Article 70ZSW [$] GoFundMe to delete unwanted open-source foundation pages

[$] GoFundMe to delete unwanted open-source foundation pages

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Open-source foundations and projects that have charity status inthe US may want to see if GoFundMe has created a profilefor them without permission. The company has operated since 2010 as aself-service fundraising platform; individuals or groups could createpages to raise money for all manner of causes. In June, the company announcedthat it would expand its offerings to "manage all aspects ofcharitable giving" for users through its platform. That seems toinclude creating profiles for nonprofit organizations without theirinvolvement. After pushback, the company saidon October23 that it would be removing the pages. It has notanswered more fundamental questions about how it planned to disbursefunds to nonprofits that had no awareness of the GoFundMe pages in thefirst place.

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