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Chicago area family mourns after mother of 4 killed, sister critically wounded in mass shooting that left 20 dead in Mexico

Melissa and Arleth’s sister set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses and help pay for medical costs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2022

Family of baby girl killed by new pet dog launch GoFundMe to pay for funeral

The family of Bella-Rae Birch, 17 months old, from St Helens, Merseyside, said they want to give the most "beautiful" send off for their "gorgeous blue eyed girl"

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

​Crowdfunding disaster relief offers hope in desperate times. But who gets left behind?

At least 21 people have been killed in the devastating floods across Queensland and New South Wales. Many have lost everything they own, in part due to vicious cycles of underinsurance.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022

Missouri, Texas to probe GoFundMe over restrictions on Canada trucker donations

The attorneys general of Missouri and Texas said on Wednesday they will probe GoFundMe over the decision by the crowd funding service to take down a page for a fundraising campaign that supports protesting truck drivers in Canada who oppose mandated COVID-19 vaccines.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

Texas AG investigating GoFundMe for shutting down Canadian truck protest fundraiser

Canadian ministers have hit back at ‘foreign interference’

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Texas AG investigates GoFundMe after it halts donations to anti-vax Canadian truckers

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating GoFundMe after the site shut down a fundraiser for protesters fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Canada.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

Republican lawmakers target GoFundMe over Canadian COVID mandate protests

Canada’s public safety minister cautioned against "potential foreign interference" as more U.S. lawmakers weighed in.

Axios · Feb 9, 2022

Bitcoin evangelists throw Canadian trucker protest donation lifeline after GoFundMe removal

‘Don’t allow your voices to be silenced, and don’t allow your financial sovereignty to be trampled upon,’ says group

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Tucker backs Canadian trucker protest

As truckers block border crossing, Fox News star calls it "a peaceful, political protest. It's not al-Qaida"

Salon · Feb 8, 2022

Free speech issues rattling corporate America

GoFundMe is facing blowback for a decision that has ensnared companies way bigger in size.

Axios · Feb 7, 2022