diff --git a/src/routes/postBranding.ts b/src/routes/postBranding.ts
index fe7f8b4..1b482b2 100644
--- a/src/routes/postBranding.ts
+++ b/src/routes/postBranding.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { checkBanStatus } from "../utils/checkBan";
 import axios from "axios";
 import { getMaxResThumbnail } from "../utils/youtubeApi";
 import { getVideoDetails } from "../utils/getVideoDetails";
-import { canSubmitGlobal } from "../utils/permissions";
+import { canSubmitDeArrow } from "../utils/permissions";
 
 enum BrandingType {
     Title,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function postBranding(req: Request, res: Response) {
         const hashedIP = await getHashCache(getIP(req) + config.globalSalt as IPAddress);
         const isBanned = await checkBanStatus(hashedUserID, hashedIP);
 
-        const permission = await canSubmitGlobal(hashedUserID);
+        const permission = await canSubmitDeArrow(hashedUserID);
         if (!permission.canSubmit) {
             res.status(403).send(permission.reason);
             return;
diff --git a/src/routes/postCasual.ts b/src/routes/postCasual.ts
index 8429185..fae7471 100644
--- a/src/routes/postCasual.ts
+++ b/src/routes/postCasual.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import crypto from "crypto";
 import { QueryCacher } from "../utils/queryCacher";
 import { acquireLock } from "../utils/redisLock";
 import { checkBanStatus } from "../utils/checkBan";
-import { canSubmitGlobal } from "../utils/permissions";
+import { canSubmitDeArrow } from "../utils/permissions";
 
 interface ExistingVote {
     UUID: BrandingUUID;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function postCasual(req: Request, res: Response) {
         const hashedIP = await getHashCache(getIP(req) + config.globalSalt as IPAddress);
         const isBanned = await checkBanStatus(hashedUserID, hashedIP);
 
-        const permission = await canSubmitGlobal(hashedUserID);
+        const permission = await canSubmitDeArrow(hashedUserID);
         if (!permission.canSubmit) {
             res.status(403).send(permission.reason);
             return;
diff --git a/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts b/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
index 55c108b..1eb7c9a 100644
--- a/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
+++ b/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { getVideoDetails, videoDetails } from "../utils/getVideoDetails";
 import { deleteLockCategories } from "./deleteLockCategories";
 import { acquireLock } from "../utils/redisLock";
 import { checkBanStatus } from "../utils/checkBan";
-import { canSubmitGlobal } from "../utils/permissions";
+import { canVote } from "../utils/permissions";
 
 const voteTypes = {
     normal: 0,
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export async function vote(ip: IPAddress, UUID: SegmentUUID, paramUserID: UserID
     const nonAnonUserID = await getHashCache(paramUserID);
     const userID = await getHashCache(paramUserID + UUID);
 
-    const permission = await canSubmitGlobal(nonAnonUserID);
+    const permission = await canVote(nonAnonUserID);
     if (!permission.canSubmit) {
         return {
             status: 403,
diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.ts b/src/utils/permissions.ts
index fe3a188..fcb4860 100644
--- a/src/utils/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/utils/permissions.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ async function oldSubmitter(userID: HashedUserID): Promise<boolean> {
     return result.submissionCount > 1;
 }
 
+async function oldDeArrowSubmitter(userID: HashedUserID): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await db.prepare("get", `SELECT count(*) as "submissionCount" FROM "titles" WHERE "userID" = ? AND "timeSubmitted" < 1743827196000`
+        , [userID], { useReplica: true });
+
+    return result.submissionCount > 1;
+}
+
 export async function canSubmit(userID: HashedUserID, category: Category): Promise<CanSubmitResult> {
     switch (category) {
         case "chapter":
@@ -42,16 +49,25 @@ export async function canSubmit(userID: HashedUserID, category: Category): Promi
                 canSubmit: await oneOf([isUserVIP(userID),
                     oldSubmitter(userID)
                 ]),
-                reason: "We are currently experiencing a mass spam attack"
+                reason: "We are currently experiencing a mass spam attack, we are restricting submissions for now"
             };
     }
 }
 
-export async function canSubmitGlobal(userID: HashedUserID): Promise<CanSubmitResult> {
+export async function canVote(userID: HashedUserID): Promise<CanSubmitResult> {
     return {
         canSubmit: await oneOf([isUserVIP(userID),
             oldSubmitter(userID)
         ]),
-        reason: "We are currently experiencing a mass spam attack"
+        reason: "We are currently experiencing a mass spam attack, we are restricting submissions for now"
+    };
+}
+
+export async function canSubmitDeArrow(userID: HashedUserID): Promise<CanSubmitResult> {
+    return {
+        canSubmit: await oneOf([isUserVIP(userID),
+            oldDeArrowSubmitter(userID)
+        ]),
+        reason: "We are currently experiencing a mass spam attack, we are restricting submissions for now"
     };
 }
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