GoFundMe officially canceled the Freedom Convoy fundraiser on Friday and plans to distribute the remaining $9million of donated funds to 'credible and established charities' that were reportedly chosen by the convoy organizers and have been verified by the platform.
QuoteThe crowdfunding platform claimed the fundraiser - which raised $10million Canadian dollars ($9 million USD) in support of truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates - violated its terms of service 'which prohibits the promotion of violence and harassment.'
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10478989/GoFundMe-cancels-Freedom-Convoy-distribute-9M-donations-charities.html
Someone had started a GoFundMe to support the truckers who are protesting in Canada and the donations were rolling in to the tune of $9 million. Due to pressure from politicians and police in Canada GoFundMe Canceled the fund's page and will not distribute the funds, rather they will give the funds to a charity.
If you donated you will have to proactively ask for a refund before 2/18/2022. I found this decision pure insanity and frankly aggravating even though I didn't donate and obviously had nothing to gain from the fund. I think it is the idea of handing money over in good faith and having this business decide whether or not a cause someone wants to donate to is "worthy". It's theft.
In any case this is exactly what Bitcoin was made for and why some felt there was a value in separating our currency to governments. Of course Twitter is loaded with "Bitcoin Fixes This" responses.
I was going to include the link for the new Bitcoin fund, but there are several out there and I haven't done enough due diligence to drop any of the wallet IDs. However, take a look there are several options and it's a great Use Case for Bitcoin.
To be fair on a personal level I'm not a fan of donating to a fund without knowing how it will be distributed and what's it's intended purpose is. I do support the Truckers and think it's ridiculous to associate them with hate groups and not only that, both sides know it's ridiculous.
We know the concern isn't that it is political or disruptive, as GoFundMe was used for CHAZ in Seattle and many BLM fund raisers during the riots and protests in 2020.
In any case one way to ensure your donation actually get's to the fundraiser is to use Bitcoin!
Meanwhile we will hear more about this story as the lawsuits unfold!
