re: Paypal just made it very hard to close your account

I haven't liked PayPal since that controversy with the hurricane relief funds a long time ago. Apparently a ton of donations came in all at once for the Red Cross and PayPal decided to lock the account to investigate possible fraud.

Problem is the funds were locked for weeks or months with no recourse by the donors or the account manager.

That's when I learned that PayPal, despite operating like a bank, PayPal users don't have the same legal rights and protections as the do with a bank. They can basically freeze your account for any reason they deem necessary and you have no recourse.

frick PayPal.