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  • @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

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    @phenomlab said in Users flock to Sudonix:

    @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

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    Wow 😳.

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    @phenomlab said in Users flock to Sudonix:

    @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

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    Wow 😳.

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    🤔

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    🤔

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    @jac Facebook is “gone”. Let’s hope it stays that way 😁

  • @jac Facebook is “gone”. Let’s hope it stays that way 😁

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    @phenomlab said in Users flock to Sudonix:

    @jac Facebook is “gone”. Let’s hope it stays that way 😁

    😆

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    @phenomlab said in Users flock to Sudonix:

    @jac Facebook is “gone”. Let’s hope it stays that way 😁

    😆

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  • @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

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    @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

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    Their DNS was/is horked up. I presumed they’re DNS admins had royally shot themselves in the foot. But maybe they just pointed stuff to localhost as a way to keep folks from hitting their fubar’d site.

    In any event, hopefully the internet gods that be will give 'em the grand spanking they deserve!

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  • @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

    Screenshot_20211004-211254.jpg

    Their DNS was/is horked up. I presumed they’re DNS admins had royally shot themselves in the foot. But maybe they just pointed stuff to localhost as a way to keep folks from hitting their fubar’d site.

    In any event, hopefully the internet gods that be will give 'em the grand spanking they deserve!

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    @gotwf said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

    Screenshot_20211004-211254.jpg

    Their DNS was/is horked up. I presumed they’re DNS admins had royally shot themselves in the foot. But maybe they just pointed stuff to localhost as a way to keep folks from hitting their fubar’d site.

    In any event, hopefully the internet gods that be will give 'em the grand spanking they deserve!

    I only use it now and again to keep in touch with distant family but I couldn’t care less if it disappeared and never came back.

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    @jac Exactly that. It’s the signature facility in core slightly modified to suit.

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    @gotwf said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac I doubt it. It’s probably due to a deployed fix not working as intended and failing regression testing or a third party service developing a fault.

    Screenshot_20211004-211254.jpg

    Their DNS was/is horked up. I presumed they’re DNS admins had royally shot themselves in the foot. But maybe they just pointed stuff to localhost as a way to keep folks from hitting their fubar’d site.

    In any event, hopefully the internet gods that be will give 'em the grand spanking they deserve!

    I only use it now and again to keep in touch with distant family but I couldn’t care less if it disappeared and never came back.

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    @jac Me neither.

  • @jac Exactly that. It’s the signature facility in core slightly modified to suit.

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    @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac Exactly that. It’s the signature facility in core slightly modified to suit.

    I think you may have replied in the wrong thread mate, but it definitely looks great and let’s everyone know who the content belongs to. Great idea 👏🏻

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    @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac Exactly that. It’s the signature facility in core slightly modified to suit.

    I think you may have replied in the wrong thread mate, but it definitely looks great and let’s everyone know who the content belongs to. Great idea 👏🏻

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    @jac Nope. I didn’t 🐷

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  • @jac Nope. I didn’t 🐷

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    @phenomlab said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @jac Nope. I didn’t 🐷

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    My apologies.

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    Thinking about this a bit further it occurs to me that the DNS was likely purposefully pointed to localhost so as to keep billions of users experiencing dopamine withdrawals from bombarding fb every few minutes whilst they scrambled to fix whatever. And were I a betting man, I’d say odds are they got hacked again. Going to be interesting to see how they spin doctor this one.

  • Thinking about this a bit further it occurs to me that the DNS was likely purposefully pointed to localhost so as to keep billions of users experiencing dopamine withdrawals from bombarding fb every few minutes whilst they scrambled to fix whatever. And were I a betting man, I’d say odds are they got hacked again. Going to be interesting to see how they spin doctor this one.

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    @gotwf A bit more (perhaps) spin on this from SKY News

    https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-outages-not-caused-by-malicious-activity-company-says-12426741

    My 2c here is that this could well have been a DDoS attack from an entity like Anonymous in response to the Whistleblowing claims mentioned in this article

    https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-tells-congress-hearing-tackle-the-company-like-big-tobacco-12426665

  • @gotwf A bit more (perhaps) spin on this from SKY News

    https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-outages-not-caused-by-malicious-activity-company-says-12426741

    My 2c here is that this could well have been a DDoS attack from an entity like Anonymous in response to the Whistleblowing claims mentioned in this article

    https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-tells-congress-hearing-tackle-the-company-like-big-tobacco-12426665

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    @phenomlab Meh, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet… Today’s testimony, which I watched live, is tame as a newborn puppy. Comparatively. Check this out. If you’ve the stomach. Be forewarned, some some sick 'chit crosses the “content analysts” desks

    Facebook Whistleblower Reveals Censorship Guidelines for Moderators - WARNING

    I don’t know what is going on w/my browser, but the link above fails to display. @phenomlab, feel free to edit this post as necessary to make it so. Gotta run. 🏃 ✌

  • @phenomlab Meh, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet… Today’s testimony, which I watched live, is tame as a newborn puppy. Comparatively. Check this out. If you’ve the stomach. Be forewarned, some some sick 'chit crosses the “content analysts” desks

    Facebook Whistleblower Reveals Censorship Guidelines for Moderators - WARNING

    I don’t know what is going on w/my browser, but the link above fails to display. @phenomlab, feel free to edit this post as necessary to make it so. Gotta run. 🏃 ✌

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    @gotwf I get the same issue with the link. Seems ok though so could be related to site security I have in place but will check.

  • @phenomlab Meh, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet… Today’s testimony, which I watched live, is tame as a newborn puppy. Comparatively. Check this out. If you’ve the stomach. Be forewarned, some some sick 'chit crosses the “content analysts” desks

    Facebook Whistleblower Reveals Censorship Guidelines for Moderators - WARNING

    I don’t know what is going on w/my browser, but the link above fails to display. @phenomlab, feel free to edit this post as necessary to make it so. Gotta run. 🏃 ✌

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    @gotwf said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    @phenomlab Meh, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet… Today’s testimony, which I watched live, is tame as a newborn puppy. Comparatively. Check this out. If you’ve the stomach. Be forewarned, some some sick 'chit crosses the “content analysts” desks

    Facebook Whistleblower Reveals Censorship Guidelines for Moderators - WARNING

    I don’t know what is going on w/my browser, but the link above fails to display. @phenomlab, feel free to edit this post as necessary to make it so. Gotta run. 🏃 ✌

    Watched the first few mins and then bizarrely had a chat request on Facebook (believe me I don’t use it, I probably go on it once a fortnight if that to see how the family are etc) anyway the person requesting a chat seemed to send me a link to a dodgy X rated website that I of course didn’t click, but funnily enough as I was watching that first little bit I did think to myself what on earth am I doing with a Facebook account 😆.

  • @gotwf I get the same issue with the link. Seems ok though so could be related to site security I have in place but will check.

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    @phenomlab Maybe. I noted it on another NodeBB forum as well - they’re running latest version. Perchance are you using fail2ban? If so, that would be one common denominator.

    It does not happen w/all links, however, as evidenced by the Politico Facefart link I just posted. Maybe only when posting video stream links? Hm… quick test:

    Aha, maybe onto something here. Both those failed display links are youtubers… 🤔

  • @phenomlab Maybe. I noted it on another NodeBB forum as well - they’re running latest version. Perchance are you using fail2ban? If so, that would be one common denominator.

    It does not happen w/all links, however, as evidenced by the Politico Facefart link I just posted. Maybe only when posting video stream links? Hm… quick test:

    Aha, maybe onto something here. Both those failed display links are youtubers… 🤔

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    @gotwf said in Facebook goes offline 🤭:

    Perchance are you using fail2ban? If so, that would be one common denominator.

    Certainly am. Sometimes YouTube blocks the playing of videos from sites other than themselves. Seen this happen several times.


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