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Paypal Deals Blow To Freenet

Posted by timothy on from the other-than-that-how-was-the-parade dept.

hankaholic writes "I was checking into the latest progress of the Freenet project when I noticed a disturbing note on their homepage: 'Paypal has frozen the account we use to accept donations over the web, they refuse to give any reason other than "use of an anonymous proxy" [...] all of the projects subscriptions have been canceled which is a significant setback. Other means of accepting donations, including E-Gold, are still active.' Paypal is sending them a check for their remaining balance. The news update on the Freenet homepage also includes contact information for some people at Paypal."

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  1. PayPal has that right... by AtOMiCNebula · · Score: 0, Redundant

    PayPal runs their own service. PayPal isn't a right, it's a privilege. They aren't forced to offer service to anyone. Now, they may have shut down FreeNet's account for the wrong reason, but still, it's their own service, they can do what they want.

    I'm not trying to troll, I just think this needs to be pointed out, amidst the "curse PayPal!" and the "omg they froze me too! let's lynch them!!" messages. I think it was wrong for them to freeze Freenet's account, but so what if PayPal doesn't like it? What's different with this, between PayPal and any other company? The only difference was that PayPal was a source of donation income, and they have a direct effect on them.

    I'm sure FreeNet will find a way to survive. They've made it this far...

  2. The real reason freenet will never become popular. by VAXGeek · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's a legislative nightmare!! Where is the control?

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