Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: vallor Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Facebook Flags Linux Topics As Cybersecurity Threats Date: 28 Jan 2025 19:57:13 GMT Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net jkd6OHnH/M1rxUBHms1SEA7c3FwumVoX/am7TdQt/xDBwIUIni Cancel-Lock: sha1:gr+xij1BPv4TvX11PNWhGVd+dwM= sha256:MPg3B9nK+s9apzmbhDsU8aTUKUpno8V2v0AzdBjZ0rw= X-Face: +McU)#<-H?9lTb(Th!zR`EpVrp<0)1p5CmPu.kOscy8LRp_\u`:tW;dxPo./(fCl CaKku`)]}.V/"6rISCIDP` User-Agent: Pan/0.161 (Hmm2; b3261289; Linux-6.13.0) Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:26410 On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:37:12 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver wrote in : > 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! 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: 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?"