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Taylor Lorenz
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Etsy secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares. While pro-Israel items like shirts with the Israeli flag bearing the slogan “These colors don’t run, they reload,” have been deemed fine by Etsy’s policy team. www.platformer.news/p/how-bannin...

How banning one Palestinian slogan roiled Etsy
How banning one Palestinian slogan roiled Etsy

The company secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares. Some employees aren’t happy

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FPsmollestbunny.bsky.social

Wtf

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JGjlgittinger.bsky.social

Etsy is horrible to crafters and a clumsy platform on top of their stupid politics.

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RMrevmagdalen.bsky.social

Good. What brand wants to be associated with genocide.

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SDgreenmantle.bsky.social

Yes, well one has been the genocidal slogan of Arabs in the Middle East since the Arab League tried overrunning Israel in 1947, and one of them indicates Israel plans to fight for its existence. Small difference, yes?

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DIdesz.bsky.social

Pretty glad my favorite seller has alternate storefronts.

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TVthomasav.bsky.social

Going to ask Etsy why they have all this merch with the OK hand sign. Since in some circles it’s used by white supremacists. So, by their logic, all uses of the hand sign MUST be antisemitic.

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Hhansii.bsky.social

Wondering how your line of argumentation would be if there where items on Etsy sold having this quote on it:

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TCchickenlady.bsky.social

It's their company, their house. And possibly , the owners have family abducted by Hamas , what do you know ...

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Taylor Lorenz
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
Journalist writing about technology and life online. SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER: taylorlorenz.substack.com Host of Power User podcast
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