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Apparently Elon Musk also got involved and called GoFundMe “professional thieves”, because they were going to redirect donations intended for Canadian protester

Apparently Elon Musk also got involved and called GoFundMe “professional thieves”, because they were going to redirect donations intended for Canadian protesters to other (likely left leaning) causes: https://nypost.com/2022/02/05/elon-musk-gofundme-professional-thieves-for-withholding-10m-from-anti-vax-rally/ https://nypost.com/2022/02/05/elon-musk-gofundme-professiona... He also called out their double standard for claiming to not support protests that aren’t peaceful after they funded so many violent riots and illegal actions like CHAZ back in 2020.

driverdan 5y ago
Why does anyone care what Elon Musk says about this situation? It has nothing to do with his businesses.
- emerged 5y ago
  It probably has nothing do with you or my businesses, yet here we are talking about it.
- pxmpxm 5y ago
  I would bet a lot of money that the logistics aspect of it is what he's concerned with. Parts from suppliers don't magically show up at Tesla assembly lines.
- tomp 5y ago
  Allegedly he donated as well, so it has to do with his money.
- baud147258 5y ago
  People can have opinions outside of their jobs and donate money too.
mc32 5y ago
Go fund me deserves all the flak they receive. Redirecting donations intended for one cause to causes of their choosing is fraudulent. If they have an issue with a cause, which should be stipulated in their ToCs up front and not subject to inflight changes, then refund all donors to the best of their ability.
- 88j88 5y ago
  That is not what is happening though. The article says, all the money is refunded to all the donors.
  - mc32 5y ago
    Only after they faced a heavy backlash: "...on Friday, saying it violated its terms of service. At the time it said donors would have two weeks to request a refund, with any remaining funds distributed to “credible and established charities.”" "I'm not shoplifting, I put the things back after you caught me."
    - FpUser 5y ago
      They should be prosecuted for conspiring to steal funds and use for non intended purpose. Trying to mascarade it fools no one.
- culi 5y ago
  Before GFM decided to directly refund everyone, their plan was to redirect any non-refunded funds to charities of the choosing of the organizers of the GFM. The only way they would go to left-leaning charities would have been if the organizers of the GFM were left-leaning and chose that
  - puffoflogic 5y ago
    The charities were going to be selected by the convoy but "approved" by GFM. Obviously there's no public list of charities GFM has "approved" in the past but it goes without saying that only left-leaning charities make the list.
dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
It's surely only a matter of time before he calls someone a "pedo guy". When he sees something getting attention he can't seem to help inserting himself into it.
jsploit 5y ago
> they were going to redirect donations intended for Canadian protesters to other (likely left leaning) causes Per the article you linked, donors have two weeks to request a refund, and any remaining funds will be redirected to causes chosen by the Freedom Convoy organizers: > Donors have until Feb. 19 to ask for a refund, and the rest of the money the group raised would be allocated to “credible and established charities” chosen by Freedom Convoy organizers, the site said.
- Natsu 5y ago
  A few things regarding this: * They already reversed that policy and plan to do direct refunds. * This policy itself was new and a departure from past practices, likely due to the legal troubles it would create for them.
culi 5y ago
This narrative is bullshit. GFM was gonna redirect the funds to charities chosen by the main organization behind the GFM This is just a rightwing talking point

driverdan 5y ago

Why does anyone care what Elon Musk says about this situation? It has nothing to do with his businesses.

emerged 5y ago
It probably has nothing do with you or my businesses, yet here we are talking about it.
pxmpxm 5y ago
I would bet a lot of money that the logistics aspect of it is what he's concerned with. Parts from suppliers don't magically show up at Tesla assembly lines.
tomp 5y ago
Allegedly he donated as well, so it has to do with his money.
baud147258 5y ago
People can have opinions outside of their jobs and donate money too.

mc32 5y ago

Go fund me deserves all the flak they receive. Redirecting donations intended for one cause to causes of their choosing is fraudulent. If they have an issue with a cause, which should be stipulated in their ToCs up front and not subject to inflight changes, then refund all donors to the best of their ability.

88j88 5y ago
That is not what is happening though. The article says, all the money is refunded to all the donors.
- mc32 5y ago
  Only after they faced a heavy backlash: "...on Friday, saying it violated its terms of service. At the time it said donors would have two weeks to request a refund, with any remaining funds distributed to “credible and established charities.”" "I'm not shoplifting, I put the things back after you caught me."
  - FpUser 5y ago
    They should be prosecuted for conspiring to steal funds and use for non intended purpose. Trying to mascarade it fools no one.
culi 5y ago
Before GFM decided to directly refund everyone, their plan was to redirect any non-refunded funds to charities of the choosing of the organizers of the GFM. The only way they would go to left-leaning charities would have been if the organizers of the GFM were left-leaning and chose that
- puffoflogic 5y ago
  The charities were going to be selected by the convoy but "approved" by GFM. Obviously there's no public list of charities GFM has "approved" in the past but it goes without saying that only left-leaning charities make the list.

dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago

It's surely only a matter of time before he calls someone a "pedo guy". When he sees something getting attention he can't seem to help inserting himself into it.

jsploit 5y ago

> they were going to redirect donations intended for Canadian protesters to other (likely left leaning) causes Per the article you linked, donors have two weeks to request a refund, and any remaining funds will be redirected to causes chosen by the Freedom Convoy organizers: > Donors have until Feb. 19 to ask for a refund, and the rest of the money the group raised would be allocated to “credible and established charities” chosen by Freedom Convoy organizers, the site said.

Natsu 5y ago
A few things regarding this: * They already reversed that policy and plan to do direct refunds. * This policy itself was new and a departure from past practices, likely due to the legal troubles it would create for them.

culi 5y ago

This narrative is bullshit. GFM was gonna redirect the funds to charities chosen by the main organization behind the GFM This is just a rightwing talking point