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| From | vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats |
| Date | 2025-01-28 19:57 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <lvsr4pFvddU3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <vnb13n$1tmna$1@dont-email.me> |
On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:37:12 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> wrote in <vnb13n$1tmna$1@dont-email.me>: > Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats > ==================================================== > 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. > [snip] It's got to be another one of their crazy AI snafu's -- or incompetence. There's actual Meta code _in_ Linux! <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/ethernet/meta?h=v6.13> 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. > > From: <https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-flags- > linux-topics-as-cybersecurity-threats-posts-and-users-being-blocked> -- -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti OS: Linux 6.13.0 Release: Mint 21.3 Mem: 258G "Should I weed the lawn or say it's a garden?"
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Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2025-01-28 16:37 +0000
Re: Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-01-28 19:57 +0000
Re: Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2025-02-03 17:53 +0000
Re: Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-01-29 07:04 +1000
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