British MP Withdraws Amendment That Would Have Stopped Digital Payment Firms Withholding Service Over Political Views

British MP Withdraws Amendment That Would Have Stopped Digital Payment Firms Withholding Service Over Political Views
Outside PayPal's headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on March 10, 2015. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
Owen Evans
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An MP who wanted to make it illegal in the UK for companies like PayPal to demonetise customers for political reasons has removed her amendment, saying that the issue needs to be looked at by the British government in more detail.

On Nov. 3, Conservative MP Sally-Ann Hart presented an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which would make it illegal for a financial services provider to withhold or withdraw service from a customer if it’s related to their freedom of expression.
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