GoFundMe ends payments to convoy protest,
citing reports of violence and harassment
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. [Toronto, Canada],
by
Nick Boisvert
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
2/4/2022 7:36:19 PM
The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says it will stop payments to the organizers of Freedom Convoy 2022 because the protest violates its rules on violence and harassment . The company announced its decision in a blog post Friday evening, just two days after it froze disbursements of the fund. "GoFundMe supports peaceful protests and we believe that was the intention of the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser when it was first created," the company said in the post. "We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity."
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Corndoggies 2/4/2022 7:39:50 PM (No. 1061768)
From what I understand, gfm can pick the charities the money goes to? This is BS.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
stablemoney 2/4/2022 7:42:25 PM (No. 1061770)
Please provide copies of any police reports filed from the field of violence, along with sworn affadavits of any citizen complaints. The police have been directed by Trudeau to engineer a way to stop the protests, which are entirely legal. The police chief that announced this has no credibility or integrity. It is the police that will be using violence under a domestic terror threat law that should have never have been passed in a free society. Unfortunately, there is no authentic conservative opposition party in Canada.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
janjan 2/4/2022 7:44:36 PM (No. 1061771)
Please stop using or making contributions through GoFundMe.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Rich323 2/4/2022 7:58:21 PM (No. 1061778)
The CBC in Canada took one photo of a guy with a confederate flag and is running with a narrative of racist fighting etc. All CBC propaganda Gofundme needs to be sued ASAP for following fake narrative.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MaMe2 2/4/2022 8:08:02 PM (No. 1061783)
Like they are the only game in town?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 2/4/2022 8:09:03 PM (No. 1061785)
Yes of course brought to you by the same people that incited the J6 violence and harassment. Check with Biden Pelosi Schumer AOC Schiff and the rest of the freedom haters we have as elected officials.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
formerNYer 2/4/2022 8:23:42 PM (No. 1061795)
Gofundme is another commie controlled website like facistbook and twitter. Congress need to shut these businesses down until the adhere to a no censorship platform. They'd have to run past an independent board funded by them before they can cancel an account.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Kumoan 2/4/2022 8:33:15 PM (No. 1061801)
If you spot a "fascist" or "racist" demonstrator etc. in Ottawa, immediately start yelling that phrase from 1/6: Fed! Fed! Fed! Fed! and see how fast Cst. Gaunier of the GRC disappears into the crowd.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 2/4/2022 8:34:40 PM (No. 1061803)
GoFundMe is only OK with leftists getting money.
NEVER trust those pukes.
They'll just make an excuse and steal the money.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Folsomguy 2/4/2022 8:49:05 PM (No. 1061819)
Why are Republicans using any of these leftist media sites? We have plenty of other ways to communicate with each other.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
chumley 2/4/2022 9:16:10 PM (No. 1061837)
With luck this will be the end of gofundme. Nobody can trust them now.
Whats ironic is they host so many phoney baloney causes and dont bat an eye. I know of a college kid who started one to get furniture for her apartment. And of a woman claiming to have cancer and if she didnt get X number of thousands she would die. She only got about 1/3 but didnt die, sadly.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
leonardo 2/4/2022 10:02:05 PM (No. 1061861)
The ruling elite will go to whatever lengths it must to squelch any movement towards freedom and freedom’s funding. They’ll even go as far as stealing donor’s money, because, who is there to stop them? If essential workers’ boycotts cannot enasble freedom, then freedom is doomed. Where are your papers? Let’s Go Brandon.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LadyHen 2/4/2022 10:16:02 PM (No. 1061870)
"Peaceful protests" my Aunt Fanny! Like B(urn) L(oot) M(urder), those kinds of "peaceful protests"?
I don't give a dime to anything that uses GoFundMe.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
danu 2/4/2022 10:41:03 PM (No. 1061891)
who is surprised by the actions of these grifters?
let us see if they can be surprised by the many canadian and american citizens and bloggers who have documented crudeau's cheap tricks.
we saw reports that crudeau's own professional photographers were caught setting up the phony swastika flag shoot in a remote lane,
away from the action on parliament hill etc. ,,,,
as other ppl documented crudeau's effects to flee and hide from the protests.
here's the frightening evidence:
local women are delighted to be photographed preparing mass amounts of food and muffins--
--for the >ahem< evil violent white guys whom crudeau tried to starve out;
the tow services refused to help the police blockade or remove the trucks;
the gov't attacks only increased citizen support,
w/ the added effect of prompting state premiers' willingness to end mandates.
Bonus Round:
we've also heard that the truckers now have good lawyers.
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#3 - That will hurt the person in need more than GFM. However, they do ask for a tip to help cover operating expenses. I always leave that at zero.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lake Dweller 2/4/2022 10:53:29 PM (No. 1061897)
No more Go Find Me. And we have donated to many, many appeals. But no more. I don’t trust them. Never again.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 2/4/2022 11:01:59 PM (No. 1061901)
The company now says it will "work with organizers to send all remaining funds to credible and established charities verified by GoFundMe." People who donated to the fund can also ask for a refund until February 19.
GoFundMe should have absolutely no say where this money goes. Were they instructed by the government to freeze funds? Don't let Trudeau hide behind GFM. It's lawsuit time.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
MissMann 2/5/2022 12:10:58 AM (No. 1061948)
I won't donate to any GoFundMe campaigns. There are better systems to use.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Trigger2 2/5/2022 4:09:21 AM (No. 1062022)
What violence and harassment? They're just traveling down the road basically minding their own business. I suspect Trudeau started the rumor and his drive-by propaganda media is hyping it.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 2/5/2022 5:21:00 AM (No. 1062047)
If Gofundme is not going to give the money that it was intended, then return it to the providers.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 2/5/2022 10:18:27 AM (No. 1062328)
After the headlines cool down on this, Go Fund Me will be changing their name to "Go Find Me".
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They were just looking for an excuse to thwart the fund raising. Money for the truckers will be redistributed to other organizations unless a refund is specifically requested.