Screenshot of post by Linux is Best @Linux@mastodon.cr: Every single person claiming to be in Gaza right now and asking for your money is a scammer. Now that people have wised up to this, the scammers are creating their own “verified” blog sites — promoted by themselves and a few gullible individuals. What is happening in Gaza is terrible. But it’s also terrible that some people are using this tragedy to scam others and make money from it.

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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 25-Sep-2025 02:55:35 JST Aral Balkan

   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