Conservatives, beware: Your money isn’t welcome here.
PayPal, the payment processing company, recently announced it will partner with the Anti-Defamation League to identify “extremist” groups that will be denied service.
In an ADL press release announcing the initiative, CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said:
All of us, including in the private sector, have a critical role to play in fighting the spread of extremism and hate. … We have a unique opportunity to further understand how hate spreads and develop key insights that will inform the efforts of the financial industry, law enforcement, and our communities in mitigating extremist threats.
But although confronting hate and extremism is a laudable goal, conservatives should be wary of a known leftist actor such as the Anti-Defamation League calling the shots on who stays and who goes online.