Chatter #301 – Benjamin Jones: PayPal vs Free Speech Union

Benjamin Jones from the Free Speech Union joined me on this podcast to discuss their case against PayPal, who the Free Speech Union are and why they are needed in modern Britain!

Having been banned by paypal they issued this statement – “On 15 September, PayPal notified the Free Speech Union that it had closed its account, effective immediately. The reason given was that we had breached the company’s Acceptable Use Policy, but no detail was provided. We contacted a customer service agent, but she could throw no light on the matter. We wrote to the CEO of PayPal UK and the Corporate Affairs Department of PayPal UK and PayPal US, but got no reply. We had effectively been accused, charged, tried, convicted and sentenced in one fell swoop, with no possibility of parole.”

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19721947.university-investigated-kathleen-stock-forced-quit/

https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2022/09/unherd-paypal-shuts-down-the-free-speech-unions-account/

https://www.thenational.scot/news/22429623.toby-young-paypal-accounts-ban-gender-critical-discrimination-says-snps-joanna-cherry/

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/985033/Draft_Online_Safety_Bill_Bookmarked.pdf

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-online-harms-bill-still-threatens-free-speech-and-privacy/

https://freespeechunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Payment-Processors-Crowdfunding-Platforms.pdf