PayPal, which is owned by eBay, said it had restricted Courage to Resist's PayPal account because the organization had not provided a bank account to match with its PayPal account. The Internet payments site said non-profit groups such as Courage to Resist usually have no problem providing such information.

The company said it lifted the restriction on Courage to Resist's account because the group provided a bank account to associate with its PayPal account.

Earlier on Thursday, calling PayPal "evil" and saying the company froze its account due to its efforts to support Manning.

"(PayPal) opted to apply an exceptional hurdle for us to clear in order to continue as a customer, whereas we have clearly provided the legally required information and verification. I think our dealings with PayPal should be a cautionary tale for any possibly controversial not-for-profit entity with a PayPal account," Courage to Resist said in the statement.

PayPal denied requesting anything beyond what is asked of other account holders.