
PayPal Unfreezes Diaspora’s Account, After Twitter Outrage
Man, PayPal is totally The Man these days. The payments processor has put the freeze on everyone from Wikileaks to Occupy Wall Street, and most recently put a lock on about $45,000 for NYU-hatched anti-social network Diaspora’s community-donated funds. “Thousands of Diaspora supporters tweeted and emailed the payments company, urging that the funds be released,” DIaspora’s Peter Schurman said in a press release. “PayPal has sent an email to Diaspora* announcing that its account has been restored. A PayPal executive also apologized repeatedly during a phone call with Diaspora.” Read More
