PayPal admits US pressure over WikiLeaks account freeze

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/08/paypal-us-pressure-wikileaks-mastercard

Publisher:  Guardian
Date Written:  08/12/2010
Year Published:  2010  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX12308

PayPal today admitted it suspended payments to WikiLeaks after an intervention from the US State Department.

Subject Headings

• Abuse of Power
• Censorship
• Censorship/de facto
• Censorship/Official
• Corporate Accountability
• Corporate Ethics
• Corporations
• Electronic Commerce/Business (E-Commerce/E-Business)
• Free Enterprise
• Free Speech
• Freedom of Expression
• Freedom of Information
• Freedom of the Press
• Media Bans
• Media Censorship
• Media Hit Lists
• Online Commerce
• Online Credit Card Processing
• Press Freedom
• U.S. Government