yep! ended up setting a diff default page, but was more so curious about the behavior/root cause.

was doing some distro hopping & was trying out antiX on an old machine.

dl was done using the antiX package mgr.

region is english speaking; usa.

yes, manually set a different home page but was more so curious why this was happening.

does not compute. how does this response help me understand? i have read through a bunch of stuff but question has not been answered. what have i missed? pls advise.

tldr:

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook parent over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

ignoring them is the best thing. when you start feeling super annoyed, that’s a good time to take a break & walk away for a few mins.

also, the headphones suggestion is on point.

leaving your phone at home is extreme?? wtf.

i agree w most of this. how do you expect to help convince others that privacy is important in this day & age if you’re being a turd bc you feel superior to someone that is just starting out? being civil & helpful doesn’t cost anything. i guess being toxic doesn’t either but that won’t help anyone move fwd to a better place of privacy.

how easily we forget about our beginnings in the privacy realm.

my thoughts exactly

you’ve mentioned this twice in the comments & now i’m curious! do you kind elaborating a bit more? i’m still getting a handle on all the diff distros & functionalities.