From: vallor@cultnix.org   
      
   On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:37:12 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver   
    wrote in :   
      
   > Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats   
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   > By Mark Tyson published 27 January 2025   
   >   
   > DistroWatch is one of the largest affected organizations.   
   >   
   > 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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   It's got to be another one of their crazy AI snafu's -- or incompetence.   
      
   There's actual Meta code _in_ Linux!   
      
      
      
   And I understand Meta is a member of the Linux Foundation.   
      
   Just plain nuts!   
      
   > If you have noticed any other Linux-related domains, links, or phrases   
   > that Facebook has banned, please tell us in the comments section.   
   >   
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