Gemini24601@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoDistroWatch has been banned in Turkeylemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1334arrow-down1imageDistroWatch has been banned in Turkeylemmy.worldGemini24601@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFubarberry@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·6 months ago It is possible that it is related to how Turkey has been flagging Linux software as malware. Do you have any more context on this? A quick search showed someone saying the same thing on Reddit, but I haven’t seen any actual sources saying this.
minus-squaretwena@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up36·6 months agoAccording to USOM IP lookup it’s blocked because of “hosting or distributing malware”
minus-squarereev@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·6 months agoWhat’s the logic here? That servers used to host files run Linux? Windows systems distribute malware too.
minus-squaretwena@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoReally hard to guess why, as for some time we had the entire Wikipedia blocked just because of one article
minus-squareThorned_Rose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoMicrosoft probably has a whole team in Turkey to make sure no one accidentally blocks their crap.
Do you have any more context on this? A quick search showed someone saying the same thing on Reddit, but I haven’t seen any actual sources saying this.
According to USOM IP lookup it’s blocked because of “hosting or distributing malware”
What’s the logic here? That servers used to host files run Linux? Windows systems distribute malware too.
Really hard to guess why, as for some time we had the entire Wikipedia blocked just because of one article
Microsoft probably has a whole team in Turkey to make sure no one accidentally blocks their crap.