Post Ay00dHnAleDwpiXbXM by 5ciFiGirl@starbase80.wtf
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 (DIR) Post #AxxXOxKQlfrAKEzZGS by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-09-07T09:58:19Z
       
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       Folks, just a quick heads up: I’m in touch over Signal with Mahmoud from the “Mahmoud family Gaza” accounts you might have seen contacting you.Like you, I was hugely suspicious of them due to the many accounts and automated spam-like messages (I also reported and had one of them taken down as a scam).It’s looking to me now like this was more of a misguided (and understandably, given the circumstances) desperate attempt to get help.I ask that we keep an open mind and offer Mahmoud and his family the benefit of the doubt.Here are the steps we’ll be taking with Mahmoud going forward to try and fix this and give him a proper introduction to Mastodon and the fediverse and hopefully rebuild trust:1. Joy and I will meet Mahmoud for a video chat next week.2. Once we’re happy, I will contact a friend who runs a Mastodon server to ask that Mahmoud is allowed to set up his one (and only Mastodon account there). This way, we will also know that the account will be safe in the future.3. Mahmoud has already agreed not to use automated messages in the future.I will update you about the state of things next week, after our video conversation. https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115162189104716836
       
 (DIR) Post #AxxYVz5Wix2HlQw6FM by martijn@ieji.de
       2025-09-07T10:10:47Z
       
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       @aral I'm sure if you've verified the account and person that @SolSoCoG and our team provide a safe haven if needed. We do provide a high level of anonymity and overlay network access. Feel free to sign up here. If they do so, let me know, I'll add a moderator note to the account
       
 (DIR) Post #AxxYxOD3QnZbUmWbMO by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-09-07T10:15:47Z
       
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       @martijn @SolSoCoG Thank you.I also want to add a list of Mastodon servers that are welcoming to Palestinians to the Gaza Verified guide (https://gaza-verified.org/guide). May I add yours to the list?💕
       
 (DIR) Post #AxxcjoGSAA8m47tXU0 by martijn@ieji.de
       2025-09-07T10:58:03Z
       
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       @aral @SolSoCoG that's your call. We don't do much in public opinions, and welcome everyone that adheres to the server rules (which are quite reasonable). So that should be fine imho
       
 (DIR) Post #AxyAxm8uFFwRysCC6S by SolSoCoG@ieji.de
       2025-09-07T11:40:04Z
       
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       @martijn @aral yeah that's fine, thanks
       
 (DIR) Post #AxyAxniOOnvCrDo33Q by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-09-07T17:21:25Z
       
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       @SolSoCoG @martijn Thank you 💕
       
 (DIR) Post #AxydTz1KhMW7u6nd7Q by Dangerous_beans@aus.social
       2025-09-07T22:41:05Z
       
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       @aral thank youThey did seem desperate and unaware of how things worked here (totally fair given their situation), i'm gald someone has finally gotten in touch with them to help
       
 (DIR) Post #AxyhYCJPcdD86OWMl6 by lienrag@mastodon.tedomum.net
       2025-09-07T23:26:42Z
       
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       @aral The situation is very dire and not the moment for requesting ideological purity, but are individual fundraisings the best solution here ?
       
 (DIR) Post #AxznpWCNjOI7aLppDM by 5ciFiGirl@starbase80.wtf
       2025-09-08T12:11:44Z
       
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       @aral They are still mentioning people by the minute, as of right now. Uninvited mentions like that still feels like spam and harassment:https://liberdon.com/@MahmoudsFamily10
       
 (DIR) Post #AxzqiVf7cvvLkzcyA4 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-09-08T12:44:10Z
       
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       @5ciFiGirl I’m sorry to hear this. I’m talking to him today. Let’s see what happens.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay00dHnAleDwpiXbXM by 5ciFiGirl@starbase80.wtf
       2025-09-08T14:34:58Z
       
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       @aral FYI, I have been mentioned by a different version of this account almost every day, for a while. Every time I block one, I get mentioned by another. I did initially look closely before ruling it as spam. I had seen general advice that real fundraisers will never mention people directly. That and multiple identical accounts all posting the same, plus the “automated” self label didn’t help.But circumventing individual blocks is where it crossed the line to harassment. Trust is earned.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay3h0FH74TFjEh3VWi by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2025-09-10T09:14:08Z
       
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       @Dangerous_beans 💕