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

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2:31 PM ESTLast Updated 3 hours ago

World (Reuters)

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

https://www.reuters.com/world/florida-governor-investigate-gofundme-over-canada-trucker-donations-2022-02-05/?utm_source=reddit.com

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Feb 5 (Reuters) - 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 Freedom Convoy 2022 began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers, but has turned into a rallying point against public health measures in Canada. It has also gained increasing support among U.S. Republicans, including former President Donald Trump.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Saturday it was fraud for GoFundMe to "commandeer" $9 million in donations sent to the Freedom Convoy in support of the truckdrivers and said he would work with his state's attorney general, Ashley Moody, to investigate. &quot T)hese donors should be given a refund."

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1. Every social media platform is going to have to choose

whether they are for democracy and liberal mixed markets or if they are going to follow Trump. Seeing as how social media has divided countries already, it could not happen to a group with the power to dial down the crazy. This is what happens when you allow batching crazies to build up a separate reality for political reasons. The GOP want the most uninformed and misinformed people in the country so plutocrats will not have to pay taxes or be regulated. Social media platforms allowed it. Now places like GoFundMe and Spotify will have to choose: democracy and liberal mixed markets or Trumpism.