Popular email service provider Mailchimp has suspended several crypto-focused media outlets and firms using its platform, including decriptaţi și Messaria.
Reports of the account suspensions by Mailchimp started earlier this week with custody crypto wallet Edge. When the platform’s community manager Joelly Garcia tried to log in to their Mailchimp account, he discovered it had been deactivated.
bine @Mailchimp a suspendat contul de e-mail Messari fără motiv.
web2 delenda est.
— Ryan Selkis? (@twobitidiot) August 10, 2022
Other crypto-focused entities have also now experienced similar issues. On August 10, Messari founder Ryan Selkis announced that Mailchimp had suspended the firm’s account “for no reason.”
Not only was there zero warning, we can’t even access our subscriber lists (which luckily we have a backup of because I trust nobody). If @Mailchimp‘s management of crypto clients is this haphazard, I shiver to think of what enforcement looks like for actual nefarious actors https://t.co/t2ylOeJo3h
— jared.info (?,?) ?atl (@JaredRonis) August 10, 2022
According to the marketing lead at Messari, Jared Ronis, the firm could not also access its subscribers’ list, adding that “I shiver to think of what enforcement looks like for actual nefarious actors.”
Astăzi @Mailchimp, which we have used for 4+ years, deactivated our newsletter account with no warning or explanation. now I see from Twitter searches it has happened to lots of crypto content creators this week. has it happened to you? we’d like to hear about it.
- Daniel Roberts (@readDanwrite) August 9, 2022
The suspension also affected crypto media outlet Decrypt, a Mailchimp user of over 4 years.
While the recent suspension affected some of the popular names in the crypto space, Mailchimp has a history of suspending or banning anything related to crypto.
Laugh out Loud, @Mailchimp mi-am suspendat noul cont pentru a vă spune totul despre picături, deoarece „pentru că conținutul asociat cu industria dvs. intră în conflict cu Politica noastră de utilizare acceptabilă” – așadar, Twitter este. scuze :/ pic.twitter.com/S7qv7yUiVb
— Ocarina (@ocarinalrc) August 1, 2022
Earlier this month, NFT artist Ocarina got suspendată from the platform after she tried to send a mail about an Scădere NFT to her subscribers.
In her case, Mailchimp explained the suspension was “Because the content associated with your industry conflicts with our Acceptable Use Policy.”
Banat de Mailchimp astăzi.
Se pare că există prea mult companii de service „de risc” implicate în cripto. În ciuda aplicării ca marcă de îmbrăcăminte.
Extrem de dezamăgitor. pic.twitter.com/iFG7HQeZM4
— Jesse „?? Friedland? (@JesseFriedland) August 5, 2022
Cryptoon Goonz NFT founder Jesse Friedland also experienced the same thing. In his case, he got an email from MailChimp afirmând că “the risk associated with the account is too great for us to support sending.”
Mailchimp added that:
“Please note, we cannot allow businesses involved in the sale, transaction, trading, exchange, storage, marketing, or production of cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, and any digital assets.”
According to Mailchimp’s politica de utilizare acceptabilă, the email services provider does not offer its services to firms whose businesses are related to “cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, and any digital assets related to an Initial Coin Offering.”
As of press time, Mailchimp had not yet responded to CryptoSlate’s requests for comment on the matter.
Meanwhile, another email service provider, Constant Contact, has cryptocurrencies as part of its conținut interzis.
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/mailchimp-suspends-accounts-of-several-crypto-focused-users/