM PDT by deplorableindc
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To: deplorableindc

The Walls ARE closing in on dissent against the ‘Rats.


2 posted on 05/31/2022 5:26:49 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

3 posted on 05/31/2022 5:28:49 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: deplorableindc

That’s how the Dems are. Most of them cannot tolerate direct criticism or direct questioning. They want to ‘get even’ with somebody for daring to ask them a sincere question.
Washington DC spoke to Africa. Phone calls were made and checks were signed.


4 posted on 05/31/2022 5:32:35 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: deplorableindc

These people are so petty.


5 posted on 05/31/2022 5:34:25 PM PDT by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: McGavin999

Petty is one thing- these ba$tards$are employing nazi/commie tactics and i only see a few Republicans fighting back.


6 posted on 05/31/2022 5:38:55 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: deplorableindc

Y’jes’ don’t hook up with democrats . . . . period.


7 posted on 05/31/2022 5:40:48 PM PDT by knarf
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To: deplorableindc

If you want a vision of the future...


8 posted on 05/31/2022 5:41:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: deplorableindc

Isn’t that racist?


9 posted on 05/31/2022 5:44:49 PM PDT by Bloodandgravy (Is it time yet?)
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To: deplorableindc

I had a problem finding the rules for the use of a Stripe Account which is what governs their use, but I did find this:

To the extent that you become aware of a Connected Account being engaged in any fraudulent, unlawful, deceptive or ABUSIVE activity, you must promptly notify Stripe. Once notified by you, Stripe will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine whether to terminate or suspend any such account’s access to the Services.

https://stripe.com/legal/connect

If Stripe determined the heckling of Psaki to be abusive, and they could have, they can pull the plug by the agreement signed. But I can find nothing to determine why that plug was pulled. This is just a guess at best but it makes what they did legal by the contract both signed.

wy69


10 posted on 05/31/2022 5:52:01 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: deplorableindc

Commies have to be commies.


11 posted on 05/31/2022 5:53:08 PM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: deplorableindc

It’s Africa. A lot of lifetimes there have less than a year.


12 posted on 05/31/2022 6:02:33 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: deplorableindc

Those long, fine-print, service agreements are a nuisance, but it appears in this case he was violating the terms of service by offering services for payment when services would be rendered beyond one year.

Yes, his heckling may have triggered scrutiny, but the rule is reasonable.

However, a good business would seek to rectify the issue rather than simply cancel a customer.


13 posted on 05/31/2022 8:16:33 PM PDT by unlearner (Si vis pacem, para bellum. Let him who desires peace prepare for war.)
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To: deplorableindc

Stripe = “Good Nazis”


14 posted on 05/31/2022 8:55:06 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: whitney69

Stripe would have to hold other businesses to the same level, or be sued.


15 posted on 05/31/2022 8:57:02 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“Stripe would have to hold other businesses to the same level, or be sued.”

We live in a world now of contract determination. If the company is allowed to determine abuse as heckling in a public forum, which it is when applied at that level, then they are within their rights to cut off services as per the contract that was signed by the user.

And when the determination is made by a company in support of the people being abused, it is possible it could be called misapplication of contractual terms. However, try and prove it and get a court to admit to it. They are no better many times than the people they protect...and most of the time untouchable when it come to a lawful determination. This is why they have higher (other) courts. Birds of a feather. Example is the 9th circuit of appeals in San Francisco. These are the people that wanted “In God We Trust” off the US money. That zoo should be on the discovery channel.

wy69


16 posted on 06/01/2022 9:52:42 AM PDT by whitney69
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