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17 Feb 2022, 9:07 pm

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Amazon suspends Black Lives Matter from its charity platform

The beleaguered Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been kicked off Amazon’s charity platform for its failure to disclose where tens of millions in donations it received nearly two years ago have ended up.

AmazonSmile, which gives a portion of eligible purchases on the online shopping site to charities, said it “had to temporarily suspend” the group today, an Amazon spokesperson told The Post.

“States have rules for nonprofits, and organizations participating in AmazonSmile need to meet those rules,” the spokesperson said. “Unfortunately this organization fell out of compliance with the rules in several states, so we’ve had to temporarily suspend them from the program until they come into compliance.”

Amazon plans to hold any funds that have accumulated for BLMGNF “until they’re back in compliance,” the spokesperson said. AmazonSmile has raised more than


https://nypost.com/2022/02/17/amazon-su ... -platform/



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17 Feb 2022, 9:13 pm

Look who the cat dragged in. :lol:

Smelled you a forum section away. Welcome back!



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17 Feb 2022, 9:20 pm

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17 Feb 2022, 9:41 pm

Hmm. Looking up various reports I found one which offers a quote from Amazon & then goes on to refer to the NY Post article that Pepe gives.

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AmazonSmile said in a statement that they had to temporarily suspend the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation after it failed to comply with their policies. “States have rules for nonprofits, and organizations participating in AmazonSmile need to meet those rules. Unfortunately, this organization fell out of compliance with the rules in several states, so we’ve had to temporarily suspend them from the program until they come into compliance,” a spokesperson said.

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17 Feb 2022, 10:11 pm

r00tb33r wrote:
Look who the cat dragged in. :lol:

Smelled you a forum section away. Welcome back!


Thanks. ;)



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17 Feb 2022, 10:20 pm

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17 Feb 2022, 10:22 pm

kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
Hmm. Looking up various reports I found one which offers a quote from Amazon & then goes on to refer to the NY Post article that Pepe gives.

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AmazonSmile said in a statement that they had to temporarily suspend the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation after it failed to comply with their policies. “States have rules for nonprofits, and organizations participating in AmazonSmile need to meet those rules. Unfortunately, this organization fell out of compliance with the rules in several states, so we’ve had to temporarily suspend them from the program until they come into compliance,” a spokesperson said.

https://hollywoodunlocked.com/amazon-su ... donations/


Why is it so hard to supply the details? :scratch:



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18 Feb 2022, 5:01 pm

Pepe wrote:
kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
Hmm. Looking up various reports I found one which offers a quote from Amazon & then goes on to refer to the NY Post article that Pepe gives.

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AmazonSmile said in a statement that they had to temporarily suspend the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation after it failed to comply with their policies. “States have rules for nonprofits, and organizations participating in AmazonSmile need to meet those rules. Unfortunately, this organization fell out of compliance with the rules in several states, so we’ve had to temporarily suspend them from the program until they come into compliance,” a spokesperson said.

https://hollywoodunlocked.com/amazon-su ... donations/


Why is it so hard to supply the details? :scratch:


Are you referring to spokesperson or the reporting of what the spokesperson said?

I’m guessing that the spokesperson said only what both articles quoted, and that the extra in the first article came from their own sources.

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