The website, which the extremist extreme Proud Boys group used for fundraising, calls itself the “free Christian fundraising website”, and it was used to raise funds for rioters who attended the violent siege last week.
“The account in question has been closed for violating our Acceptable Use Policy,” a PayPal spokesman told CNN Business. “PayPal carefully reviews accounts to ensure that our services are used in accordance with our long-standing policies, and acts if we believe that individuals or organizations have violated these policies.”
PayPal does not allow its services to be used to ‘promote hatred, violence or other forms of intolerance’, the spokesman said.
The company took a similar stance in 2017 in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “If we become aware of a website or organization that uses our services that may violate our policies, our highly trained team of experts will address each case individually and evaluate the website itself, all associated organizations, and compliance with our policies. , “PayPal said in a blog post after the attack.
CrowFunding site GoFundMe has taken similar steps following the riot in Capitol Hill. The company said users are no longer allowed to fundraise for travel expenses to participate potentially violent political events after pro-Trump protesters used the platform before storming the U.S. Capitol.
GiveSendGo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Many companies are stopping political donations after the unrest last week. Airbnb, Amazon and American Express are among a long list of companies suspending donations to all lawmakers involved in certifying the election results. And some companies, including Bank of America, Facebook and Google, are cutting off all political donations, regardless of party affiliation.