ISLAMABAD: Fiverr, the world’s most popular freelancing platform, has reportedly disabled the accounts of many Pakistani freelancers, here on Tuesday.
As per the details, social media users in Pakistan shared several screenshots of Fiverr notifications informing freelancers that their gigs had been disabled.
In a screenshot that went viral on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, Fiverr informed Pakistani freelancers that their accounts had been disabled due to disruption of internet service in the country.
Fiverr’s message to freelancers reads, “We understand that internet services in your area have been disrupted, making it difficult for you to continue your activities. However, the delay in your orders Your ratings may not be affected, so we have temporarily disabled your gigs status.”
Fiverr clarified that this move is temporary and will not affect the ratings of Pakistani freelancers. Social media users are sharing screenshots of this Fiverr message and making various comments.
“The killing of freelancers’ income in Pakistan must stop,” posted a user called Noori.
According to the media reports, Fiverr has automatically disabled gigs for Pakistani freelancers to prevent damage to their response rates and ratings due to internet outages.
Noori added, “A freelance agency owner told a newspaper that Fiverr had issued a notification to its clients, informing them that freelancers from Pakistan had lost their jobs due to the suspension of internet services in the country. The deadline has not been met.”
Another user, Ehtesham, wrote, “More than 2.3 million freelancers work in Pakistan. Their source of income depends on the internet, but due to frequent outages and slow speeds, their clients are moving to other countries. Fiverr has also started warning Pakistani freelancers that their orders may be delayed.
“If the government can’t create employment opportunities for the youth, at least don’t take away their hard-earned customers,” Ehtisham added.
A user named Ahsan Wahid wrote, “World’s largest freelancing platform Fiver has disabled the status of Pakistani profiles,” adding that Pakistan’s freelancing community generates more than $500 million a year. earns and is the fourth largest freelancing community globally.
While many users expressed anger at Fiverr’s actions, one user disputed the issue, claiming that “accounts with blue ticks are lying and sharing e-mails that are years old. Logged into VPN’s Fiverr and I had no problem showing the green light online.
Another user also denied the news saying that the accounts of Pakistani freelancers are still online.
A few freelancers confirmed to Urdu News that they had received messages on their Fiverr profiles in the past few days, saying that their gigs were not available.
Freelancers on Fiverr offer their services to clients around the world by creating gigs. These gigs must be completed within a specific time frame and at an agreed price, which affects the freelancer’s ranking on Fiverr. Gigs refer to all services that freelancers market to clients.
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Due to internet outages, freelancers are unable to complete their work on time, hurting both themselves and their clients. In turn, clients can leave bad ratings and feedback, damaging freelancers’ reputations and affecting future orders.
To mitigate these issues, Fiverr temporarily disables gigs to prevent both parties from incurring losses.
Looking at the situation from another angle, this move doesn’t really hurt the clients, as they can easily find freelancers from other countries. However, the loss is borne by the affected freelancers themselves.
