Article 6Z6J4 Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam

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Johana Bhuiyan
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6Z6J4)

People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers - repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad

Hanin Al-Batsh estimates she has signed up for more than 80 Bluesky accounts in the last six months.

Like hundreds of other Palestinians struggling to buy or even find food in Gaza, Al-Batsh uses Bluesky to promote her crowdfunding campaigns, hoping to raise enough money for flour and milk for her children in a given week.

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