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Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked (www.tomshardware.com)

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Facebook is banning posts that mention various Linux-related topics, sites, or groups. Some users may also see their accounts locked or limited when posting Linux topics. Major open-source operating system news, reviews, and discussion site DistroWatch is at the center of the controversy, as it seems to be the first to have noticed that Facebook's Community Standards had blackballed it.

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DistroWatch says that the Facebook ban took effect on January 19. Readers have reported difficulty posting links to the site on this social media platform. Moreover, some have told DistroWatch that their Facebook accounts have been locked or limited after sharing posts mentioning Linux topics.

If you're wondering if there might be something specific to DistroWatch.com, something on the site that the owners/operators perhaps don't even know about, for example, then it seems pretty safe to rule out such a possibility. Reports show that "multiple groups associated with Linux and Linux discussions have either been shut down or had many of their posts removed." However, we tested a few other Facebook posts with mentions of Linux, and they didn't get blocked immediately.

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Addition to include the DistroWatch link: https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20250127#sitenews

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[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (34 children)

Oh well, it's only facebook and only linux.

There are far more important things to worry about and to do.

[–] irvinefantasyno@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Hope you're being glib-- because censoring an open-source, more privacy-minded, and alternative operating system to Big Corpo is only an excuse and the continuation.

[–] irvinefantasyno@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

also i can multitask damn it :|

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