25-02-2011, 11:42 PM
Some welcome good news. PayPal are still bastards though.
Quote:PayPal Backs Down, Reinstates Account for Supporters of Bradley Manning
2011-02-24 13 comments
Apparently reacting to enormous backlash from supporters and criticism in the media, PayPal has reinstated the account of Courage to Resist, an organization which has partnered with the Bradley Manning Support Network to raise funds for the defense of accused WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning. The change in account status came only hours after the nonprofit organization published a press release drawing attention to the matter. Over 10,000 people signed the petition hosted by Firedoglake today urging PayPal to reinstate the charitable account, while many more supporters called PayPal directly to voice their criticisms.
Within hours, PayPal responded reinstating the account so that Courage to Resist and the Bradley Manning Support Network can continue their work.
Jeff Paterson, Project Director of Courage to Resist and member of the Bradley Manning Support Network's steering committee, provided the following statement:
We have spent nearly a month trying to resolve this matter with senior PayPal staff. Only after a conference call in which their chief compliance officer bluntly stated that our account would be permanently restricted and our funds returned in 180 days did we issue this morning's statement on the matter.
I little while ago I received an email from the PayPal machine, "Hello Courage to Resist, Our review is complete and we have restored your account." Upon logging into the PayPal account, we're now greeted with, "Your Account Access is Back in Regular Standing. Thank you for taking the steps to return your account to regular standing…"
Thank you to all of our supporters many of whom contacted PayPal individually or signed the petition hosted by Firedoglake who helped us restore our account. We are extremely grateful to everyone who raised their voice today. While PayPal was never a primary channel for our online donors, it is especially valuable to our international supporters who do not use US-based credit cards or checks. I hope you will now help us get back to our real work in support of accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower Bradley Manning.
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- Free Bradley Manning!
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