[pessimizer]

And it seems like they're trying to experiment with new legal ways to seize funds, like a $2500 fine for offensive speech: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33062320

[PaulDavisThe1st]

Already rescinded. Please keep up.

[hobobaggins]

They simply got blow-back and retracted that new AUP and replaced it with a blank single-page PDF, but very specific, legal language doesn't just get inserted "by mistake". AUP changes, especially incredibly controversial and possibly existential changes, will obviously go through multiple levels of approval and legal at a company the size of PayPal. They just got caught.

[kweks]

The 2500$ fee isn't rescinded - it was only pulled for that specific case.