Political text abuse
SiIverLyra-PGO
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The last few days I've started seeing edits similar to this:
I thought it was just someone trying to make a "normal" kind of self-reference or inside joke, so I've reported as abuse and moved on.
Then earlier today I've encountered this:
Thought it was unrelated, so I just chose the correct description and moved on again.
But after another "#Koyak" edit, I got curious and decided to Google the term, which then resulted in...
(Photos from Google results)
Yeah. Apparently it's some sort of an anti-Israel campaign, which someone is applying to Israeli wayspots (so far I've been seeing it mainly in wayspots in the Tel-Aviv area).
@NianticCasey-ING @NianticGiffard, sorry to ping, but seeing as this isn't a "normal" case of abuse...
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention, @SiIverLyra-PGO! I have shared your report with our team for investigation and will let you know once we have the details.
Thank you for the swift reply!
I keep encountering these Koyak/IsraHell edits... would it help the team if I share these edits here?
Yup, you can list all of them in one comment. It will be helpful for us to investigate.
Here are a few more that I've seen since making this post.
"Cruising Israel" (I've accidentally lost the screenshot but there was an edit for this wayspot for sure)
"Albert the First"
"The Etzel Museum"
Hello @SiIverLyra-PGO! We have reviewed the report and have taken action on the Wayspot and the Wayfinder in accordance with our policies. While we are unable to discuss our actions in detail to protect the submitter’s privacy, they may include, but are not limited to, sending a warning message, placing restrictions on their Wayfarer, Pokémon GO, or Ingress account, putting their account on probation, or placing a temporary or permanent suspension on their Wayfarer, Pokémon GO or Ingress account. Thanks for helping us maintain the quality of the Wayspots.
Thanks for taking care of this!
Much appreciated by the niantic's efforts to stop these kind of nonsense