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*Update - Friday 9 November 2018: we won! Thanks to tens of thousands of amazing SumOfUs members, PayPal stopped processing payments for Tommy Robinson!*

PayPal is processing donations so that ex-English Defence League leader ‘Tommy Robinson’ can continue spreading his racist, islamophobic bile.

Robinson -- real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon -- is arguably the loudest, most violent anti-Muslim voice in the UK. Despite his recent jailing for contempt of court, he’s continued to receive financial support from across the world.

And he’s encouraging supporters to donate so he can continue to spread his dangerous messages of hate.

At a time when Muslims in Britain are suffering the highest number of hate incidents since 2012, PayPal is profiting off that hatred.

Tell PayPal: your platform should not be used to fund hate -- stop processing donations for Tommy Robinson!

PayPal’s acceptable use policy claims it forbids “the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory”. But the fact that Tommy Robinson is cashing in with its services shows this policy isn’t being properly enforced.

We know a ban from PayPal will hit his movement hard. When PayPal deplatformed a Canadian far-right commentator, she claimed the move “effectively knocked me down at the knees”.

Let’s make PayPal do the same for Tommy Robinson.

PayPal: make good on your word. Deplatform hate groups like Tommy Robinson from your services!

There’s no denying that Tommy Robinson is the poster boy for the British far-right and he’s using that reputation to get financial support from across the world.

Just last month, his supporters staged a mass #FreeTommy rally in London supported by hardline US organisations to the tune of thousands. Worse, one of Trump's diplomats lobbied on Tommy Robinson’s behalf.

Tommy Robinson is also building ties with the islamophobic far-right across Europe. Since leaving the EDL, he founded the UK branch of Pegida, an anti-Islam group in Germany who whip up xenophobic hatred. 

These groups need money to function and grow, so if we make this process as hard as it can be, we can cut off their financial lifeline.

If we win this, we won’t stop there. A win from PayPal will give us more leverage to pile pressure on other companies processing donations for any hate groups: Mastercard, Visa, and all credit cards giants helping the flow of money to the far-right. 

Add your name so PayPal will stop doing business with Tommy Robinson

Pressure from members like you has already made PayPal block other hate groups from using its platform. Tens of thousands of SumOfUs members in France successfully pushed PayPal to stop processing payments for the violent French white supremacist group Génération Identitaire.

We’ve been so inspired by the sheer number of SumOfUs members who came together to reject Trumpism in July -- and the nearly 100,000 of you who are calling on Mastercard to stop doing business with hate group Britain First. This is our chance to keep working together and reverse the rise of hate-fuelled politics.

Tell PayPal: your platform should not be used to fund hate -- stop processing donations for Tommy Robinson!

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