Facebook was blocking Distrowatch

Facebook Accidentally Blocks Users From Posting About Linux

After Facebook posts about Linux were removed with warnings about 'malicious software,' Meta blames an enforcement error and says 'discussions of Linux are allowed.'

Facebook was blocking Distrowatch

Popular community site became unmentionable – the irony is thick enough to compile

Facebook removing Linux discussions as security threats

Mark Zuckerberg recently struck a new pose in hopes of pleasing President Trump, saying Meta would no longer check facts or censor free speech, and blaming other executives for previous policies at the company he runs. Since then, however, the company has struggled to explain why it was hiding search results for left-wing political topics—and now users are complaining it categorizes some posts about Linux as malware. — Read the rest The post Fac…

Facebook apparently banning people from posting Linux related content on its platform

In a weirdly surprising move, Facebook is restricting posts related to Linux content on its platform and flagging them against its Community Guidelines, including popular site DistroWatch. Read more...

Facebook Censors Comments On Linux, Cites 'Cybersecurity Threats'

Facebook is being accused of censoring posts about Linux, including banning any that mention DistroWatch.com, citing “cybersecurity threats” of all things. Linux is the most popular operating systems for data centers, web servers, cloud platforms, and other servers. The OS is also growing on the desktop, closing in on 5% market share. For perspective, Linux has roughly the same share of the desktop market as Apple had in 2009. Despite its popula…