Mastercard Forces Patreon to Blacklist Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer
Mastercard has reportedly forced funding platform Patreon to kick conservative author and “Jihad Watch” owner Robert Spencer off its site.
“My name is April and I’m on the Trust & Safety team here at Patreon. I’ve been notified by Mastercard that we must remove your account from Patreon, effective immediately,” wrote Patreon in an email to Spencer. “Mastercard has a stricter set of rules and regulations than Patreon, and they reserve the right to not offer their services to accounts of their choosing. This is in line with their terms of service, which means it’s something we have to comply by.”
“I have paid out your remaining creator balance of $475.22 to you via direct deposit,” the company continued. “I’m sorry for the inconvenience and frustration this might cause.”
Mastercard has reportedly forced Patreon to shut down the account of conservative author and “Jihad Watch” owner Robert Spencer
A private company can do business with amyone it chooses, except when it discriminates. In this case, Mastercard is discriminating on the basis of political view. Political speech is our most important protected speech. I don’t know when the social-justice-warrior CEO entered the business realm. It is not a good thing. What business intentionally want to tick off half of its customers. MasterCard and others should keep politics out of their business.
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You got that right, amigo
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