Twitch streamer Froste confirmed in a Tweet on Sunday that he plans to file a lawsuit against PayPal after the company reportedly banned his account following a $95,000 donation during a charity subathon for Gamers Outreach on Wednesday. At the time of banning, his PayPal account had nearly $65,000 which is now being blocked from withdrawal for at least 180-days.
The streamer published a Tweet on Wednesday showing the banned account with $64,238 USD inside it. In a reply to that Tweet, he told PayPal "Please message me privately in my direct messages before the end of the weekend, or my lawyer will! Thank you!"
After waiting several days, PayPal support responded by permanently banning him from their service and informing him he will have to wait 180 days before withdrawing any money.
"We appreciate your interest in PayPal, and I'm sorry to hear that we've made the decision to no longer offer you access to our services," the company representative stated. "This isn't something we do lightly, and I can assure you that we fully review all factors on an account before making this type of decision. . . If there is any balance in the account, that would be held up for 180 days. This is to minimize any potential risk of loss due to disputes or chargebacks that may be filed during that period. Once that timeframe has elapsed, you'll be notified that you can withdraw any balances."
In response, the streamer had some unsavory words for the PayPal rep, and then said on Twitter "Court is it I guess."
Many Twitter users joined Frost in being outraged by PayPal's announcement, with several pointing out that they are blocking a donation for Gamer's Outreach, a 501 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids in hospitals cope with their treatments.
The donation in question came during Froste's charity subathon that has been running for more than nine days as of writing this article. He shattered his initial funding goals and currently has 695 hours left on the timer, but the subathon is uncapped so it could continue to go up.
While PayPal claims Froste will be able to get his money back in six months, many people, including Froste, expressed their doubt that PayPal will follow through.
We reached out to PayPal for comment on this story, as of publishing we have not heard back from the company.
