What the Hell Happened to PayPal? The company that was meant to liberate countless individuals is becoming something else. Increasingly, it is becoming a police officer. It is deciding what is right and wrong, who gets to be heard, who is silenced.

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[–]SMCAB 11 insightful - 5 fun11 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

This isn't hard, don't use them, then they are no longer a company. Your only vote is in your wallet.

[–]Circlesbadnews 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

We also have a second vote, with our voice. Stop talking about them, and they stop existing.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 11 insightful - 5 fun11 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 5 fun -  (2 children)

Stopped using them in 2018, and I'm not missing out. Fuck PayPal. And fuck ebay, because you need PayPal to use ebay in Ireland.

[–]Gaydolf_Titler 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You don't need PayPal to buy through ebay.ie, or co.uk, or .de, or anywhere else.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good.

[–]WhenImBanned 10 insightful - 6 fun10 insightful - 5 fun11 insightful - 6 fun -  (1 child)

Don't just stop at boycotting GayPal boycot all the woke companies you can. Don't take your kids to Disney's Theme parks, don't pay to see stupid Marvel movies. You're giving them control over you, if you can't help it at least pirate their stuff.

[–]antares 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is not enough.

Don't deposit your money in a financial institution (bank) that invests in woke companies.

[–]Tums_is_Smut_bkwrds 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

PayPal's moronic policies fucked me over once. I had absolutely no recourse and it was especially infuriating because I'd been forced to use PP in the first place. The amount I was out as a result was not that great so I was able to shrug it off, but it could have been much more. That day I swore to never use the service again and I have not. Not a thing that they have done since has made me consider changing my mind. The opposite in fact.

[–]rubberbiscuit 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

This is the important point. They are assholes regardless of their woke or non-woke policies. They suck. Avoid at all cost.

[–]hfxB0oyA 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I closed my PayPal account a couple of months ago, once I heard what they were doing these shenanigans to small businesses. Then a few days later, their proposed social credit fines for individuals came to light, and I was sure I made the right decision.

[–]agent_pecan 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

we have gabpay now, so fuck paypal

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Brought to you by Musk.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I've really struggled to understand the point of PayPal. It's just a pointless additional layer of bullshit. The money still comes out of my bank account, it's just harder and slower.

[–]catfishrising 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not all credit cards can be used internationally. So if you want to order from overseas, using PayPal fixes that issue.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

OK, that's something at least. I think I've used cards internationally, but I also have decent credit.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

PayPal is run by blue-haired sissy SJW liberals.

[–]jamesK_3rd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It isn't PayPal.

This is done at the behest of the government, for favor, for grants, for monopolization.

Understand that while you complain about PayPal, they are only the tool, the govt is the weapon.

And increasingly, they want submission and control of it's workers.

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    [–]Drewski 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

    Rupa Subramanya is paid to write this right wing bullshit. Look at her other articles if you don't believe me.

    She seems a lot more credible than you.

    Russians and crypto fuckers and arms dealers, as well as bankers and right wing cucks who work for corporate bribes want to pay writers to diss Paypal, obviously.

    Everyone who criticizes Paypal is a Russian, got it.

    What I support is that gullible readers think for themselves rather than share obvious misinfmation.

    You've provided no rebuttal to the article whatsoever.

    I've used Paypal for a decade or two and my only problem was that they did not allow me to send money to a Russian (over a decade ago) for an Ebay purchase.

    Probably because you've never said or done anything that goes contrary to the mainstream narrative.

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      [–]Drewski 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

      Pot calling the kettle black.

      [–]socks-the-nigger 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      😮

      [–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Stop using them, and end the monopoly! https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/small-business/paypal-alternatives

      [–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      PayPal has been like this for the longest time, nearly always.