Go Fund Me turns against the trucker freedom movement

 Epoch Times:

GoFundMe says it won’t be giving the C$10 million ($8 million USD) raised to support the truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates to the organizers anymore, saying it will instead work with the organizers to send the funds to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.”

“To ensure GoFundMe remains a trusted platform, we work with local authorities to ensure we have a detailed, factual understanding of events taking place on the ground,” the fundraising platform said in a statement on Feb. 4.

“Following a review of relevant facts and multiple discussions with local law enforcement and city officials, this fundraiser is now in violation of our Terms of Service (Term 8, which prohibits the promotion of violence and harassment) and has been removed from the platform.”

GoFundMe added that it has “evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity.”

John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) which is providing legal representation for the organizers, told The Epoch Times that the linking of protesters to violent or unlawful activity is unfounded.

“I would like to see what evidence there is,” Carpay said. “That’s political spin.”
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Go Fund Me looks like an unreliable source of funding for political protest movements.  It also looks like an organization that is taking funds designated for one group and arbitrarily giving it to another.  This is a bad look and could lead to litigation from not just the truckers but also from donors who intended the funding for the trucker freedom movement. 

In the future, fundraisers should avoid GoFundMe and set up their own arrangements with a trustworthy bank.

See, also:

GoFundMe shuts down Freedom Convoy fundraiser that raised $9 million

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