**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Mar 22 02:59:57 2019 Mar 22 06:06:07 Like the now defunct .NET Messenger Service that refused to send a message linking to imageshack, Facebook Messenger refuses to send a message if an automated filter dislikes the message, such as because the message references a taboo Web site such as theproxybay.net or what seems like a false positive today: Mar 22 06:06:07 https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=https://www.computerworld.dk/eksperten/spm/1024966&prev=search Mar 22 06:06:07 I do not see how discussing in the Danish language building a Delphi program can be considered taboo by the filter so I assume this is a false positive. Mar 22 06:11:59 Basically I am using an instant messaging medium that is censored by robots. Yes, I know I can circumvent the filter by sending an image of text instead of actual text but it still surprises me. Mar 22 06:15:31 In this case I resent the message via email instead of Facebook Messenger but I do not always have the email address of someone I contact via Facebook Messenger. Mar 22 07:33:39 About facebook. Problems might have been universla since it appears to be fixed. Or I've been lucky for past days. Mar 22 07:33:52 universal* Mar 22 07:37:40 At least in my area, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, and reportedly some other Facebook services such as Instagram were partially broken for a day a week or two ago but I do not know how geographically localised that failure was. Mar 22 07:39:01 brolin_empey: my problem was facebook resending messages allthough I had already received those. Mar 22 07:40:01 Vajb: Yes, I redd your earlier messages about this issue. Mar 22 07:43:11 I think this is fift day without incidens Mar 22 07:43:28 Apparently the failure was on Wed, 2019‑03‑13. I do not know if this failure was reported by any media. Mar 22 07:43:33 pidgin -d log is quite swollen now Mar 22 07:44:07 over 5mb. Mar 22 07:44:37 I don't think I've heard of this problem, but then again I don't follow news that much. Mar 22 07:49:07 The YouTube video server was down for a few hours a few months ago. The Web site/front end was still up but it could not play any video. That made the news here. Initially I thought it was a problem with my Internet connection because I was using YouTube when the failure began. Mar 22 10:12:37 brolin_empey: ((filter)) §11 §13 - say "thank you EU, for preemptive obedience" Mar 22 10:13:21 actually say "thank you EU, and thank you farcebook for preemptive obedience" Mar 22 10:14:49 I think this is a nice opportunity to *learn* something, about why using farcebook etc is a bad thing per se Mar 22 22:43:05 DocScrutinizer05: As I have already said, I mostly use only Facebook Messenger, not Facebook, and I use Facebook Messenger because I want to communicate with other persons who use it. I usually use Google Hangouts for persons who are avoiding Facebook but apparently now Facebook Messenger may be used without a Facebook account. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Mar 23 03:00:16 2019