GoFundMe ends payments to convoy protest, citing reports of violence and harassment

[Spazito]

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."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gofundme-stops-payments-1.6340526

[NanananaFatman]

1. Good

I hope those fucking fascists freeze far from home.

And that is my nice opinion.

[badhair77]

2. Good.

I have a cousin in OK who is obsessed with the convoy. If they have no income maybe they’ll return to work and she can quit posting loads of articles about them.

[Bev54]

3. Great!! Also the citizens in downtown Ottawa have filed a $9 million lawsuit

against the organizers for the torturous horn honking at all hours and harassment. Suppose to go before the courts next week for a restraining order.

[Spazito]

4. I was so glad to see that Ottawa citizens are firing back...

big time, I hope they are successful, their lives have been upended for no good reason.

[Bev54]

5. Yep and it may make these assholes think about trying the same in other cities.

[Spazito]

6. I sure hope so given they are now in Toronto and into Quebec...

at least they have been able to learn from what has happened in Ottawa and, hopefully, plan accordingly. I have to say these assholes have been treated with kid gloves, imo, in contrast to other protests which get shut down pretty quickly.