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Can anyone please let me know if Lolo’s account is limited on mas.to (and if so, why?)

We’re trying to get in touch with her to verify her and this is not helping.

If anyone knows anything please let me know.

Is the mas.to server a safe space for Palestinians suffering from Israel’s genocide and the resulting famine or should we be telling our friends in Palestine to create accounts elsewhere?

I’d really like to know. Any help is welcome.

CC @trumpet

#fediverse #masto #mastodon #Palestine #Gaza #israel #genocide #FreePalestine https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115179462780326687

trumpet@mas.to

@trumpet@mas.to replied · 2 months ago

@aral We are, but we’ve also had a handful of accounts that are almost certainly scams. Our moderators are working with contacts who can vouch for validated individuals, but this is onerous and not foolproof. Regarding the account you mentioned earlier, this has already been validated with us and we’ve put a note on the account to confirm.

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@trumpet Thanks again :)

PS. In case it helps, @joynewacc and I are happy to help verify new/existing accounts from Gaza: https://gaza-verified.org

Abe the Honest

@nekoplanet@mastodon.social replied · 2 months ago

@aral @trumpet ve careful of any German hosted mastodon server (like social). German antisemitic laws are very easily exploitable to hide pro Palestinian content.

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@nekoplanet @trumpet I know :(

Abe the Honest

@nekoplanet@mastodon.social replied · 2 months ago

@aral @trumpet ,😢

trumpet@mas.to

@trumpet@mas.to replied · 2 months ago

@nekoplanet @aral Not blocked at our end!

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@trumpet Is mastodon.social limiting her account?

See: https://mastodon.scot/@gunchleoc/115179677964366105

@staff are you guys limiting Lolo’s account? We’re trying to get in touch with her so we can have a video chat with her to verify her and this is not helping as @joynewacc is on your server and can’t follow her.

I‘d appreciate any help you can provide to resolve this.

Jakub Klawiter :mastodon:

@wariat@mastodon.social replied · 2 months ago

@aral
Not limiting… it's hard blocked.

@trumpet @staff @joynewacc

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@wariat @trumpet @staff @joynewacc FFS!

We’re trying to help people facing genocide and famine here. Can we PLEASE have a little humanity, folks? At least unblock her account long enough so we can have a video chat with her and keep it unblocked if we can verify her.

Eleder

@eleder@frikiverse.zone replied · 2 months ago

@aral @joynewacc @wariat @trumpet @staff Are you speaking about .social?

Perhaps @Gargron could help exceptionally?

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@eleder @joynewacc @wariat @trumpet @staff @Gargron Joy and I are talking to her tomorrow over video in Signal. I’m confident she will be added to Gaza Verified.

Once that happens, I would appreciate it if mastodon.social removes the limitation/block on her account. I’m already 99% sure she is who she says she is and that’s a person in Gaza trying to survive genocide and famine with their family for whom Mastodon/the fediverse is their last lifeline for obtaining help.

So, yes, any assistance will be welcome. You can even say it’s a matter of life and death (because it is).

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@eleder @joynewacc @wariat @trumpet @staff @Gargron Actually, scratch that, sorry. I’m trying to do too many things at once. We’re not speaking to Lolo tomorrow, I haven’t been able to reach her.

I’ll update you if we do.

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Jakub Klawiter :mastodon:

@wariat@mastodon.social replied · 2 months ago

@aral
M.S moderators have a very light trigger. I once asked why they limited one account from .pl community, in my opinion for no reason, perhaps after some strange report from troll like person. I didn't receive, a response. Maybe you'll have better luck.

@trumpet @staff @joynewacc

Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied · 2 months ago

@wariat @trumpet @staff @joynewacc This is literally playing with people’s lives though. This is literally deciding they should die.

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