Rob Pegoraro

The best-case explanation for Facebook of the situation that I just covered for PCMag is that its content-moderation machinery went sufficiently mad to block and retroactively delete links from multiple sites and then lied to users about why it did that, but at least it wasn't deliberate: https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-really-really-doesnt-want-you-to-read-this-one-story

That right there is yet another reason why I've quit trying to promote my work here. Facebook has shown over and over that it does not value news, and it's foolish to build or maintain an audience on a platform this unreliable.

So where can you find me?

• My public blog remains at www.robpegoraro.com
• Because Twitter is also no longer a platform I trust, my public notebook these days is on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/robpegoraro.com
• I post extras, outtakes and b-sides at patreon.com/robpegoraro

Facebook Really, Really Doesn't Want You to Read This One Story Meta blocks a Kansas news site from Facebook and Threads after it posts an opinion piece criticizing the social network's downranking of climate-change topics.

I wrote about an old question for a new client: Should you pay for anti-virus software or stick with what comes built into your laptop, desktop, phone or tablet? The consensus among the experts I talked to for this piece for AARP (hello, fellow life-experienced people!) was simple: No, that extra expense isn't worth it.

Should You Pay for Antivirus Software? These Experts Say No A device’s built-in security is often enough, but stay on top of updates, passwords