General Article PayPal reinstates Free Speech Union accounts after being accused of ‘politically motivated’ ban

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Payments firm issues statement voicing support for freedom of expression following criticism of freeze by MPs.

By Tony Diver, Whitehall Correspondent and Henry Bodkin, Senior Reporter

PayPal has reinstated the accounts of a free speech campaign group after it was accused by MPs of imposing an ‘orchestrated, politically motivated’ ban.

The US finance company froze three accounts run by Toby Young, the general secretary of the Free Speech Union (FSU).

The move sparked outrage among MPs, who wro...

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