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Facebook Flags Linux Topics As 'Cybersecurity Threats'


Facebook has banned posts mentioning Linux-related topics, with the popular Linux news and discussion site, DistroWatch, at the center of the controversy. Tom's Hardware reports: A post on the site claims, "Facebook's internal policy makers decided that Linux is malware and labeled groups associate...

Facebook has banned posts mentioning Linux-related topics, with the popular Linux news and discussion site, DistroWatch, at the center of the controversy. We tried to post some blurb about distrowatch.com on Facebook and can confirm that it was barred with a message citing Community Standards. Moreover, some have told DistroWatch that their Facebook accounts have been locked or limited after sharing posts mentioning Linux topics.

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Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked