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Stripe Says It's Processing Payments For 'The Interview' In The Name Of Online Freedom

JILLIAN D'ONFRODec 24, 2014, 23:23 IST

The startup Stripe says it will be processing payments on Sony's official website for streaming "The Interview" in the name of online freedom.

"We're happy to be involved because we think it's important that the internet remains an impartial platform," Stripe cofounder Patrick Collison wrote on the company's blog this morning.

After the controversial film was pulled from many theaters earlier this week, Sony decided to start streaming it online today at 10 am Pacific Time.

"We don't always endorse what businesses sell through Stripe, but we do think it's critical that we and our peers don't act as gatekeepers for what is and isn't acceptable content," Collison writes.

Here's the full post from Collison: