...is doubling down on a failed 12-year old policy of letting the "free market economy" fix it all, When it has abjectly shown to fail, over and over again. Grifters and carpet-bagger sh*ts, down to the last T.

I'm not saying that they didn't move on this out of revenge for the US not blocking the publishing of "Spycatcher" in 1987. But, you reap what you sow.

Facebook is still garbage.
Facebook is moving fast, still breaking things, but more like the Tasmanian Devil, than a creative force.

I think that works well, when you're a small outfit. Not so much, if you're massive.

Not.

#toobad

I identify as "follically challenged".

I'm confused.
Facebook buys WhatsApp, which used to tout its famous end-to-end encryption.
Facebook gets called out for being able to intercept "encrypted" messages on WhatsApp in 2021
Facebook now claims to offer end-to-end encryption in their "Messenger" (copyright that!)
quis custodiet ipso custodes (again)

The reality is that FOSS is, by it's very definition, open. So anyone who finds a loophole, vulnerability, or vector of attack, should be able communicated back to the hive. But, the actual reality is that it requires major investment of time and money from the corporations who have embraced the underlying code.

Happily running version 2.79 here. Compact, efficient, and an Explorer shell integration with "enqueue".

Arguably, my favorite phrase, for over 20 years.

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I bet you, MS is moving to a subscription plan. The actual changes and UI updates are irrelevant.

Firefox, without the bloat, and crucial support for NoScript.

...duh!