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Paypal Theft

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 BRIEF

Paypal let an identity thief steal $54,000 from a man’s account and refuses to reimburse him for it, the man claims in Solano County Court.

Courts Financial Politics Technology

PayPal Sued Over Block of Alex Jones, Infowars

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 NICHOLAS IOVINO

Free Speech, internet, Paypal

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones hit PayPal with a federal lawsuit Monday, claiming bias against conservative views guided its decision to block his company from earning money through the platform.

Business Politics

PayPal Is Latest Platform to Ditch Alex Jones, Infowars

September 21, 2018September 24, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alt-Right, Free Speech, internet, Paypal

You won’t be able use PayPal anymore to buy fluoride-free toothpaste or a bottle of The Real Red Pill Plus from right-wing conspiracy promulgator Alex Jones.

Business

PayPal Wants Pandora’s New Logo Crushed as Infringement

May 23, 2017March 9, 2018 JOSH RUSSELL

PayPal has sued music-streamer Pandora for copyright and trademark infringement violations, claiming Pandora’s new logo “mimics the PayPal Logo in almost every respect.”

Consumers

PayPal Accused of Aiding & Abetting Ponzi Scheme

May 5, 2017December 22, 2017 MATTHEW RENDA

Class Action, internet, Paypal, Ponzi

Victims of an internet-based Ponzi scheme sued PayPal in federal court on Thursday, saying it aided and abetted an elaborate fraud that bilked about 162,000 investors of $207 million.

Business Technology

Video Game Streamer Tries to Root Out Spambot

April 7, 2017April 10, 2018 DARRYL GREER

Inter1, internet, Paypal, robotics, spam, telecommunications, video games

Taking Shaw Communications and PayPal to court, a video game streaming broadcaster wants them to help identify the culprit behind a “spambot” attacker flooding users with offensive comments.

Consumers

Judge Approves $4M Deal Over Closed PayPal Accounts

March 27, 2017March 28, 2017 HELEN CHRISTOPHI

Paypal, Settlement

A federal judge has granted final approval of a $4 million settlement between PayPal and its users over unexplained account closures, ending six years of soap opera-style negotiations.

National Technology

PayPal Derivative Action

March 27, 2017May 25, 2018 CNS

apps, Brief, digital data, insider trading, Paypal, Shareholder Class Action

A Paypal shareholder claims in a derivative action that the company’s board breached their fiduciary duties by failing to disclose negative information about the safety and security of the Venmo mobile app, which Paypal acquired after buying Braintree in 2013.

Consumers

PayPal Accused of Diverting Charity Donations

March 1, 2017March 2, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY

charity, Class Action, Paypal

A class claims PayPal misled tens of thousands of customers about their charitable donations made on its giving platform and redirected money meant for unregistered charities to groups of its own choosing.

Business

Game Maker Says PayPal Kept Pledge Money

December 27, 2016October 20, 2017 DAVID LEE

internet, Paypal, Regional3, Texas, video games

A Texas video game developer claims in court that PayPal is wrongfully withholding funds from a game that solicited donations on Kickstarter.

Appeals Criminal

High Court Remands Case of Paypal Fraudster

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 BARBARA LEONARD

Bank of America, Fraud, Paypal, Secondary, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court called for additional proceedings Monday in the appeal of a PayPal fraudster who says scheming to rip off the customer of a bank is different from ripping off the bank itself.