I am fairly certain that they were bots just due to their behaviour outside of the messages they sent to me, but obviously didn't put all that much effort into verifying that before reporting

Arabic: https://gaza-verified.org/guide-arabic/#servers
English: https://gaza-verified.org/guide/#servers

If you’d like yours added to the list, please let me know by replying here.

Mastodon and the fediverse is the last lifeline for many people facing the unthinkable – genocide and famine – in Gaza.

Let’s do everything we can to make them welcome, seen, and loved here.

💕

#mastodon #fediverse#Gaza#Palestine #genocide #famine#GazaVerified

Truth is the more people accept these messages the more thd chance for fake accounts. With money being funneled AWAY from those who need it.

It’s a self-defeating prophecy situation and yes, an institution to vet, into an allowlist, helps to break the cycle.

@joynewacc

This is great, specifically: moderation already exists and is working (er improving) now we can restore customer service to the users. You might see this as a pilot project or a best attempt, I see it as a model for the future.

Dear @hachyderm, some Palestinian accounts like @mohshbair or @Dr_Nadeen98 are hidden from Hachyderm users to protect them from bots, but these accounts and probably some more aren't bots.

They're actual Palestians living in Gaza under genocide, and have been verified by multiple people who had video calls with them.

@aral and @joynewacc run a website https://gaza-verified.org that lists accounts you can definitely unhide from Hachyderm users. See the message above in the thread.

@aral@mastodon.ar.al @joynewacc@mastodon.social This is a good initiative. It's one of the difficult moderation issues: you want to keep your users safe from scammers, but you don't want to make a mistake and block an actual person.

Of course Palestinians are welcome on mastodon.world. (Or any other of our instances)