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Slashdot was historically a pro-FOSS news site. A decade or so ago it was increasingly being hijacked by anti-FOSS interests, just like its sibling, SourceForge.

SourceForge

2022

Slashdot Adding Microsoft GitHub to All Linux Pages in Order to Shill Proprietary Code Hosting

When 50% of Slashdot’s ‘Linux’ Section is Microsoft Marketing, EEE, and FUD

2020

Why Techrights is Totally Unexcited About the New Owner of Linux Journal

2015

Microsoft Nick (Nick Kolakowski) Takes Over Dice and Slashdot for .NET Propaganda Campaigns

Dice Holdings (Slashdot and SourceForge) Spreads More Microsoft Propaganda After the SourceForge Malware Scandal

2014

Microsoft Perception Management Continues at ‘New’ Slashdot

Boycott of Slashdot is Protesting Against Dice Policies

Dice is Dicing Slashdot to Bits

2013

Dice.com-Run #SourceForge and #Slashdot Are a Dangerous Trap

Entryism at Work: Microsoft Nick Grooms Bill Gates at Slashdot

Microsoft Nick and Gaming of Slashdot: The Rise of the Anti-Linux Slashdot

Longtime Microsoft Booster Becomes Senior Editor at Slashdot

More Grooming of Patent Trolls in Slashdot

Microsoft Talking Points Planted by Microsoft Staff in the Geek Press

2012

Slashdot and CBS/CNET Help Promote Patent Trolling

In Motorola Case, Microsoft Boosters Use Slashdot for Anti-Linux/Android Patent Propaganda

Microsoft and Slashdot

2010

Why IDG and Slashdot Let Microsoft Attack Dogs Call Linux “Dead” (Updated)

2008

Attacking the Messenger and Rewriting/Forgetting History

FUD Gauge Oscillates in Slashdot and SourceForge Again

Slashdot: World’s Third-Largest Population Appeals ISO’s Decision (Updated, Confirmed)

Quote of the Day: Why Not Slashdot

Tongue in Cheek: Has Microsoft Taken Over Slashdot?

Latest Reality Check for Slashdot et al: Who Runs the Show?

Quote of the Day: Slashdot Users on Novell’s Mono in GNOME

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