Post #1972251

2025-01-28 14:10 UTC

@per_sonne I agree, but why would distrowatch and linux posts in general on facebook be suddenly banned under the guise of cybersecurity ? While I subscribe to the doctrine of not blaming on malice what can be blamed on stupidity, too many things are happening around the world right now that indicate a ruling class consolidating its power and carefully crafting the message given.

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@per_sonne@ciberlandia.pt 2025-01-28 14:15

@mrax @DiogoConstantino Automatic systems usually flag the presence of embedded scripts and / or image files pointing to other domains and / or scripts waiting to be injected. Hiding or obfuscating Big tech / Meta tracking technologies (or even robots.txt blocking specific crawlers) can also be interpreted by these automated systems as malware trying to hide from verification mechanisms. Trust me on this; sometimes the engineers behind these decisions have good intentions, but this brings unexpected results and false alarms. This kind of bans go away once a human reviews the evidence that triggered the ban. The webmasters should also run their website with a fine comb to find hidden scripts or code injections coming from elsewhere. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to inject code from 3rd party domains these days.

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@womble@infosec.exchange 2025-01-29 09:28

@mrax sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.

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