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GoFundMe shuts down Cain Velasquez fundraisers, says donors issued refunds

A GoFundMe spokesperson informed MMA Junkie why the company decided to pull two campaigns supporting Cain Velasquez.

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When it comes to flood relief, cash is still king. Here’s where to donate

Charities say it's best to donate money to help flood-affected communities in northern NSW and Queensland, and there are plenty of organisations to choose.

The New Daily

Tasmanian jumping castle GoFundMe money yet to reach victims' families amid 'legal issues', council says

It has been more than two months since the jumping castle tragedy but none of donations raised on GoFundMe have reached the victims' families.

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TD Bank freezes two accounts that received C$1.4 million in support of Canada protests

Toronto-Dominion Bank has frozen two personal bank accounts into which C$1.4 million ($1.1 million) had been deposited to support protesters fighting the Canadian government's pandemic measures, a bank spokesperson said on Saturday.

Reuters

Ontario court freezes access to donations for truckers' protest from GiveSendGo

OTTAWA — The Ontario government says it has successfully petitioned a court to freeze access to millions of dollars donated through online fundraising platform GiveSendGo to the convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa and at several border crossings.

The Canadian Press

Missouri, Texas to probe GoFundMe over restrictions on Canada trucker donations

The attorneys general of Missouri and Texas said on Wednesday they will probe GoFundMe over the decision by the crowd funding service to take down a page for a fundraising campaign that supports protesting truck drivers in Canada who oppose mandated COVID-19 vaccines.

Reuters

Texas AG investigating GoFundMe for shutting down Canadian truck protest fundraiser

Canadian ministers have hit back at ‘foreign interference’

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Texas AG investigates GoFundMe after it halts donations to anti-vax Canadian truckers

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating GoFundMe after the site shut down a fundraiser for protesters fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Canada.

Tribune News Service

Republican lawmakers target GoFundMe over Canadian COVID mandate protests

Canada’s public safety minister cautioned against "potential foreign interference" as more U.S. lawmakers weighed in.

Axios

Bitcoin evangelists throw Canadian trucker protest donation lifeline after GoFundMe removal

‘Don’t allow your voices to be silenced, and don’t allow your financial sovereignty to be trampled upon,’ says group

The Independent UK

Tucker backs Canadian trucker protest

As truckers block border crossing, Fox News star calls it "a peaceful, political protest. It's not al-Qaida"

Salon

GoFundMe removes Convoy to Canberra campaign, refunds $179,000 to donors

The platform says the fundraiser was taken down after it was vetted by its trust and safety team, but offered no other details.

Crikey

Free speech issues rattling corporate America

GoFundMe is facing blowback for a decision that has ensnared companies way bigger in size.

Axios

Ottawa protesters turn to Christian crowdfunding site after GoFundMe snub

GoFundMe blocked fundraising after Canadian city declared emergency over protests against vaccine mandates

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AFP

'Freedom Convoy' raises funds on Christian site after GoFundMe cutoff

Washington (AFP) - The organizers of a trucker-led protest in Canada against Covid mandates have turned to a Christian fundraising site after being cut off by the popular GoFundMe platform.

The Canadian Press

Trump backers seize on GoFundMe controversy as truckers linger in U.S. headlines

WASHINGTON — An outsized American display of financial largesse, political support and right-wing media sympathy for ongoing trucker protests in Canada have observers in both countries accusing some in the U.S. of fanning the flames for their own partisan gain.

Salon

DeSantis wants to "investigate" GoFundMe

Florida governor sides with Canadian truckers who've paralyzed Ottawa for a week, want all COVID rules lifted

The Independent UK

What happened to the GoFundMe for Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers?

Crowdfunding platform freezes donations in response to police reports of violence at anti-vaccine demonstrations playing out across Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver

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Reason

GoFundMe Rejects Fundraising for Canadian Freedom Convoy

Plus: Is Web3 a scam? Does the Joe Rogan/Spotify controversy have anything to do with Section 230? And more...

The Independent UK

GoFundMe removes Ottawa truckers’ fundraiser as Ontario premier tells protesters to end ‘occupation’

The fundraising platform says the previously peaceful demonstration ‘has become an occupation’, with police reports of violence and unlawful activity

The Canadian Press

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern:

Reuters

U.S. Republicans vow to probe GoFundMe decision halting Canada trucker donations

Some U.S. Republicans on Saturday vowed to investigate GoFundMe's decision to take down a page accepting donations in support of protesting truckdrivers in Canada, although GoFundMe early Saturday already said it would simply refund all donations.

The Guardian - UK

Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

The Canadian Press

GoFundMe pulls plug on fundraiser for Ottawa convoy protesters

OTTAWA — Crowdfunding site GoFundMe will reimburse or redirect to charities the vast majority of the more than $10 million raised by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 measures in Ottawa, saying the event has become an occupation.

The Canadian Press

GoFund Me called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn’t used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white supremacy.

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