Starting on January 19, 2025 Facebook's internal policy makers decided that Linux is malware and labelled groups associated with Linux as being "cybersecurity threats." Any posts mentioning DistroWatch and multiple groups associated with Linux and Linux discussions have either been shut down or had many of their posts removed. ๐Ÿคก

https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20250127#sitenews

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TBF most Linux users think Facebook is malware

Hannah Montana Linux is too powerful for themโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‚

Thanks Mark ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Ironic id bet sats they utilize Linux in one way or another.

More than one way for sure.

They want you to switch to Nostr. ๐Ÿ˜Š Trying to nudge people away from centralized media. Just doing their part!

Seriously, though, itโ€™s funny to watch them waffle back and forth. We want to control you, but when you look elsewhere we lose advertising revenue. What to do!?

Itโ€™s funny when someone sends me FB or TikTok links I find sometimes I canโ€™t view it through a browser or canโ€™t read the comments. And the next week I can.

How do you paywall when my eyes are what pay your bills? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Facebook is the real malware.

I'm a complete tech retard. And not joking. Even I use Ubuntu, and just got my wife to start using Mint.

I guess we're both "cybersecurity threats". ๐Ÿคฃ

You are

I'm feeling so proud of myself at the moment. ๐Ÿ’ช

I reported you as a cyber security threat to relays here on Nostr - gluck comrade.

Snitches get stitches ๐Ÿชก

Reported for inciting violence now โš”๏ธ

I'm reporting you to D.O.G.E.

AFUERA!

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wtf

my words exactly

Perhaps time for some group ownership/management functionality? Hint hint... Wink wink... Pleeeease ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Communities really need a lot of work here.

Meanwhile Windows is literally Malware

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

.. and of course FBโ€™s own services will run primarily on Linux ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚

Maybe someone should mention Nostr here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42839502 ๐Ÿ˜‰

I don't see the logic in perceiving Linux as a threat, especially if so much of their intra id Linuc. What does FB stand to gain from this? Unless their black box AI clustered Linux FB groups with cyber security threats and auto triggered censorship without any real person at the wheel.

Wasn't there a move to freespech by Zuck? Didn't last long... Sadly, this is not unexpected. Linux has no central appstore, Linux will not support always-on monitoring and will not enforce digital IDs to use the internet. So, Linux bad,

> Wasn't there a move to freespech by Zuck?

Considering there was no move to free speech at all with Musk, I see no reason to expect it with Zuck.

https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/hateful-conduct/

I didn't expect it. I only expected more time until ppl notice.

Indeed, previously they have "woke" censorship, now Musk censors "cis" and Zuck forbids insults based on saying someone is mentally ill unless it's based on sexual orientation.

Moronic censorship then, moronic censorship now.

So all of nostr is now banned from Facebook

They should have a Nostr account.

Dont facebook servers run on linux based machines?

This is shocking and outrageous. I just can't believe that in the day and age there are still people who use Facebook. Don't they believe in Science? Facebook has been proven to have zero respect for the customs' privacy, security or preferences. Ridiculous.

damn shitheads

Facebook depends on Linux. I don't believe they are that stupid to believe what they wrote themselves.

Then again, stranger things have happened recently.

Anything less than total submission to their spyware and abusive behavior is a "threat," just like even the slightest questioning of the self-styled elite's narrative is "hate" to them.