annaxtPrecis som Sofia, Nikke och flera andra valde jag att stänga mitt PayPalkonto häromdagen, eftersom jag inte gillar att de har blockerat WikiLeaks konto.
Jag skrev också ett brev till PayPal och förklarade varför jag inte ville använda deras tjänst längre.
Idag kom ett svar från Rachael på PayPal:
Dear Anna Toss,
Thank you for contacting PayPal. We apologise for the delay in responding to your email regarding WikiLeaks.
PayPal has permanently restricted the account used by WikiLeaks due to a violation of the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, which states that our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate, or instruct others to engage in illegal activity.
We’ve notified the account holder of this action.
PayPal was not contacted by any government organization in the U.S. or abroad and asked to take this action. However, the U.S. Department of State’s November 27th letter to WikiLeaks did trigger a review of this account, which we determined to be in violation of our AUP. The letter stated that WikiLeaks activities were in violation of U.S. law.
We’re sorry that you want to close your PayPal account. If you think you might want to use PayPal in the future, it is unnecessary to close your account. You can use your account as often or as little as you wish.
There is no fee to keep your account open.
I understand your frustration regarding this matter and regret any inconvenience this might have caused.
Yours sincerely,
Rachael
PayPal
Ända sen jag såg WikiLeaks första gången 2007 har jag önskat att det skulle finnas en svensk motsvarighet. Det behövs ställen där man kan berätta anonymt om maktmissbruk i både liten och stor skala. Det är absolut livsviktigt att det finns en plats där visselblåsare är fredade.
Medan PayPal inte alls är livsviktiga.