PayPal blocks donations to far-right campaign hampering migrant rescue efforts in Mediterranean

‘PayPal’s online payments system has blocked contributions to a fundraiser by a French far-right group, which planned to charter a boat to hamper migrant rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. The blocking followed public outcry and a social media campaign.
“Our policy is to prevent our services being used by companies whose activities promote hatred, violence or racial intolerance,” PayPal said, explaining the move to French-language Rue89 website.
The US company limited itself to a short statement, explaining that its privacy policy prevented it from commenting on a specific PayPal account.
France-based Generation Identitaire (Generation Identity), backed by similar groups from across Europe, launched its “Defend Europe” campaign in early May.
The group said it was planning to gather “a team of professionals, charter a boat and sail in to the Mediterranean to thwart NGO ships” that operate in the area, rescuing hundreds of migrants from sinking vessels.’
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