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

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I am on a couple linux groups on FB and no issues. However I think I hear a class action lawsuit against facebook forming. I would support anybody that wants to hit FB hard. They are just the worst of the worst of the worst.
 
Looks like the unusually underdeveloped mentalities at facebook have fixed the issue...

here is an MSN link (not that I trust them either)

a mistake of course, just like the rest of the backpedaling they are doing since jan 20 2025.
 

«Most of Facebook’s infrastructure runs on Linux, — DistroWatch ironically notes. «And the company often posts jobs looking for Linux developers».

I'm happy I no longer have a Facebook account.
An I have flagged facebook long time ago as serious threat to privacy and freedom of speech.
What a silly idiots.
 
:)
8. Is your son obsessed with "Lunix"?

BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called "xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government. These programs are used by hackers to break into other people's computer systems to steal credit card numbers. ......
Joke that becomes reality :)
Maybe AI was meddling here.
 
Update:
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This enforcement was in error and has since been addressed. Discussions of Linux are allowed on our services.
BS, the only error is facebook.
how is that MS website wasn't flagged as sharing malicious software, at least that wouldn't be an error at all.
 
 
Yes

But.
 
@Rob @KGIII It might be better to merge this topic into the already existing one mentioned in #2 post of this topic?
 
@Rob @KGIII It might be better to merge this topic into the already existing one mentioned in #2 post of this topic?
My Bad. i did not see that one.
 
I remember posting a news article in a Facebook group quite a while back and Facebook took it down saying it violated their Community Guidelines about hacking. The news article was about the FBI warning people to watch out for cybercriminals.

Facebook is trash.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell
 
Mayka Jimenez

31/01/2025 17:30

Facebook Censorship is not new. In fact, the information filtering system used by this social network has always been questionable, as it does not apply the same criterion in all cases.
The last controversy over the Linux operating system arose, after several users reported that the publications discussing the software were blocked.

What happened in this new episode of Facebook censorship?​

In recent weeks, users have reported that Facebook does not publish messages mentioning DistroWatch, a website specializing in Linux distributions, or Linux-related groups or chats. It's not just that some messages have been deleted, it's that some users have seen their accounts suspended.
According to DistroWatch, on January 19, 2025, Facebook took the decision of Linux as malware or malware, blocking the publications that mentioned it.
Linux users This measure was considered a direct attack by Facebook on open and collaborative technology. This is particularly striking if we take into account the fact that Facebook has used Linux in its own infrastructure.

Facebook's explanation​

Logos de divers réseaux sociaux.

Faced with the multiple criticisms received and the excitement, Facebook issued a statement acknowledging that the problem had its origin in an error in its internal systems.
The classification of Linux as malware was the result of a "false positive" of its spam and malicious content detection systems, which led to user blocking and deletion of publications.
The press release contains an apology and states that Facebook has already taken steps to ensure that this does not happen again in the future.
Despite this, users remain frustrated, as they believe that the social network's ability to moderate content accurately and equitably becomes increasingly inefficient.

Article translated from French (Source: winoticias)
 
Well, I'd love to merge this thread with that one.

I can't.

That option appears to have gone missing.

@Rob may have had something break in the site update... I do not know.
 
Alriight, I think they're merged.

I think...

Doing a merge is now stupidly complicated after the update.
 
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