PayPal bans payments to VPN services over ‘copyright concerns’
So Paypal has told UnoTelly that they can no longer collect subscription money. Per an email: On February 3rd, 2016, Paypal has severed payment processing agreement unilaterally and without prior warning. Paypal indicated that UnoTelly is not allowed to provide services that enable open and unrestricted Internet access. Unotelly and Paypal - Geekzone Feb 07, 2016 How do I receive money through PayPal?
"Paypal indicated that UnoTelly is not allowed to provide services that enable open and unrestricted internet access." UnoTelly apologized for the inconvenience and said customers who pay using
UnoTelly, for example, specifically mentions its ability to bypass geo-blocks imposed by streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu. PayPal’s actions are not an isolated incident. PayPal Cuts Payments to Toronto-based Netflix Unblocker Also, PayPal has indicated that UnoTelly is not allowed to provide a service that enables open and unrestricted Internet access, the blog post penned by the service provider’s team reads. As a result of PayPal’s unanticipated move, customers have been instructed to switch to credit card payments, since UnoTelly cannot accept payment from PayPal starts banning SmartDNS Unblockers and VPNs
PayPal has cut off payment services to Canadian virtual private network (VPN) company UnoTelly, stating that the company’s services are against PayPal’s policies because they help users get
UnoTelly, for example, specifically mentions its ability to bypass geo-blocks imposed by streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu. PayPal’s actions are not an isolated incident. They come a few weeks after Netflix started to increase its crackdown on VPN services and other unblockers, as requested by copyright holders. PayPal Starts Banning VPN and SmartDNS Services | TV ADDONS Feb 05, 2016 PayPal cuts off payments to UnoTelly Netflix-unblocking