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   Facebook is blocking Linux topics and channels with no apparent reason   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:01:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Linux topics and discussions are being flagged as cybersecurity concerns and   
   banned on Facebook.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Some posts mentioning Linux-related topics, sites, or groups are being    
   blocked on Facebook for unknown reasons, reports have claimed.    
      
   The latest DistroWatch weekly news roundup noted, We've been hearing all week   
   from readers who say they can no longer post about Linux on Facebook or share   
   links to DistroWatch.    
      
   It detailed how posts and pages mentioning DistroWatch or talking about Linux   
   have had their posts removed, or been shut down entirely.   
      
   Is Facebook sensoring Linux discussions?   
      
   Attempts to engage in topics surrounding the open-source operating system are   
   being branded as violating Facebooks Community Standards, with the posts    
   being labeled as cybersecurity threats.    
      
   A screenshot shared to DistroWatch shows Facebooks January 20, 2025 decision   
   to remove a users September 22, 2024 post, which includes a link to the   
   popular website dedicated to keeping up to date with open-source OSs. A   
   January 21, 2025 update confirms Facebook did not restore the users post.    
      
   The author shared: I've tried to appeal the ban and was told the next day    
   that Linux-related material is staying on the cybersecurity filter. My   
   Facebook account was also locked for my efforts.    
      
   The irony, highlighted by DistroWatch, is that Facebook itself relies heavily   
   on Linux for its infrastructure and frequently hires Linux developers.    
      
   More broadly, its not the first time that DistroWatch has run into problems   
   with social media. When Twitter became X, accounts that had been re-posting   
   news from its RSS feeds were no longer able to share links.    
      
   This sort of censorship is an unpleasant side-effect of centralized   
   communication platforms, the author writes.    
      
   DistroWatch has now opened a Mastodon account in protest of its   
   dissatisfaction with centralized social media platforms.    
      
    TechRadar Pro has asked Meta to confirm its stance on the topic, but we did   
   not receive an immediate response.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/facebook-is-blocking-linux-topics-and-channels-w   
   ith-no-apparent-reason   
      
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