PayPal De-Platforms Conservative Street Artist Sabo, Holds His Funds for Six Months

On Monday evening, Sabo, the conservative street artist who is mostly known for his street posters that randomly pop up in California, reported on his Facebook page that he has now been kicked off of PayPal. "Today Paypal canceled my account with all of my money in it," he announced. "They are holding my funds for the next 6 months."

PayPal is the money exchanging platform Sabo used to earn income, and this de-platforming hits him hard financially. "I explained to them that I live in a city with 60,000 homeless people and that they are about to make me and my wife join their ranks."

Last year, Sabo was also de-platformed from Twitter without being given a reason. He gave an exclusive interview to PJMedia's Megan Fox when it happened.

"My wife had warned me about doing business with PayPal," the artist told PJM. "I'd constantly tell her that they provided a great service which makes starting an online store easy."

"I trusted them," he explained. "I worked in the start-ups for many years and it sucks to see what they've become. The people of PayPal obviously haven't taken note of how many once-giants are less than memories now. Their time will come soon as well. When it comes to the transfer of money, trust is paramount."

"They've lost that trust with me," he added. "We are living in Orwellian times."

Sabo insists in his Facebook post that he will keep fighting to be able to earn a living. "We'll find an alternative way to generate income and I'm sure they will work to hit that as well. And then we'll find another." He also said he expected this would happen. "2020 is right around the corner and they are doing everything they can to silence our side. At least they finally did it so now I can move on."

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