Robert Malone makes Stripe back off

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The power of lawyers: Robert Malone beats Stripe

Good news on the Robert Malone situation. Stripe has backed off trying to monitor his bank account:

I am pleased to be able to report that this prompt coordinated action has resulted in an abrupt shift in the Stripe requirements imposed on this account, and substitution of the requirement that the following form should be completed and submitted on a short timeline, in lieu of the prior requirement for full access to bank account records.

I am now understanding that a similar change in requirement has been communicated to at least one other Substack …