They could be lying, photoshopping the screenshots or whatever, but there are a lot of them with similar stories.
So FYI you may get warned for upvoting posts about upcoming protests that are planning to follow the ACLU’s guide for legal peaceful protests, complete with that fact being stated in the post itself, if these are true.
People voting aren’t and won’t be considering the rules.
Maybe they should but that’s not how it works.
In addition, while this is currently “warn only,” we will consider adding additional actions down the road.
Receiving warnings will help users who mean to be positive participants understand when their votes might have had a different effect, and will provide citable evidence for users who are being stubbornly negative/anti-community.
There's are fair critiques to be made about on how this might supress freedom of expression or how it anxious people who will panic on receipt of a warning, but it otherwise sounds like a practical idea for what it intends to acheive.
I think it they misunderstand how people vote.