Post Aye1TmR0o2Qstd5Iqu by donelias@mastodon.cr
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(DIR) Post #AyXSfMyYcoc44Fo3fc by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-24T17:54:41Z
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This anonymous coward is an example of the worst of humanity.(There is a reason his account – and yes, I will bet good money it’s a him – is anonymous.)He is trying to smear our Gaza Verified campaign (https://gaza-verified.org) which is run by @joynewacc and me and is currently helping over 20 families in Gaza.We also have an emergency campaign for getting those stuck under the bombs in North Gaza to relative safety in the South:https://gaza-verified.org/emergency/You know who I am. This is me: https://ar.al And this is me (and my partner Laura): https://small-tech.org. We have been tirelessly advocating for human rights and democracy in the tech space for the last ten years. Put my name into a search engine. Watch my talks. I recommend the ones at the European Parliament, the Royal Society of Arts, etc.And I’ve been working every day with Joy over video chat and with all our families. They are real. They are suffering. And they need your help.What this person is doing is trying to is to cut of the last lifeline for – and thus literally impose a death sentence on – people who are already enduring famine and genocide at Israel’s bloody hands and who have been turned away from every Big Tech platform out there (and yes, Bluesky is Big Tech, and yes, Bluesky shuts down Palestinian accounts without reason).This person is being hosted on the mastodon.cr. @donelias, you’re the admin of the server. We follow each other. I believe you know who I am and what we are doing with Gaza Verified and I believe you are a decent human being. As such I believe you would share my opinion that this person does not deserve a place on your server. If you agree, I would appreciate your help in this matter.#GazaVerified #Gaza #Palestine #israel #genocide #FreePalestine #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide https://mastodon.cr/@Linux/115260160968373850
(DIR) Post #AyXSs8Qa1e1iiE06fQ by SolenedeM@piaille.fr
2025-09-24T17:56:31Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias Ce mec raconte des conneries et vient de me bloquer. Un facho ?
(DIR) Post #AyXU5BdvTyQwP31xy4 by gunchleoc@mastodon.scot
2025-09-24T18:10:39Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias He firmly believes that since Israel is bombing all the infrastructure, there is no way any Gazan could possibly use the internet, because 100% of it must have been destroyed. So, logic dictates that anybody allegedly posting from Gaza must be a scammer and all statements to the contrary must be false.He reported & blocked me for this comment, although we had been mutuals for a while: https://mastodon.cr/@Linux/115260124232949406
(DIR) Post #AyXUNDK3yaqCpCKtE0 by nemo@mas.to
2025-09-24T18:13:47Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias Folks like these are scum. Disregarding civilians who are utterly marginalized and playing with their lives due to mere boredom is disgusting.
(DIR) Post #AyXUcElus1IxfBWmOW by pookiesorcery@mastodon.social
2025-09-24T18:16:32Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias i understand your concerns but there will always be those that can only be cynical. its a sad common and confortable stance that comes from this general acknowlegment that the internet is not to be trusted. however, this is not the case. the post comments and replies do show this person is making a fool of themselves. i've shared the campaign and got similar responses. keep up the amazing work. no doubt this is proof of different healthy paths on social media. bravo!
(DIR) Post #AyXUgqqlEr7Gv1zgeW by peach@phpc.social
2025-09-24T18:16:39Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias and of course works for Meta. How fitting.
(DIR) Post #AyXUlof2nwkhZssg9Q by MahmoudGaza@mastodon.scot
2025-09-24T18:18:20Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias We in Gaza are not asking for money for the sake of asking but because the harsh circumstances have left us no choice We know that some may doubt or think we are trying to take advantage of others, but the harsh reality here forces us to seek any means to survive Every contribution goes directly to food, safety, and care for our children and families. Our goal is not wealth or comfort; our only aim is survival, resilience, and holding on to our land as much as we can.
(DIR) Post #AyXUxWMMfrBeIBj0pU by aaron@social.caskey-demaret.se
2025-09-24T18:20:27Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias I'm angry at the real scammers profiteering from a genocide. I'm not going to not contribute, but it really doesn't feel good knowing that the bulk of the money goes to opportunistic fucks charging exorbitant transfer fees and thousands of dollars rent for a tent...
(DIR) Post #AyXV3TvYd9aiUC1pPk by afewbugs@social.coop
2025-09-24T18:21:28Z
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@aral so the guy who's always posting about how evil Meta is while *checks notes* actively working for and helping Meta is having a go at the guy trying to help people survive genocide
(DIR) Post #AyXW0wAvFW2RBFZ96m by arendleejessurun@musicians.today
2025-09-24T18:32:14Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias All I hear from NIMBY Linux anon is: "I think every Palestinian on the internet is a phony, and I can't be arsed to actually reach out and engage with such a person to test that hypothesis because I'm a coward in the face of human suffering and would rather be comfortable in my homelab where nothing bad ever happens."
(DIR) Post #AyXXE1CHzM3ETV0T0y by Sh41@androiddev.social
2025-09-24T18:45:51Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias I would imagine that humanity at its worst, people will be creating similar "verified" campaigns that are scams. I know yours is legit, but I won't be surprised if others are trying to benefit from this tragedy.
(DIR) Post #AyXXYBqa6P0dIRTIMS by rzeta0@mas.to
2025-09-24T18:49:37Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias Looking at that account's interactions I can't quite decide if they are painfully and cringingly immature - or whether they are part of a coordinated network of people incentivised (paid, pressured) to undermine Palestinian humanity.I can forgive an overconfident 14 year old naive twerp making big statements about the big wide world. But I'm not sure I can forgive a shill.
(DIR) Post #AyXYev6As4IHKiXPk0 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-24T19:01:51Z
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@MissConstrue @joynewacc @donelias I’m so sorry for your loss. 🫂We do struggle with Internet access a bit but people are finding ways.
(DIR) Post #AyXZ1La15w4vpnBsEi by mohshbair@mastodon.social
2025-09-24T19:05:56Z
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@aral It’s legitimate to have doubts, but why don’t people just message us and talk to us?He wouldn’t trade his life for ours.
(DIR) Post #AyXZ1uz3Spu3daArce by EllisDee@wolfgirl.bar
2025-09-24T19:06:49.603038Z
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@aral @joynewacc So someone pointing out that you are lining your pockets like a jew needs to be kicked off a platform? nice racket
(DIR) Post #AyXZQ5oErmvmA7dtNQ by Majden12@snowfan.masto.host
2025-09-24T19:10:25Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias Gli ho scritto: ti blocco perché sei una brutta persona. Ps: Aral, non devi proprio prendertela, le brutte persone esistono e spargono il loro veleno. Ma noi siamo immuni 😘
(DIR) Post #AyXaKotqPO9eDyJWtc by lydiaconwell@todon.nl
2025-09-24T19:20:45Z
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@aral Why does that guy 'natively write in English' but then use an AI translator to make it supposedly better English? @joynewacc @donelias
(DIR) Post #AyXgFT6abzJ2uJ6gkq by ricardoharvin@mstdn.social
2025-09-24T20:26:58Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias I already had this "Linux Is Best" account muted for some time.They're now blocked and I strongly encourage everyone to block and mute them as well.
(DIR) Post #AyXit1H9hUli5S2J0a by artemis@dice.camp
2025-09-24T20:56:24Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias I was just telling my spouse last night how much I appreciate this verification effort. I don't want to waste money on scammers, but I do want to help people.I don't even understand how this person could claim with such certainty that "every single one" is a scammer.
(DIR) Post #AyXjbv9HKMfi7DlKFM by piyuv@techhub.social
2025-09-24T21:04:35Z
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@aral @donelias even donated: https://mastodon.cr/@donelias/115239330624030901
(DIR) Post #AyXrGLX3LwyPCl6dzU by donelias@mastodon.cr
2025-09-24T22:30:19Z
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@aral Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I personally have donated to several campaigns *with confidence* thanks to your effort of personally verifying each person via a call, building the infrastructure for verification of the links and create a fundraiser campaign for multiple families. I firmly believe that your gaza-verified project not only helps real gazan families, but helps people like us, that want to help but don't know what's real and what's not.That person doesn't have to believe in the same things we do, nor support our causes, but promoting information that is demonstrably fake without evidence or even against evidence is something I have a rule for in our server.I understand why some people might think fundraising campaigns might be a scam, but saying "every single one" is a scam without evidence and referring to verification efforts like yours like a scam it's the root of the problem here, I don't know all the details but I see my notifications going crazy right now.I personally allowed them (Linux is Best) to open an account and migrate here, a quick review didn't show any bad behavior. They have been very considerate about not causing trouble for us as a small server.I received previous reports about them for saying things like "The USA cannot is under fascism, you cannot even trust companies under that jusrisdiction". I didn't see any reason or problem there.I have received other reports saying "it's an asshole". Again, not a reason to act, that's the block button is for.But in this case, I think it's different. I don't have all the information at hand to make the best decision at this moment, but I'll try to make my best.I'll take the time to talk to them later, today has been a crazy day at home and work, I have been drafting this post several hours ago.@joynewacc
(DIR) Post #AyXzmiwwcbVajWANw8 by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2025-09-25T00:06:36Z
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@aralYour openness is your salvation. Anonymous coward, indeed. What a shit. @joynewacc @donelias
(DIR) Post #AyYTK3GyykCrzWmcka by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-25T05:36:53Z
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@EllisDee @joynewacc Reporting and blocking. We have zero tolerance for (actual) antisemitism here.
(DIR) Post #AyYUFA3GRqEXWObATw by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-25T05:47:20Z
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@donelias @joynewacc Thank you so much, I really appreciate your detailed response and your support for our Palestinian families in Gaza and apologies for creating more work for you. PS. I’d love to see, after you’ve had a chance to handle this, if we you’d like us to include you in the list of friendly servers at Gaza Verified that have publicly stated that they provide a safe haven on the fediverse for people in Gaza who are enduring genocide and famine (https://gaza-verified.org/guide/#servers).Thanks again for your time and support.💕
(DIR) Post #AyYUmPrsfEKe8D8C12 by joynewacc@mastodon.social
2025-09-25T05:53:11Z
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@aral @donelias Linux before the invention of our "Gaza Verified" :
(DIR) Post #AyYVhLpoKg8m81JNsO by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-25T06:03:37Z
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@dalias @gunchleoc @SolenedeM @joynewacc @donelias I knew I remembered him from somewhere. Apparently he’s been instance hopping like a bunny on speed. One can only imagine why.
(DIR) Post #AyYZFqdmbQaXNbpJdg by gunchleoc@mastodon.scot
2025-09-25T06:43:20Z
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@dalias Thanks for digging that up. To draw somewhat of a parallel, 9/11 doesn't make the invasion of Iraq that followed legal.What Hamas did on their attack was horrible, but what is happening now is on an entirely different scale and completely out of proportion.@aral @SolenedeM @joynewacc @donelias
(DIR) Post #AyYZpYvjvWTKsRFv0a by onepict@chaos.social
2025-09-25T06:49:38Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias As I've said elsewhere:"Like if your attitude is: "It's begging, how do I know they deserve this money?"Dude take a long hard look at yourself. If you're worried about the idea of someone just demanding money without contributing at all and like grifting.We have those in society. They are called Billionaires."Thank you both for your work creating Gaza Verified.
(DIR) Post #AyYsrVUbZqNNvKCjx2 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-25T10:22:33Z
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@onepict @joynewacc @donelias 💕
(DIR) Post #AyZ9QonfNntDCryoy0 by EllisDee@wolfgirl.bar
2025-09-25T13:29:25.034308Z
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@aral @joynewacc someone gets hurt in their fee fees for extortion Classic
(DIR) Post #AyZBoPQhYpsrNccC9I by skyadmin@wolfgirl.bar
2025-09-25T05:43:30.625636Z
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@aral @EllisDee @joynewacc yeah we dodeath to israel
(DIR) Post #AyZGSLcJYUWExHLXjE by gastarbajterica@dju.social
2025-09-25T14:47:20Z
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@aral @joynewacc Despite Aral's and Joy's best efforts, there will always be some uncertainty. I guess everyone has to decide for themselves which scenario would hurt more:knowing that they have been cheated (i.e. wounded ego) OR knowing that they failed to help someone in dire need when they could (i.e. moral injury)?
(DIR) Post #AyZRDyaPU8zYy5o036 by Majden12@snowfan.masto.host
2025-09-25T16:47:26Z
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@aral @joynewacc @donelias Per favore, usate le vostre carte di credito, rinunciate a qualcosa di inutile e aiutate chi è in grande difficoltà. Ricordate, il bene fatto torna sempre. Vi prego 🙏
(DIR) Post #AydXkocYvw0DyVh62K by donelias@mastodon.cr
2025-09-27T16:20:00Z
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Hello @aral I wrote a private message to that account. I said to them something similar to what I wrote here, that I was ignoring several reports against them, because there was no hate speech, conspiracy theories or other violations to our server rules, but there's been a big BUT.This is the part that I'll share publicly.It's impossible to know EVERY SINGLE fundraising campaign in a decentralized social network is a scam or not (see attached screenshot), and saying so without evidence is like fake news. The person didn't reply, just moved away and wrote a post about not being silenced.It's impossible for me to know for certain what's real and what's not. But I believe in using one's knowledge and abilities to good use. If it's true that person has additional information and knows someone is doing a scam, he could offer help filtering people so the real ones are not put in the same bag. But it looks like they took the easy path, advocate against ALL fundraising campaigns. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Fuck that attitude. He could be right about some scammer here and there, he could be right about the risks of donations to individuals on the internet, it's not wrong to alert people about online scams, it's OK to decide to not donating anyone. But advocating to not help anyone anywhere because "there's no hope, everyone is almost dead already, everything is already bombed, every single campaign is a scam all verification efforts are scams too", is propaganda that favors the perpetrators of the genocide.Anyway, that person didn't even reply to me, just left without saying anything, I'll suspend and delete the account to save a bit of resources. I suspect he'll jump to other servers, causing a lot of moderation work and not donating anything ( be aware @ErikUden )In any case, thanks again for your efforts as I said before, you (Aral) and @joynewacc are doing a great initiative.
(DIR) Post #AydaBQb0Z9EfBomi3M by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-27T16:47:20Z
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@donelias @ErikUden @joynewacc Thank you so much. And apologies for creating even more work for you.💕
(DIR) Post #Aye1TmR0o2Qstd5Iqu by donelias@mastodon.cr
2025-09-27T17:12:22Z
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@aral While Mastodon.CR accept registrations only to people and organization related to our country, and have clear rules against hate speech, spam and bot like behavior (like asking money in private messages), our server is a safe place to palestinians.@joynewacc
(DIR) Post #Aye1TnXQhfA0Jp5wUi by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-09-27T21:53:05Z
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@donelias @joynewacc Thank you, I’ll add you to our list the first chance I get 💕