Online fundraising for oppositional report: PayPal more restrictive than its Russian competitor

Last week PayPal blocked a Russian account that was intended to fund large-scale publication of a critical report about Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. Released on May 12, the report was initiated by opposition leader Boris Nemtsov before he was murdered earlier this year. The US company explained that its service “does not offer the option of using its system to receive …

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