TRACKING THE IMPACT OF
FINANCIAL EXCLUSION
How do the policies of major financial
companies limit free speech?
OUR PURPOSE
By collecting the stories of people impacted by financial exclusion, we’ll explore how the policies of financial intermediaries censor certain people, communities, businesses, and websites. We’ll highlight the dangers and look for a better way forward.
ABOUT
The Financial Censorship Project is an independent research project to examine the speech impacts of financial exclusion. Through interviews with people who have had their bank accounts closed, their credit cards cancelled, and their payments blocked, this project will show an ongoing pattern within the United States to shutter dissenting voices through financial exclusion. It will also shed light on the corporate-government collaborations that make this possible.
OUR BLOG
Transactions Denied is a blog exploring the issue of financial censorship.
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Writing About Financial Censorship in a Moving Political Landscape
I recently received the first physical copy of my book—an uncorrected proof showing the layout and cover—and finally had the chance to thumb through it. Seeing the book in physical […]
Transaction Denied Now Available for Pre-Order
My new book, Transaction Denied: Big Finance’s Power to Punish Speech, is available for pre-order today. Here are three ways to order: 1. Use this link to order from Bookshop.org and a portion […]