Facebook is Blocking Connections from Tor Network
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Facebook is Blocking Connections from Tor Network
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#2this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
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#3Has anybody tried asking Facebook why they've done this?
Possible reasons:
1. One or more governments (which ones?) have told Facebook to block Tor or else. (Or else what?)
2. A manual security review revealed more hacking attempts via Tor than legitimate use, so Facebook decided to block Tor.
3. After a sustained hacking attack via Tor, an automated Facebook security system automatically blocked Facebook access from Tor.
Further questions: When did Facebook start blocking Tor? Any idea when they might stop?
It's a pitifully poor article.
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#4this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
what exactly forces them to use Facebook instead of something remotely private and secure?
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#5this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
what exactly forces them to use Facebook instead of something remotely private and secure?
Traffic/Audience is everything.
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#6this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
what exactly forces them to use Facebook instead of something remotely private and secure?
The hive mind, unfortunately.
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#7this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
what exactly forces them to use Facebook instead of something remotely private and secure?
Because if you are trying to reach a mass audience, you have to go where the audience is. If no one sees your message, you are wasting the time and effort used to communicate that message.
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#8Google, IIRC, does not let you search from TOR either. If they can't track you, you're no good to them.
Re: Facebook is Blocking Connections from Tor Network
#9this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
what exactly forces them to use Facebook instead of something remotely private and secure?
Ah, the "if you don't like it - move to Russia" doctrine. Rather than racing to the bottom, why shouldn't the glaring problems simply be addressed?
Being grateful for health and freedom is one thing - being so grateful as to not put them to use, or let them slip away, is another. If Facebook has made a change for the worse, it's worth talking about.
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#10this means that facebook do not care about the fat of its users, as now thousands of activists in tyrant regimes might risk their identities be found and that means they will go to jail.
what exactly forces them to use Facebook instead of something remotely private and secure?
Popularity.
If activists want a potential mass audience, facebook is an essential part of of that. Something private will not get to most people. Its the exact same reason it is hard to compete with facebook. Its is a virtual monopoly.
"Force"? No. But by using that word you are in the same disingenuous camp the "what have you got to hide" people. I mean, why bother about privacy at all, no one is "forced" to use the internet. Why bother about anything facebook does, no one is forced to use it.
I could go on, but I'm not forced to....