We launched a joint campaign with the Free Speech Union calling for new laws to prevent financial services companies from engaging in political censorship, after our accounts as well as those of others who challenged government pandemic narratives were debanked and had funds frozen.
We firmly believe that politically motivated actions by private corporations intended to suppress free speech have no place in a liberal democracy.
"Regardless of what one may think of the organisations PayPal has targeted, all this marks a dangerous development. Rigorous public debate is vital to a healthy, open society. This is even more important when the matters to be debated are controversial – as lockdowns and school closures clearly were. Shutting down dissenting groups like UsForThem will narrow debate and reinforce groupthink."
