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Content Moderation Case Study: GoFundMe Addresses Controversial Fundraising Efforts (2020)

Content Moderation Case Study: GoFundMe Addresses Controversial Fundraising Efforts (2020)

4 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201113/14394445705/content-moderation-case-study-gofundme-addresses-controversial-fundraising-efforts-2020.shtml

Summary: Shortly after protests began in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the killing of Jacob Blake by police officers, armed citizens began showing up ostensibly to protect businesses and homes from violent protesters. One of these citizens was Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois native who traveled to Kenosha as a self-appointed peacekeeping force.

Following an altercation at a Kenosha car dealership, Rittenhouse shot three protesters, killing two of them. Shortly after it became apparent Rittenhouse was going to be criminally-charged, fundraisers for his legal defense were set up in his name at GoFundMe.