The site, which the far-right extremist group Proud Boys has been using to raise funds, calls itself the “# 1 free Christian fundraising site” and was used to raise funds for pro-Trump protesters who participated in the week’s violent siege last.
“The account in question was closed due to a violation of our Acceptable Use Policy,” a PayPal spokesman told CNN Business. “PayPal carefully analyzes accounts to ensure that our services are used in accordance with our longstanding policy, taking action when we consider that individuals or organizations have violated this policy.”
PayPal does not allow its services to be used to “promote hatred, violence or other forms of intolerance,” said the spokesman.
The company took a similar stance in 2017 in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “If we become aware of a website or organization using our services that may violate our policies, our highly trained team of experts will address each case individually and carefully evaluate the website itself, any associated organizations and their adherence to our policy,” said PayPal in a statement. blog post after the attack.
Crowdfunding site GoFundMe took similar action after the Capitol riot. The company said it will no longer allow users to raise funds for travel expenses to get involved in potentially violent political events after pro-Trump protesters used the platform before breaking into the U.S. Capitol.
GiveSendGo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Many companies are suspending political donations after last week’s riots. Airbnb, Amazon and American Express are among a long list of companies that suspend donations to all lawmakers who were involved in contesting the certification of election results. And some companies, including Bank of America, Facebook and Google, are cutting all political donations, regardless of the party.