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Savelife.in.ukraine Was Removed from Patreon

by hyzyla on 2/25/22, 5:38 AM with 3 comments

• by trompetenaccoun on 2/25/22, 6:11 AM

  People need to stop using these platforms and instead make cryptocurrency donations directly to the organizations they want to support. It's not the first time they decide for us who we're allowed to donate to.

  Cut out the middle man, all they do is take a cut. Apart from aiding people who're too tech illiterate to do much more than online banking, they add no value and don't do any actual charity themselves.

• by billconan on 2/25/22, 5:45 AM

  will savelife's fund be used for weapons and violence? the name doesn't seem to suggest so.

  is self-defense considered violence?

• by jtsuken on 2/25/22, 7:35 AM

  related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30461038

  edit: the tweet provides Patreon's comment re their decision