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PayPal to Fine Gambling, Porn Sites

Posted by CowboyNeal on

scubacuda writes "Yahoo! reports that PayPal is taking an aggressive stance against gambling, adult, and non-prescription drug sites: anyone caught using PayPal for these purposes will be charged $500. Eric Jackson, a former PayPal executive and author of the new book 'The PayPal Wars,' calls the new policy 'draconian' and says it is likely a two-fold strategy to discourage certain behavior while heading off regulators."

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  1. Who cares? There are other services out there. by ellisDtrails · · Score: 5, Informative

    Use FIREPAY or NETTELLER (google them for info). They are RELIABLE and they aren't interested in being Big Brother or monitoring your online habits.

    F Pay Pal.

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  2. Re:Ebay does have Adult items by mcknation · · Score: 5, Informative


    Well I did some *research* on this topic just now. ;)

    Ebay hides all adult items in a catagory called "Mature Audiences". There is all kinds of stuff in this catagory. Sex toys. Elargement pills all kinds of stuff.

    However not ONE single auction in this catagory allows paypal as a method of payment. My guess is that the forbid it entirely...even on ebay

    /-McK

  3. Re:Pissing off your Enemies for $10.00 by LordK2002 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Your enemy will be fined $500.00 for just $10.00 and a few emails. Not a bad return on investment, eh?
    And so will you, if you read the Acceptable Use Policy.

    This is not an issue of fining just websites, it is an issue of fining users, as has been pointed out in other comments.

    This is what makes it unacceptable and is why I have chosen to discontinue my use of PayPal.

    K