Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Howard Gees @HowardGees@mastodonapp.uk

2/4/2026, 3:13:19 PM

Public

I work in an NHS hospital. Why is our access to the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights website blocked? Why do we block any website that mentions "Abortion" as standard!

The answer is the American company Trend Micro.

Screenshot of Trend Micro blocking the website https://epfweb.org/ because of "Abortion".

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