Of course.
The goal is to ensure that we protect everyone from Gaza who needs Mastodon and the fediverse as a lifeline. That means maintaining trust.
There are people out there (clearly devoid of all humanity) who are – as we speak – trying (with malicious intent) to perpetuate the lie that all accounts from Gaza are scams and that they should all be shut down. This ties into Israel’s lies that there is no famine or genocide in Gaza. Hasbara, if you will.