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submitted 2 days ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/18210719

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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.

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DistroWatch says that the Facebook ban took effect on January 19. Readers have reported difficulty posting links to the site on this social media platform. Moreover, some have told DistroWatch that their Facebook accounts have been locked or limited after sharing posts mentioning Linux topics.

If you're wondering if there might be something specific to DistroWatch.com, something on the site that the owners/operators perhaps don't even know about, for example, then it seems pretty safe to rule out such a possibility. Reports show that "multiple groups associated with Linux and Linux discussions have either been shut down or had many of their posts removed." However, we tested a few other Facebook posts with mentions of Linux, and they didn't get blocked immediately.

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Addition to include the DistroWatch link: https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20250127#sitenews

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago

They'll come out soon and say this is an accident. And nobody will believe them. But nobody will change their behaviour anyway.

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago

Probably was, they use Linux a lot IIRC and they have their own Linux kernel team https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2022/10/06/meet-the-developers-linux-kernel-team-martin-lau/

Guaranteed this was some idiot committee decision based on whatever hear they have today. They probably have zero idea what Linux is or that their entire infrastructure runs on it. In fact, if they were asked what Facebook uses I am sure they would say "we all use Macs!"

this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2025
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