Facebook Flags Linux Topics As 'Cybersecurity Threats'

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By BeauHDJan 27, 2025, 6:00 pm898 ptsInterestingTop
Facebook has banned posts mentioning Linux-related topics, with the popular Linux news and discussion site, DistroWatch, at the center of the controversy. Tom's Hardware reports: A post on the site claims, "Facebook's internal policy makers decided that Linux is malware and labeled groups associated with Linux…

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