Facebook Flags Linux Topics As 'Cybersecurity Threats'

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Facebook Flags Linux Topics As 'Cybersecurity Threats'

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Ha! Guess FB decided to fight back at someone saying that FB was a virus ! lol...

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/01/ ... ty-threats

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#2 Post by m_pav »

Yes, our FB group page seems to have lost posts associated with FB user Dan Nanni, though I'm not sure if he posted them or somebody else tacked them in. His FB account is still up and running though.
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I guess the broligarchs are now pushing MS's old line that Linux is a virus.

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So much for the latest "free speech" policy on FB |-/
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I recall just posting the link to DW was forbidden but that was quite a while back on the FB MX Linux group.
Maybe FB is at it again.


I just made a comment on my page and posted the link directly to DW and FB allowed it. hmm?
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I can confirm that Facebook is removing posts from our group if they mention DW, all completely innocently, and dating back to more than a year. They are flagged as security threats.
I have appealed two of them without success.

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siamhie wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:41 am I recall just posting the link to DW was forbidden but that was quite a while back on the FB MX Linux group.
Maybe FB is at it again.


I just made a comment on my page and posted the link directly to DW and FB allowed it. hmm?
It can take as long as a year before a post is flagged! All of them have been more than a few weeks.

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chrispop99 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:59 am
siamhie wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:41 am I recall just posting the link to DW was forbidden but that was quite a while back on the FB MX Linux group.
Maybe FB is at it again.


I just made a comment on my page and posted the link directly to DW and FB allowed it. hmm?
It can take as long as a year before a post is flagged! All of them have been more than a few weeks.

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