PayPal backtracking after planning to fine customers $2,500 for 'misinformation'

PayPal is pulling plans to fine customers.

The new policy expanded the list of prohibited activities — which included customers not being able to promote misinformation on the service.The company now admits it sent out the policy by mistake, and is still working on updating its policy.

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