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Citibank Cancels Bank Account of Objectionable Blogger

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there's-gotta-be-more-to-this dept.

Keith found this story about Citibank blocking a website's bank account after deciding that the site's blog contained questionable content. I guess it's up to a bank to decide whom to do business with, but this is pretty crazy.

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  1. Re:Shut up by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Troll

    And enough rage-inducing articles like these may cause a few people to withdraw all of their money and put it in a credit union instead, like I plan to do when I get my tax refund(I can't transfer money I don't have). Or donate to the EFF or Wikileaks. The articles will have served their purpose with just 1 convert or donation.

  2. Re:Because it's a gay site? Or is it because... by spun · · Score: 0, Troll

    Uh huh, "Objectionable content," that's what he said that some bank manager told him. But stop and consider: would this be any kind of a story unless there were the hint of homophobia around it? No. What is going to promote this guy's site better, "I'm a doofus who won't put up contact information," or "The bank is homophobic!!"

    It doesn't matter who the backers are. It doesn't matter that the bank knows who he is. The bank sees that his customers have no way of contacting him, and they think 'potential scam site.'

    Who knows, though. Maybe Citibank IS homophobic. Maybe this has nothing to do with compliance. But maybe it has nothing to do with homophobia, either.

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  3. Re:Because it's a gay site? Or is it because... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Uh huh, "Objectionable content," that's what he said that some bank manager told him. But stop and consider: would this be any kind of a story unless there were the hint of homophobia around it? No. What is going to promote this guy's site better, "I'm a doofus who won't put up contact information," or "The bank is homophobic!!"

    Unless you have any evidence backing up your idle speculation, then you are just being a Troll, despite what some of the Moderators here have so far labeled your comments.

  4. Re:Because it's a gay site? Or is it because... by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm not saying the guy is definitely lying, but there is a strong motive for him to do so.

    A strong motive not to do it would be that bank can easily have his ass in the court if he did indeed lie (I'd expect them to record all customer calls).

  5. Re:Because it's a gay site? Or is it because... by spun · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's not what my post implied at all. But the amount of energy you put into this conversation makes me wonder... what's your financial connection to fabulis.com?

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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton