@jmcnaughton @rififi54 @omarzeyada I agree with this – we will not be challenging it or defending any accounts legitimately limited or suspended due to spam-like behaviour. Furthermore, we will start removing verifications from a small group who are adamant in continuing to send unsolicited messages and are threatening to undo any progress we’ve made here in building mutual trust.
Please also realise that a very small number of people are making several thousand dollars a week using spam-like techniques while others from Gaza are not getting enough to live on while suffering the consequences of their actions.
We will be sending a message out to all Gaza Verified members, start removing a few verifications for the worst repeat offenders, and start enforcing our rules more strictly this week with the goal of protecting the mutual respect necessary to keep the fediverse a welcoming and safe space for Palestinians.
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