Subj : [$] GoFundMe to delete unwanted open-source foundation pages
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From : LWN.net
Date : Fri Oct 24 2025 12:47:16

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

Date:
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:44:25 +0000

Description:
Open-source foundations and projects that have charity status in
the US may want to see if GoFundMe has created a profile
for them without permission. The company has operated since 2010 as a
self-service fundraising platform; individuals or groups could create
pages to raise money for all manner of causes. In June, the company announced 
that it would expand its offerings to " manage all aspects of
charitable giving " for users through its platform. That seems to
include creating profiles for nonprofit organizations without their
involvement. After pushback, the company said on October23 that it would be 
removing the pages. It has not
answered more fundamental questions about how it planned to disburse
funds to nonprofits that had no awareness of the GoFundMe pages in the
first place.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1043075/


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