Microsoft Has Put the String “0xBIGBOOBS” Inside Linux (Kernel Driver for Microsoft's Windows-Only Proprietary Software, Formerly a GPL Violation); Reddit (Condé Nast) Bans You For Mentioning Such Things

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-07-13 21:59:29 UTC
Modified: 2020-07-13 22:00:08 UTC

Reddit ban
This happened 19 hours ago. One might think that it's a perfectly reasonable thing to say in the "Linux" subreddit. This wasn't only censored; "They won't say which moderator did the ban, or why," the banned person has told us.

Summary: In this increasingly crazy atmosphere of mass sanctioning and permanent banning (removing everything or everyone that's perceived to be impolite) even "Linux" forums are banning people who point out Microsoft being a rogue corporation that's attacking GNU/Linux

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Microsoft Has Put the String “0xBIGBOOBS” Inside Linux (Kernel Driver for Microsoft's Windows-Only Proprietary Software, Formerly a GPL Violation); Reddit (Condé Nast) Bans You For Mentioning Such Things

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