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A BBC investigation reveals that Microsoft is permanently banning Palestinians in the U.S. and other countries who use Skype to call relatives in Gaza.

Reportedly, Microsoft has been banning and wiping the accounts of users who have leveraged Skype to contact relatives in Gaza. In some cases, email accounts over a decade old have been locked, destroying access to banking accounts, OneDrive storage, and beyond.

United States resident Salah Elsadi lost his account of over 15 years in the dragnet. "I've had this Hotmail for 15 years. They banned me for no reason, saying I have violated their terms — what terms? Tell me. I've filled out about 50 forms and called them many many times." Eiad Hametto from Saudi Arabia echoed the report, "We are civilians with no political background who just wanted to check on our families. They’ve suspended my email account that I’ve had for nearly 20 years. It was connected to all my work. They killed my life online."

Many of the users affected by the bans expressed that Microsoft may be falsely labelling them as Hamas

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[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 93 points 5 months ago

This is the final nail in the coffin for me. My next PC is going to be a Linux machine.

[-] z00s@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

Why wait? Install it now. I would recommend Mint as a beginner distro.

[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 20 points 5 months ago

Why do people keep recommending Mint as a starter distro? Maybe if your computer is a toaster, but it lacks tons of modern features. Seems like a one way track to people thinking Linux sucks. Fedora KDE edition is a way better beginner distro for a halfway decent PC.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

I use Mint and I like it. It does everything I need it to do.

What keeps people away from Linux, or at least it helped keep me away, were people arguing with each other about distros like a mini-OS war within the OS wars and it makes the whole thing sound like it's a lot more trouble than it's worth.

Most people's computers are "toasters" because most people's computers are used for things like web browsing, word processing and maybe a few games. They don't need the modern features, they need something that works better than a Chromebook and isn't super bloated.

[-] Krzd@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Because the UI is similar to windows, so it will feel more familiar to (ex-)windows users

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[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago
[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

The next version of Mint is in beta right now and will likely release within a few weeks. Might want to hold off until then.

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[-] zippythezigzag@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I just switched one of my PCs to Linux mint. I am not that smart with computers. I have never used Linux before. I have no experience in changing operating systems. All I did was buy a flash drive stick and used my phone to go to Mints website and follow their directions. That was a month ago. It was a great decision. Mint is amazing and im glad I did it. I am currently getting ready to switch both my wife and my gaming computers over to Mint as well.

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