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| − | '''PayPal''' is an [[internet]] company which enables users to make [[money]] transfers over the internet | + | '''PayPal''' is an American [[internet]] company which enables users to make [[money]] transfers over the internet. |
| − | The [[liberal]] [[California]] company PayPal strongly supports [[gun control]] and has frozen funds of [[firearms]]-related businesses.<ref>http://www.ktordnance.com/kto/paypal_problems.php. http://www.ktordnance.com/docs/KTOrdnance_vs_PayPal.pdf.</ref> | + | The [[liberal]] [[California]] company PayPal strongly supports [[gun control]] and has frozen funds of [[firearms]]-related businesses.<ref>http://www.ktordnance.com/kto/paypal_problems.php. http://www.ktordnance.com/docs/KTOrdnance_vs_PayPal.pdf.</ref> They have also attempted to engage in [[cancel culture]] against conservative media companies (such as Canada's [[Rebel News]]) whose content PayPal's liberal owners do not like.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/save_rebel_news_paypal_censorship_and_deplatforming_ezra_levant HELP: PayPal is trying to shut down Rebel News!] at Rebel News</ref> |
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | In December 1998, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Max Levchin and [[Peter Thiel]] founded the company Confinity. Their goal was to provide software which could be used by individuals to transfer funds. Meanwhile, [[Elon Musk]] was working on his own online banking company, X.com. In 2000, Musk initiated a merger between the two companies, and they became PayPal. Although originally intended to offer borderless currency which was free from governmental controls, those borders and controls were soon forced upon the company. Nonetheless, despite this and early issues with hackers, scam artists and organized crime, Paypal quickly took off as the online bank of choice for many. In July 2002, the rapidly growing company was bought by [[ebay]] for the price of $1.5 billion. This acquisition helped Paypal to grow even more, and the two companies formed a profitable relationship.<ref name="richtopia">https://richtopia.com/companies/history-paypal-infographic-included</ref><ref>https://money.howstuffworks.com/paypal3.htm</ref><br /> | ||
| + | In 2018, ebay chose to separate from Paypal, making it once again an independent and publicly traded company. It has continued to grow since then.<ref name="richtopia">https://richtopia.com/companies/history-paypal-infographic-included</ref><ref>https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/ebay-paypal-broke</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Payza]] | *[[Payza]] | ||
| + | *[[GoFundMe]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Liberal Companies]] | [[Category:Liberal Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Silicon Valley]] | [[Category:Silicon Valley]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Perpetrators of Cancel Culture]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, October 4, 2022
PayPal is an American internet company which enables users to make money transfers over the internet.
The liberal California company PayPal strongly supports gun control and has frozen funds of firearms-related businesses.[1] They have also attempted to engage in cancel culture against conservative media companies (such as Canada's Rebel News) whose content PayPal's liberal owners do not like.[2]
Contents
History
In December 1998, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Max Levchin and Peter Thiel founded the company Confinity. Their goal was to provide software which could be used by individuals to transfer funds. Meanwhile, Elon Musk was working on his own online banking company, X.com. In 2000, Musk initiated a merger between the two companies, and they became PayPal. Although originally intended to offer borderless currency which was free from governmental controls, those borders and controls were soon forced upon the company. Nonetheless, despite this and early issues with hackers, scam artists and organized crime, Paypal quickly took off as the online bank of choice for many. In July 2002, the rapidly growing company was bought by ebay for the price of $1.5 billion. This acquisition helped Paypal to grow even more, and the two companies formed a profitable relationship.[3][4]
In 2018, ebay chose to separate from Paypal, making it once again an independent and publicly traded company. It has continued to grow since then.[3][5]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ktordnance.com/kto/paypal_problems.php. http://www.ktordnance.com/docs/KTOrdnance_vs_PayPal.pdf.
- ↑ HELP: PayPal is trying to shut down Rebel News! at Rebel News
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://richtopia.com/companies/history-paypal-infographic-included
- ↑ https://money.howstuffworks.com/paypal3.htm
- ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/ebay-paypal-broke
External links
- https://www.paypal.com - Official website
- http://paypalsucks.com - Alternative viewpoints on PayPal
- http://aboutpaypal.com - Alternative viewpoints on PayPal
