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by jasoneckert 764 days ago
This is a stark reminder of why we shouldn't rely too much on social media accounts (especially those where we're the product because it's free).

Back in 2017, the same thing happened to me on Facebook. I was banned because of a post I made that included a picture of someone holding a magazine cover from an old Byte magazine issue - the description was the same "community guidelines, blah blah blah" and there was absolutely nothing about the picture that could be remotely inappropriate. The magazine cover just read "Is Unix Dead?" and the holder was fully clothed in a t-shirt and jeans.

However, for me that was a good wake-up call that made me realize how silly it was for me to have a Facebook account. I immediately deleted my account instead of waiting for the ban to be lifted and never looked back.

And luckily, Unix is not dead.