Alright, let's get this group STARTED! Just based on the work we have done and the people we have talked to so far, I can come up with 9 issues on Etsy:
- Resellers
- AI Bot policy enforcement
- Poor Customer Service
- Payment Reserves
- Fee increases
- Forced Free Shipping
- Star Seller Program
- Offsite Ads
- Purchase Protection/Forced Refunds
Am I missing anything? The plan is - I want to create topics for each that say something like "Everything we know about Etsy __" - and it can be info that we keep updating as we learn new important information. Our best crowdsourced advice on how to minimize damage from the anti-maker/creator aspects of each policy. What we're doing to affect change in that area, and how to join in on the fight.
Oh and I should probably put our super useful "Etsy Timeline and Resources" doc that contains a timeline of every change on the platform and relevant news coverage into a post, so it's more accessible!
Going to create a doc soon to collate all the links and start working on wording for each of the things. I will share that for feedback soon! For now, please let me know if you can think of a key issue that isn't mentioned!
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