@dang: I do not know why this is flagged, but I think it's a significant development and it shouldn't be.
Even LWN is covering it.
Even LWN is covering it.
These little scandals nearly always turn out to be glitchy emphemera in the Black Box of $BigCo, rather than a policy or plan. I imagine that's the case here too. Why would Facebook ban discussion of the operating system it runs on, after 20+ years?
(Btw: @dang doesn't work - if you want reliable message delivery you need to email hn@ycombinator.com)
TBH I didn't think the @ thing would work - I was just hoping you'd notice. I have been meaning to email you, though.
I can believe DistroWatch the website got blocked by Facebook for whatever reason and I can sympathize, but exaggerating it to something obviously false doesn’t do them any favors. I think the title needs to be changed if it’s allowed to stay up.
Also, according to a recent comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42847474 it’s not at all clear if these blocks are related.
But also :-(
Lord Astor was right.