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simonbackx··on Our domain and 700 non-profit sites got blocked by Meta
Our domain just has been unblocked, thank you everyone for your support! I'm soooo happy right now!
simonbackx··on Our domain and 700 non-profit sites got blocked by Meta
There are so many stories like this, it is crazy! Thank you for sharing this.
simonbackx··on Our domain and 700 non-profit sites got blocked by Meta
Yes, that is a possibility. But we only charge $59 per year, so there is not much room for extra costs.
simonbackx··on Our domain and 700 non-profit sites got blocked by Meta
Good question! I would also like to know the answer. I've scanned through our sites and couldn't find any malicious content... My guess is that the block was automated, and might have been caused by a fake spam report. There can be some competition between non-profits (e.g. two scouting groups in the same local area). Maybe they started to report each other as a joke.
simonbackx··on Our domain and 700 non-profit sites got blocked by Meta
Thanks, I didn't know about that list. I'll try that!
simonbackx··on A rant about search engine results for large format laser printers [video]
This is not only with printers, but with everything you search for, it makes me so sad! Everything is just full of SEO optimised nonsense. In the past it was so easy to search for something and actually find it. Now you only find crappy sites, full of ads, pop ups and brain-dead content optimised for SEO. It looks like Google has stepped away from reputation based scoring to a score that is too much focused on the textual content of sites. I hope this creates opportunities for new players in the market that are able to solve this and can outperform Google. That would be good for the internet.
simonbackx··on Taking a break from social media makes you happier and less anxious
And then you are not even speaking about the time you save! Removing those apps from my phone has been a great decision.