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May 4, 2022

PayPal Freezes Funds for Consortium News, An Outlet Critical of U.S. Policy on Ukraine
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Pay Pal has canceled the account and frozen the funds of the independent
news outlet Consortium News, which has criticized U.S. policy on
Ukraine. The site's editor-in-chief, Joe Lauria, said, "Given the
current political climate it is more than conceivable that Pay Pal is
reacting to Consortium News' coverage of the war in Ukraine, which is
not in line with the dominant narrative that is being increasingly
enforced." Paypal also recently froze the account of another site, Mint
Press News.


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