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-The **Freedom Convoy 2022** was a cross-[[Canada]] protest movement against the [[Justin Trudeau]] government's [[vaccine mandates|mandatory COVID-19 vaccination]] policies. It saw a record-breaking number of trucks and other vehicles form a convoy that travelled from [[canada:british_columbia:Vancouver]], [[canada:British Columbia]] to [[canada:ontario:Ottawa]], [[canada:Ontario]], collecting additional participants as it travelled East towards [[Parliament Hill]].
+The **Freedom Convoy 2022** was a cross-[[Canada]] protest movement against the [[Justin Trudeau]] government's [[vaccine mandates|mandatory COVID-19 vaccination]] policies. It saw a record-breaking number of trucks and other vehicles form a convoy that travelled from [[canada:british_columbia:Vancouver]], [[canada:British Columbia]] to [[canada:ontario:Ottawa]], [[canada:Ontario]], collecting additional participants as it traveled East towards [[Parliament Hill]].
 The event spawned many similar convoy movements worldwide, including the [[People's Convoy]] in the [[United States]].
+===== Fundraising =====
+Organizers of the protest raised funds through two different crowdfunding platforms [[GoFundMe]] and [[GiveSendGo]]. In both cases, funds were prevented from being used for the protest. In total, over 24 million dollars were raised.((https://nationalpost.com/news/freedom-convoy-raised-24-million-frozen-funds))
+==== GoFundMe====
+Original Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022
+As of february 2nd 2022, supporters raised $10,012,500 in support of the convoy.((https://web.archive.org/web/20220202145135/https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022))
+==== GiveSendGo ====
+Original link: https://givesendgo.com/FreedomConvoy2022
+As of June 22nd supporters raised $9,748,213 in support of the convoy. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20220622124119/https://www.givesendgo.com/FreedomConvoy2022))
+=== Hack ===
+GiveSendGo stored private information in an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket((https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/ottawa-trucker-freedom-convoy-exposed-donation/)). The bucket contained 50 gigabytes of passports and driver's licenses of users on the platform. Many supporters of the convoy fundraiser had their names, e-mails postal codes, and other information leaked. Journalists reached out to supporters for comment. ((https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1494008623407800326)) Initially, there was no effort by twitter to prevent the leaked private information from disseminating. ((https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-hacked-material-canadian-freedom-convoy-donors-hunter-biden-laptop)) In addition to the protestors, supporters themselves were [[divisive_rhetoric_about_the_unvaccinated|vilified]] and Dean Blundell directly linked to the list of supporters.((https://thepostmillennial.com/snitch-journalist-gleefully-doxxes-donors-to-canadian-freedom-protesters)) The location data of supporters was also built into an interactive map. ((https://archive.is/Hl3dA))
 ===== Media =====
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 ===== Government Response =====
+=== GoFundMe ===
-=== Protest Audit ===
+The Ontario Government requested the funds raised through gofundme be frozen and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the request. ((https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/freedom-convoy-2022-donations-frozen-give-send-go-1.6347345)) GoFundMe initially intended to use the supporters funds to specific charities, after public backlash they decided to refund supporters. ((https://medium.com/gofundme-stories/update-gofundme-statement-on-the-freedom-convoy-2022-fundraiser-4ca7e9714e82))
-The City of Ottawa auditor general held public consultations on how city services responded during the freedom convoy.
-\\ Ottawa residents with a variety of views and backgrounds gave their input.
-  * [[https://youtu.be/x7tLTSlvPzs|July 12th Consultation]]
-  * [[https://youtu.be/OkuF5-m04p8| July 13th Consultation]]
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+=== Protest Audit ===
+The City of Ottawa auditor general held public consultations on how city services responded during the freedom convoy.
+\\ Ottawa residents with a variety of views and backgrounds gave their input.
+  * [[https://youtu.be/x7tLTSlvPzs|July 12th Consultation]]
+  * [[https://youtu.be/OkuF5-m04p8| July 13th Consultation]]
 ==== Public Order Emergency Commission ====