Richard Zombeck-

Part 1: Wells Fargo Freezes Bank Account

Back in May I covered Martin Andelman’s article on mandelmanmatters.com about a homeowner committing suicide as a result of Wells Fargo “mistakenly” foreclosing on his home. Andelman’s breaking story went viral. It showed up on Facebook, Twitter and numerous media outlets – it’s probably the most press Wells Fargo has received in a while.

Here we are a couple of weeks later and Wells Fargo has taken action against ML-Implode, who hosts Andelman’s site, by freezing its bank account.

Andelman blogs independently, is not paid by ML-Implode, and ML-Implode does not dictate or control what he writes. If Wells’ actions are in retaliation for the articles, they may have violated federal law USC 47 USC § 230, which forbids holding an internet “common carrier” (such as an ISP, forum, or any sort of hosting outfit) liable for content users post.

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