My relays are hosted on OVH. Hope there would no problems. Any ideas how paypal
knew? This is concerning.
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On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 6:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh.
>
> That seems to be something new…
>
> Does something with “TOR Server” show up in the bill or receipt? Perhaps this
> could be a reason.
>
> I have three VPS running at Keyweb, Exone and VPSMalaysia – and they are all
> payed with paypal.
>
> Best regards,
>
> volker 😊
>
> Von: tor-relays <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von
> potlatch
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. März 2021 00:42
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal
>
> Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay server
> leases was a direct violation of my usage agreement. I have been paying
> off-shore VPS hosts for my Tor server leases with PayPal for at least ten
> years. Very interesting that they act now.
>
> They specifically state the ban was for:
>
> Providing file sharing services or access to newsgroups; or selling alcoholic
> beverages, non-cigarette tobacco products, e-cigarettes or prescription
> drugs/devices.
>
> They further state that the ban is permanent and not reversible.
>
> I liked using PayPal because it was a safe way to pay and didn't expose my
> credit card information. Before PayPal I used a prepaid card which I will
> probably go back too.
>
> --Potlatch
>
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