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Re: Active freelancer banned on Upwork after video verification process

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Maybe clients you turned down gave you 1 stars or what ever. Do you think it was chat bots? These automated fraud detection system are a nightmare. I did some jobs at elance as a student. You could feel how the platform was on the side of the work buyers. I stopped trying making money there after a dispute with a SEO dude over payment for some text where he wanted me to do another one before I got payed ... luckely t…

They can't give me one star if I did not start contract with them. I need to accept contract to be able to affect JSS

Maybe the platform thinks you accepted those contracts off the platform.

Re: Active freelancer banned on Upwork after video verification process

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I think you should consider suing for defamation. They have effectively hurt your relationship with clients by kicking you off the platform. That's tortuous interference and defamation.

This business shouldn't be a star chamber with the power to destroy people's careers. A lawyer might be able to help you. And if the company did it to you, there's a good chance they did it to others and you can get class action status. I would seriously consider legal remedies.

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