PayPal Boycott by Anonymous, LulzSec & WikiLeaks — #OpPayPal Asks Supporters to Close PayPal Accounts

#OpPayPal Art by @exiledsurfer

#OpPayPal, a massive and legal PayPal boycott by supporters of WikiLeaks, Anonymous and LulzSec, has been initiated today. PayPal, the financial services company which has blocked transactions to WikiLeaks is today facing a substantial and growing protest called #OpPayPal with supporters of WikiLeaks, Anonymous and LulzSec being asked to close their PayPal accounts.

Regarding the PayPal boycott called #OpPayPal WikiLeaks issued this statement via twitter, “We support the work of #Anonymous in drawing attention to the economic blockade of #Wikileaks by corrupt financial institutions” and has since updated its ~1 million Twitter followers on the impact of the boycott in terms of the eBay share prices (note: eBay is the parent company of PayPal). The WikiLeaks organization has also made note of contradictions coming from PayPal, including that “PayPal supports Oslo terrorist association EDL but bans WikiLeaks.”

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“Anonymous Promotes Legal Boycott of PayPal” by Nick Bilton of the New York Times

Anonymous outlined its grievances against PayPal in a joint letter that was signed by Anonymous and Lulz Security, another hacking group that has been responsible for dozens of attacks on companies and government Web sites over the past several months. The letter said the boycott was meant to show both of the group’s displeasure with latest actions by PayPal and the F.B.I.

“We encourage anyone using PayPal to immediately close their accounts and consider an alternative,” the letter said, adding that PayPal’s apparent willingness to work with the F.B.I. “should be proof enough that they don’t deserve the customers they get.” The letter continued, “They do not deserve your business, and they do not deserve your respect.”

Continued at: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/anonymous-promotes-legal-boycott-of-paypal/

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Anonymous Calls For Mass Boycott Of PayPal by Parmy Olson, Forbes

Anonymous is challenging PayPal once again, except this time it’s legal. The online collective of hacktivists and trolls released a statement on Pastebin at 9am GMT this morning, encouraging “anyone using PayPal to immediately close their accounts and consider an alternative.”

Continued at: http://blogs.forbes.com/parmyolson/2011/07/27/anonymous-calls-for-mass-boycott-of-paypal/

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#OpPayPal by @exiledsurfer

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