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Citibank Cancels Bank Account of Objectionable Blogger
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.
That's some old bullshit.
But if it's not because it's a gay site, this really isn't news at all let alone news for nerds!
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.
In many jurisdictions, you aren't allowed to discriminate against fudge-packers. Apparently they have civil rights.
Since this blogger appears to be a legitimate business targeting the ass-bandit community, Citibank is looking at some liability.
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.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Idiot jumping to defence. Did you read "website owner". Did you read about WEBSITE contained "objectional content". Technology like WEBSITE HOSTING.
Now did you check the FA or did you just ignore that like the good corporate whore and defend them?
It means "We think your website might be a scam site because you are hiding from your customers." It means "We don't want to have to pay the costs if your site DOES turn out to be a scam site." It means, "We would rather give all your money back to you and refuse to do business with you than pay these potential costs."
Not saying this was the case, or the bank was right even if it was the case, I'm just saying, this may just be an amateurish attempt to turn a personal fuck-up into some site promotion.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
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.
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).
Ahhh, no. That is not the action of a closeted gay. That would be the action of someone who has just come out, and sees injustice and homophobia everywhere. A closeted gay would agree with me. ,
You and your friends aren't satisfied with your +5 Insightful Moderations. You have to Troll some more and use the more logical fallacies to re-affirm your prejudices. Of course the ad hominems about my presumed sexuality and the entire Red-herrings into my motivations for pointing out your illogic and biases have nothing to do with being relevant to anything but your own defensiveness and inability to admit that you are wrong.
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?
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton