Kickstarter Blocks Pro-Life Projects
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:30 pm
A common theme that has come up with the rise of the Internet is regulation. What should and shouldn't be allowed, and how should restrictions be reinforced? We have seen this happen with the rise in popularity of social media, such as Facebook, but the same goes for crowdfunding. The article below refers to two pro-life Kickstarter projects that were taken down in the past couple of months. The reason given for the most recent refusal was:
The founder of the project asked to know more about Kickstarter's definition of self-help in an appeal, and received a vague response after which the appeal button disappeared. This is strange considering that other successfully backed projects refer more specifically to self-help, such as giving direct health advice. Both of these projects relocated to new crowdfunding platforms before the creators received a written apology from the CEO for their wrongful removal.
What do you think? Should these projects have been allowed? What do you think of Kickstarter's approach to this situation?
Source: http://thefederalist.com/2014/04/23/kickstarter-blocks-a-second-pro-life-film-project/
Unfortunately, this program does not meet our guidelines. Projects on Kickstarter cannot offer self-help. This isn’t a judgment on the quality of the project, just a reflection of our focus.
The founder of the project asked to know more about Kickstarter's definition of self-help in an appeal, and received a vague response after which the appeal button disappeared. This is strange considering that other successfully backed projects refer more specifically to self-help, such as giving direct health advice. Both of these projects relocated to new crowdfunding platforms before the creators received a written apology from the CEO for their wrongful removal.
What do you think? Should these projects have been allowed? What do you think of Kickstarter's approach to this situation?
Source: http://thefederalist.com/2014/04/23/kickstarter-blocks-a-second-pro-life-film-project/