Tag: gofundme

Canada Regulating Crowdfunding Platforms, Cryptocurrencies Under the Terrorist Financing Act

The Canadian federal government is now regulating crowdfunding platforms and cryptocurrencies under the Terrorist Financing Act, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Monday. Freeland announced the measures at a press conference, shortly after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions by truckers…


Kara Frederick: Big Tech Totalitarianism and America’s Emerging Social Credit System

“It’s not just social media companies or your right to be on Twitter, your right to be on Facebook. It’s everything. Email delivery services, online fundraising platforms … It’s every aspect of your digital life,” says Heritage Foundation research fellow Kara Frederick. From Twitter to GoFundMe, digital platforms have shut down accounts, fundraisers, or online…


House Republicans Call for Probe Into GoFundMe Shutting Down ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fundraiser

House Republicans on Feb. 10 urged Democrats to hold a hearing to examine “Big Tech silencing” after GoFundMe shut down fundraising for the Freedom Convoy campaign by Canadian truckers. In a letter (pdf), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) accused the for-profit crowdfunding platform of “selectively discriminating against certain people by canceling their ability to organize…


Freedom Truckers Versus GoFundMe Leftists

Commentary When GoFundMe shut down funding Friday for the truckers’ Freedom Convoy, it didn’t just clobber Canadian rig drivers; it dealt a blow to the rights of Americans. Silicon Valley executives are trying to limit the causes Americans support, favoring leftists and canceling conservatives. We Americans have a constitutionally protected right to donate money to…


Ottawa Police Chief Takes Credit for Trucker Convoy GoFundMe Cancellation

The chief of police in Ottawa says his efforts and those of the city are behind the cancellation of the GoFundMe campaign in support of the Freedom Convoy. Chief Peter Sloly outlined the enforcement actions taken so far against the protesters in a press conference on Feb. 7 and said these actions were responsible for…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 7)

The school mask mandate in New Jersey will end on March 7, GoFundMe defunded millions of dollars from the Canada-based Freedom Convoy over the weekend, and the IRS has reversed its plan to require facial recognition technology.


GoFundMe and How the Left Came to Despise the Working Class

Commentary What irony! Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger must be turning over in their graves. Bernie Sanders must be having sleepless nights. The left-wing anthem “Which Side Are You On?” is no longer about whether you’re a “union man” or a “thug for J. H. Blair.” It’s about the size of your stock portfolio or…


MP Says She Hopes GoFundMe’s Cancellation of Convoy Fundraiser ‘Was Not Politically Influenced’

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis says government and industry should be independent of each other, after GoFundMe cancelled a fundraiser for the trucker protest in Ottawa that had garnered almost $10 million in donations. “I certainly hope that GoFundMe’s decision to defund the Trucker Convoy was not politically influenced. Governments must be independent of industry, and…


Republican AGs Pledge to Investigate GoFundMe After Trucker Fundraiser Taken Down

Several Republican attorneys general on Saturday vowed to investigate GoFundMe’s move to take down a fundraiser for protesting truck drivers in Ottawa, Canada. Along with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey signaled that they would be looking into the matter. “My office will be looking…


Freedom Convoy Raises $3 Million on GiveSendGo After GoFundMe Removes Campaign

The Canadian “Freedom Convoy” raised more than $3 million on GiveSendGo after GoFundMe removed its campaign amid controversy over how the nearly $10 million would be handled. A new petition from the Canadian Freedom Convoy raised some $3.2 million out of a $16 million target on GiveSendGo, which was down on Saturday. The company said that…