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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. what exactly does "the dept." handle? by millia · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    i mean, off topic, sure, but what exactly does the department department handle? i know what all the others do.

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