PayPal Apologizes For Freezing Science Fiction Writer Jay Lake?s Cancer Fundraiser, Promises Greater Transparency

Earlier this afternoon, I started seeing a bunch of tweets from science fiction writers and fans about what looked a big screw up at PayPal. Author Jay Lake has been fighting cancer since 2008, and to raise money for a new treatment (whole genome sequencing), he pulled together a number of big-name writers to perform "acts of whimsy" when different funding levels are reached. (For example, fantasy author Neil Gaiman offered to cover a Magnetic Fields song on the ukulele if fans donated $20,000.) Within 24 hours, the campaign seemed like a big success, shooting way past the $20,000 goal. And then PayPal froze the account associated with the campaign, blocking Lake's access to the funds.

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