Alex Jones vs PayPal

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First, a summary of the case from a lawyer that specializes in technolog cases:

Alex Jones vs PayPal. Can This Lawsuit Succeed?

Alex jones filed a lawsuit against PayPal for political discrimination. According the Alex Jones vs Paypal lawsuit, Paypal banned Info wars because of objectionable content. The alex jones lawsuit resembles many other lawsuits were reviewed against social media platforms, but this is different. Paypal is not a social media company. Does this matter for this social media censorship lawsuit?
Mr Jones is alleging PayPal’s ban is “viewpoint discrimination”, calling it a “dangerous precedent”.

PayPal told Courthouse News that the case was without merit and that it would vigorously defend itself.

PayPal decided to stop processing payments for InfoWars in September, claiming it violated their policies on promoting hate and violence.

The ban affected revenue Mr Jones made from selling Infowars-branded goods and right-wing literature.

“It is at this point well known that large tech companies, located primarily in Silicon Valley, are discriminating against politically conservative entities and individuals, including banning them from social media platforms such as Twitter, based solely on their political and ideological viewpoints,” Mr Jones’s company, Free Speech Systems, states in a 15-page complaint.

“Having effectively cornered the market, [PayPal] is now using that market power to restrain conservative trade and commerce,” it adds.
 
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