Add your name to Austin's open letter To Mark Zuckerberg!

#Facebook #Social Networking #Freedom #Liberty @LibertyPod+

In my campaign for the United States Senate, I have made Facebook a centerpiece of my outreach efforts. I have used both my Personal Profile and my Official Page to connect with friends, family, and supporters, and to share and express our views about the future of the country.
That’s why, on September 22, I was so shocked to receive a notification from Facebook informing me that I had been “blocked†from using Facebook for thirty days because I “recently posted something that violates Facebook’s policies.†Believing this to be a mistake, my campaign reached out to Facebook for more information. Today — six days later — I still have not received an explanation, and the block remains in effect.
At the same time the block was affected, a Facebook Live video I had posted to my Official Page promoting my campaign’s AR-15 giveaway was removed. A few days later, a Status Update posted to my Profile referencing the same giveaway was also removed. I’m confident that such giveaways are consistent with Facebook’s policies — several posts promoting the giveaway, including paid “Dark Posts,†remain visible on our page — so it’s unclear to me why such content would warrant an immediate takedown and thirty-day ban...
#Facebook #Social Networking #Freedom #Liberty @LibertyPod+
This is actually helping Austin's campaign with extra publicity but you can bet that this is a political move on Facebook's part. This open letter is to keep the publicity rolling.
Now, I think a private bakery has a right to not make any cakes they disapprove of, just as a private company (Facebook) has a right to suspend anyone that gives away guns they disapprove of (the presumed reason), but it's bad behavior. Neither should be illegal, but both are worthy of criticism.
The only difference I see is that Facebook is trying to control Missouri politics. It doesn't appear this was a bot banning since it was a video that was removed.
The only difference I see is that Facebook is trying to control Missouri politics. It doesn't appear this was a bot banning since it was a video that was removed.
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#Freedom and #Liberty require #Decentralization
Practically everyone knows a geek. Ask your geeks to share their websites by running decentralization software such as Hubzilla, thereby making centralized social networks irrelevant.
Senatorial Candidate Austin Petersen Receives Controversial Facebook BanÂ

#Politics #Facebook #Social Networking @LibertyPod+
Practically everyone knows a geek. Ask your geeks to share their websites by running decentralization software such as Hubzilla, thereby making centralized social networks irrelevant.
Senatorial Candidate Austin Petersen Receives Controversial Facebook BanÂ

Former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Austin Petersen received a 30-day ban on his personal facebook account yesterday for an unspecified TOS violation. Only one post was removed and it contained a video. The video breaks down his take on Senator Clair McCaskill‘s anti-gun record, specifically her voting for the Assault Weapon Ban. Petersen is concurrently running a promotion which involves giving away an AR-15 – a weapon which would have been illegal under the ban.
#Politics #Facebook #Social Networking @LibertyPod+
Since I know where most everyone who cares about Susie likes to waste their precious time, I took to #facebook to announce the tragic turn of events with her health.
Unfortunately, facebook functionality has only gotten worse. Copying text is no longer permitted, notifications come randomly and can take up to a day.
Unfortunately, facebook functionality has only gotten worse. Copying text is no longer permitted, notifications come randomly and can take up to a day.
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The Power of the Dog
THERE is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day; And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more? Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie Perfect passion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head. Nevertheless it is hardly fair To risk your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet's unspoken prescription runs To lethal chambers or loaded guns, Then you will find - it's your own affair, - But ... you've given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will, With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!), When the spirit that answered your every mood Is gone - wherever it goes - for good, You will discover how much you care, And will give your heart to a dog to tear!
We've sorrow enough in the natural way, When it comes to burying Christian clay. Our loves are not given, but only lent, At compound interest of cent per cent, Though it is not always the case, I believe, That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve; For, when debts are payable, right or wrong, A short-time loan is as bad as a long - So why in - Heaven (before we are there) Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
THERE is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day; And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more? Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie Perfect passion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head. Nevertheless it is hardly fair To risk your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet's unspoken prescription runs To lethal chambers or loaded guns, Then you will find - it's your own affair, - But ... you've given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will, With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!), When the spirit that answered your every mood Is gone - wherever it goes - for good, You will discover how much you care, And will give your heart to a dog to tear!
We've sorrow enough in the natural way, When it comes to burying Christian clay. Our loves are not given, but only lent, At compound interest of cent per cent, Though it is not always the case, I believe, That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve; For, when debts are payable, right or wrong, A short-time loan is as bad as a long - So why in - Heaven (before we are there) Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
Facebook is writing a Mercurial server in Rust. This is not a drill

#Version Control #Facebook #Git #Mercurial #Rust @Gadget Guru+

Git, Go, Swift, pish – that's so last year, darling
Between Git and Mercurial, the two most popular distributed version control systems in use today for managing software development, Git gets most of the attention.…
#Version Control #Facebook #Git #Mercurial #Rust @Gadget Guru+
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We use #Hubzilla at my workplace so our data remains our data!
I'm also considering introducing the team to Riot/matrix for a Slack/IRC like experience.
#CCF #Facebook #Social Networking #Communications #Privacy @Gadget Guru+
I'm also considering introducing the team to Riot/matrix for a Slack/IRC like experience.
#CCF #Facebook #Social Networking #Communications #Privacy @Gadget Guru+
Problem with SpiderOak products is that while are nice in theory, no source is avaiable... so you must trust their words...
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Facebook is getting the US government on its side before trying to launch its limited internet services in the US.
Facebook is talking to the White House about giving you ‘free’ Internet. Here’s why that may be controversial.

#Facebook #Free Basics #FreeBasics #Internet #Corporatism #Crony Capitalism #Capitalism #Politics #Net Neutrality #NetNeutrality #Communications #Social Networking #Zero-Rating @LibertyPod+ @Laissez-Faire Capitalism+ @Gadget Guru+
Facebook is talking to the White House about giving you ‘free’ Internet. Here’s why that may be controversial.

The company has spent the past half-year in conversations with officials.
Facebook has been in talks for months with U.S. government officials and wireless carriers with an eye toward unveiling an American version of an app that has caused controversy abroad, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The social media giant is trying to determine how to roll out its program, known as Free Basics, in the United States without triggering the regulatory scrutiny that effectively killed a version of the app in India earlier this year.
#Facebook #Free Basics #FreeBasics #Internet #Corporatism #Crony Capitalism #Capitalism #Politics #Net Neutrality #NetNeutrality #Communications #Social Networking #Zero-Rating @LibertyPod+ @Laissez-Faire Capitalism+ @Gadget Guru+
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Why thank you Marshall.
Hopefully we can trade notes on social media for a while before our country falls fully into a China clone.
Hopefully we can trade notes on social media for a while before our country falls fully into a China clone.
The debt bubble will burst and crash on all their plans before they get that far. (See? I can be an optimist!)
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I really wonder why everyone is into this #netneutrality thing. All the nerds rage against the government censoring, controlling, and sifting through the internet, but then they come and beg in the name of net neutrality for a big government agency to install a complete state control system for the internet.
Not at all. That's a pretty sensible approach. I wasn't aware that FB had an onion friendly service, so thanks for that bit of knowledge.
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You may call it Onion friendly, I call it a trap, cause you have to authenticate. And FB offers saml based Single Sign on.
Your activities in tor may be tracked. Please don't forget they work together with lots of US agencies and you are they product not the customer. It might be possible that your data are more worth when you use tor.
I just can make some guesses, don't know what really happens in the background. But usage of Facebook through tor might harm your privacy even when you use the tor browser. So be careful, think about it and make your decision.
Your activities in tor may be tracked. Please don't forget they work together with lots of US agencies and you are they product not the customer. It might be possible that your data are more worth when you use tor.
I just can make some guesses, don't know what really happens in the background. But usage of Facebook through tor might harm your privacy even when you use the tor browser. So be careful, think about it and make your decision.