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`

nixCraft 🐧 @nixCraft@mastodon.social

6/17/2025, 12:19:25 PM

Public

Alice Newton-Rex, head of product at WhatsApp: “Alongside of private messaging, people were saying they wanted to hear more about topics, teams and organizations across WhatsApp.”

Absolutely no one asked for Ads and news and stuff like that in the messaging app. If you are going to add Ads just say we are greedy and wanted to make more money. That is all. No need to make up stuff. We are not stupid.

Source https://archive.md/CURMC#selection-763.0-763.317

“It’s not like social media traditionally, because you, as a user, control what you want to see, and can check it when you want to,” said Alice Newton-Rex, head of product at WhatsApp. “Alongside of private messaging, people were saying they wanted to hear more about topics, teams and organizations across WhatsApp.”

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