SIlly place to bank if you are politically active and not extremely conservative. Short-sighted to have most of the money in any one bank. Still seems wrong the bank stole their money and aren’t talking, though.
Lloyds Bank Blocks Account of Leftwing News Outlet the Canary
Submitted 4 hours ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://novaramedia.com/2026/07/01/lloyds-bank-blocks-account-of-leftwing-news-outlet-the-canary/
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mjr@infosec.pub 2 hours ago
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 4 hours ago
It they’re not explaining why then they’ve likely fallen fowl off anti money laundering laws. Maybe they’ve had some transactions with sanctioned accounts?
Drusas@fedia.io 1 hour ago
Or they're being accused of supporting terrorist organizations because they don't condone genocide.
Swaus01@piefed.social 2 hours ago
I would probably also do that if i was a bank
calebwill@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
Why would you do that?
Swaus01@piefed.social 2 hours ago
Omg i thought the headkine meant they’d blocked The Canary on Facebook, not locked their bank account 😭. I was just going to say “because eveeyone knows once you block someome online they dan NEVER criticise you.
RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
that is, steals their savings