GoFundMe accused of deceptively adding ‘tips’ to donations that go to company and not helping others
- The fundraising site has skyrocketed in popularity since it launched in 2010, helping strangers connect with grieving families struggling to pay for funeral costs or those who can’t afford to pay for medical bills after a tragic accident.
- Donors can send money to those in need through GoFundMe with a click of a button.
- But when people go to donate to a charitable cause of their choice on the site, they are also hit with an automatic tip to the company that they can opt out of, a pr
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- The fundraising site has skyrocketed in popularity since it launched in 2010, helping strangers connect with grieving families struggling to pay for funeral costs or those who can’t afford to pay for medical bills after a tragic accident.
- Donors can send money to those in need through GoFundMe with a click of a button.
- But when people go to donate to a charitable cause of their choice on the site, they are also hit with an automatic tip to the company that they can opt out of, a pr
Sources: The Independent