‘Justice for Daniel Holtzclaw’ GoFundMe Raised Over $7,000
The GoFundMe campaign “Justice for Daniel Holtzclaw” had raised $7,390 in nine days following his initial arrest. The campaign, set up my Holtzclaw’s sister, was seeking legal funds for Daniel Holtzclaw. Nearly 40 people donated to the crowdsource campaign before GoFundMe shut it down in he face of growing criticism.
“GoFundMe is home to millions of individual fundraising campaigns that have raised over $430M. In the event that a campaign receives a high volume of complaints, GoFundMe will conduct an internal content review to determine the most appropriate course of action. Given the sheer volume of campaigns, each review is handled on a case-by-case basis. In this particular case, GoFundMe determined that the fundraising campaign titled ‘Justice for Daniel Holtzclaw’ will be removed from the site.
“As GoFundMe’s growth and popularity surges, the company will continue to refine and improve its content review process to ensure a positive experience for all visitors.”
