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Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked (www.tomshardware.com)
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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/18210719

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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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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You mean besides the fact that Linux gives power and choice back to the user, and that goes against everything Facebook stands for?

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

That and Linux is kind of like a software implementation of socialism and it's been a smashing success.

[–] NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, Meta is the only US based AI player that open sources their models. Fuck meta in general, but it's hard to say that they are wholly opposed to open source.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I suspect they just know their model is shitter than the other corporate ones, and want to reap the benefits of the FOSS community hacking it