{"id":8862,"date":"2021-10-30T06:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T04:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=8862"},"modified":"2021-10-30T06:31:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T04:31:08","slug":"why-i-dislike-medium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2021\/10\/30\/why-i-dislike-medium\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I dislike Medium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is one of the reason why I dislike Medium:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creepy censorship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to read https:\/\/medium.com\/@yashtiwari1k\/5-signs-of-an-inexperienced-developer-4245fb166926<\/a>, a link I received with the periodic mail that those “nice guys” of Medium send me almost everyday. Too bad they themselves have already censored it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not know what sins or crimes mr yashtiwari1k has done, but this is one of the reason why I maintain my own website on my own server, using exclusively Software Libero (also known as free-as-in-freedom software).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think I will not use Medium.com for any foreseeable future. I will stick to WordPress or other software libero meanwhile. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is one of the reason why I dislike Medium: I wanted to read https:\/\/medium.com\/@yashtiwari1k\/5-signs-of-an-inexperienced-developer-4245fb166926, a link I received with the periodic mail that those “nice guys” of Medium send me almost everyday. Too bad they themselves have already censored it. I do not know what sins or crimes mr yashtiwari1k has done, but this…<\/p>\n

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