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As much as you may dislike "fascists", you don't get to tell other people who they can or cannot send money to.

malermeister 5y ago
Other people sent money to GoFundMe. GoFundMe now has it, and as you said yourself, you don't get to tell them who they can or cannot send it to.
- ameminator 5y ago
  If I accept money on behalf of someone else, with the expectation that the cash will be given to that person and I just use the money as I please, this is called fraud. If I set up a monetary relationship between 2 entities and then I interfere with that relationship, this is called tortuous interference with contracts.
dgabriel 5y ago
GoFundMe tells a lot of people who they can or cannot send money to via their platform. First, there are laws around sending money to designated terrorist organizations, then there are restrictions around violence, pornography and sex work, and many more. The giant list can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/c/terms https://www.gofundme.com/c/terms If you want to mail a check to these truckers, have at it, but GoFundMe is not obligated to collect money on their behalf. Here's another example, but not one Ron Desantis would ever care about - https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200131-gofundme-shuts-us-based-palestinian-groups-account/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200131-gofundme-shuts-us...
- peteradio 5y ago
  They can't collect the money under false pretense and redistribute as they please. That's clear fraud.
- ameminator 5y ago
  They weren't obligated to continue to collect money on their behalf, but once they started collecting that money, they are obligated to handle it responsibly. They do not get to decide to withhold money unilaterally and give it to other charities (as GoFundMe has stated they intend to do). A telephone company can't decide to give me a phone number then tell me who I can or cannot call. My ISP cannot tell me which websites I can or cannot access (without a court order). If GoFundMe allowed the convoy to open a charity drive, they cannot unilaterally close it and confiscate the money.
tandymodel100 5y ago

Other people sent money to GoFundMe. GoFundMe now has it, and as you said yourself, you don't get to tell them who they can or cannot send it to.

ameminator 5y ago
If I accept money on behalf of someone else, with the expectation that the cash will be given to that person and I just use the money as I please, this is called fraud. If I set up a monetary relationship between 2 entities and then I interfere with that relationship, this is called tortuous interference with contracts.

dgabriel 5y ago

GoFundMe tells a lot of people who they can or cannot send money to via their platform. First, there are laws around sending money to designated terrorist organizations, then there are restrictions around violence, pornography and sex work, and many more. The giant list can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/c/terms https://www.gofundme.com/c/terms If you want to mail a check to these truckers, have at it, but GoFundMe is not obligated to collect money on their behalf. Here's another example, but not one Ron Desantis would ever care about - https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200131-gofundme-shuts-us-based-palestinian-groups-account/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200131-gofundme-shuts-us...

peteradio 5y ago
They can't collect the money under false pretense and redistribute as they please. That's clear fraud.
ameminator 5y ago
They weren't obligated to continue to collect money on their behalf, but once they started collecting that money, they are obligated to handle it responsibly. They do not get to decide to withhold money unilaterally and give it to other charities (as GoFundMe has stated they intend to do). A telephone company can't decide to give me a phone number then tell me who I can or cannot call. My ISP cannot tell me which websites I can or cannot access (without a court order). If GoFundMe allowed the convoy to open a charity drive, they cannot unilaterally close it and confiscate the money.

tandymodel100 5y ago