GoFundMe Statement on the Freedom Convoy 2022 Fundraiser

&gt;we will work with organizers to send all remaining funds to credible and established charities verified by GoFundMe.<p>&gt;All donors may submit a request for a full refund until February 19th, 2022 using this dedicated refund form.<p>Even if we grant for the sake of argument that their decision not to disburse funds to the protests is justified, I don&#x27;t understand why a legitimate business operating in good faith would not give the donators refunds as the default action. Requiring them to submit a form in order to possibly avoid re-appropriation of their money feels like theft from the donators.

I don&#x27;t see why anyone would use GoFundMe after this.<p>Did they similarly freeze fundraisers during the BLM riots?

&gt; (Term 8, which prohibits the promotion of violence and harassment)<p>So when it&#x27;s all violence by the State it&#x27;s all peachy and fine.<p>&gt; law enforcement<p>Why do you even trust the claims of law enforcement? They are not a neutral party at all.<p>&gt; promotion of violence<p>Erm, BLM riots were not THAT long ago, GoFundMe do you think we forgot things so fast?

Apparently despite defacing many monuments around our capitol, blocking access for emergency services, desecrating the tomb of the unknown soldier by urinating on it, and literally throwing shit at a business because they had a pride flag up some people will still support these idiots.<p>I don&#x27;t care who you are - what your politics are or anything else, if you associate with a group who has done the things these &quot;peaceful protesters&quot; have, you are completely in the wrong.

Suppression of wrong-think, nothing new when it comes to GoFundMe.

This is where a decentralised fundraising platform would come in handy :)

This is theft. You reverse the transactions. Not give it to whoever you think is the rightful recipient.