US financial services company Stripe Inc. , which processes online payments for President Donald Trump 's campaign , has decided to stop working with him , citing a violation of its policies during the attack on the US Capitol last week.
The company, founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, California, said Donald Trump encouraged violent behavior last Wednesday when a crowd of his supporters stormed the U.S.. That behavior is against the company, which prohibit "high-risk" activities.
Stripe asks users to agree that they will not accept payments for “high-risk” activities as well as for businesses and organizations that “engage in, encourage, or promote violence and physical harm to people or damage to property.”
The Wall Street Journal was first to report Stripe's move. The technology-finance company appears to be following the example of other major companies that have turned their backs on Trump after the attack that killed five people, including a police officer.
For example, Twitter , where Trump had more than 80 million followers, permanently suspended his personal account on Friday, while Facebook did the same on Thursday. In addition, the provider email used for the former US President's campaign suspended access .
Finally, the social networking app Parler, which is used primarily by conservatives and has been a favorite of many Trump supporters, was removed from the app , as well as Amazon services. In recent days, the app had been filled with comments promoting violence related to the attack on the Capitol. The companies asked Parler to moderate the content and implement effective moderation, but were not satisfied with the service's response.
Source: NBC News
