Milo Yiannopoulos Banned From Venmo and PayPal for Anti-Semitic Stunt Targeting Jewish Writer

“We ensure that people do not use our platform and services to promote hate, violence or discriminatory intolerance,” said Paypal in a statement

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Milo Yiannopoulos has been banned from both Venmo and its parent company PayPal after the former Breitbart tech editor used the platforms to send anti-Semitic content to a Jewish journalist.

“When an individual violates PayPal’s longstanding Acceptable Use Policy, the company will take action as deemed appropriate,” the company said in a statement. “We ensure that people do not use our platform and services to promote hate, violence or discriminatory intolerance.”

News of the ban was first reported by Yiannopoulos on Instagram, who posted screengrabs of messages he received from both companies.

A person familiar with the matter said the decision to oust Yiannopoulos from the platforms came after he sent a Jewish journalist $14.88.

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