trucker convoy that has raised over $10 million to date.A warning that the fundraiser is “under review” has been posted to its page and donation buttons and a list of previous donors have been removed.“This fundraiser is currently paused and under review to ensure it complies with our terms of service and applicable laws and regulations,” GoFundMe’s warning reads.“Our team is working 24/7 and doing all we can to protect both organizers and donors.
Thank you for your patience.” Organizer of GoFundMe campaign for trucker convoy withdraws $1M, company confirms The fundraiser, which lists Tamara Lich as an organizer and B.J.
Dichter as a “team member,” has been stopped after raising $10,125,100. It was created to support the truckers that have travelled across Canada to Ottawa to participate in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions.That protest began Saturday Jan.
29 and remains ongoing in the nation’s capital, while other protests have sparked up in other cities across the country.In a Medium post, GoFundMe said that it requested more information from the fundraiser’s organizer regarding the use of the funds to “ensure the fundraiser is still compliant with our Terms of Service.”“When we do not receive required information, we may put a pause on donations as we did in this case,” the company said.Distribution of the money raised was previously suspended by GoFundMe as the website said it had to review the organizers’ plans for the funds.