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alfreda89

PayPal as Arbiter of What Should Be Censored

Mar 07, 2012 15:12

A solid article detailing to date what is known about PayPal demanding that Smashwords and other indie distributors stop handling erotica dealing with certain themes. (IE incest, rape and bestiality ( Read more... )

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jilltanith March 7 2012, 22:29:03 UTC

That sort of thing is exactly why I didn't sign up for a PayPal account until I had to, and why I still don't use it if there's any alternative. For example, at BVC I ise a credit card, not my PayPal account.

alfreda89 March 8 2012, 01:08:25 UTC

I need it for biz, but I'd jump from it if I could. Right now there aren't a lot of choices, apparently.

aishabintjamil March 8 2012, 02:40:40 UTC

Not to mention the whole Game of Thrones series by George R. R. Martin. There's a whole lot of plot dependent on the incestuous relationship between Jaime and Cersei Lannister. And as I recall the books, Daenerys is *way* underage when she gets married off to Drogo ( ... )

alfreda89 May 21 2012, 18:40:11 UTC

I missed this post, K, since I was moving at the time. You're right, R & J are considered to be in the range of 14 for her and 16 for him. Common for the time, but a no-no now. And several paranormal romances address this -- men and women who are hundreds of years old still remember older decisions, and romances that were not young but were happening at halfway through life. (If you lived to 30, 15 was not too old to marry!)

I think PayPal has backed off slightly on this (the credit card companies started it! they say) but I expect it will raise its head again.