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Etsy’s Hypocritical Drug Paraphernalia Prohibited Items Policy Part II

Posted by Faythe R. Pal on 2022 May 30th

I took a deeper dive into Etsy’s Prohibited items Policy regarding Drug Paraphernalia, and the results were mostly as expected. It’s not just roach clips that are readily available for purchase on E … read more

Etsy Success Podcast’s Tone Deaf [Audio Article] Essentials of Online Advertising Review

Posted by Faythe R. Pal on 2022 May 12th

On May 4th Etsy released its latest Etsy Success Podcast [audio article] on The Essentials of Online Advertising. At that point it had only been 16 days since the end of the April 11 - 18 week … read more

How Etsy maintains top Google Keyword Rankings for Roach Clips that it claims to ban

Posted by Faythe R. Pal on 2022 Apr 20th

As of today, 4/20 2022, Etsy holds the top Google search results for most roach clip related keyword searches. Etsy’s own Prohibited Items Policy regarding Drug Paraphernalia currently states t … read more

Roach Clips. a Poem Inspired by Etsy's Hypocritical Prohibited Items Policy

Posted by Faythe R. Pal on 2022 Apr 7th

HOTI's Worst Year in Review Around 11 months ago, when my HOTIHemp Etsy store was suspended for selling “prohibited items”, I discovered that Etsy is not a fair marketplace. In a fair … read more