DistroWatch is one of the largest affected organizations.

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

  • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Go and read original Distrowatch post and tell me this doesn’t sound like a plausible and way more boring explanation.

    • There is an ongoing US-China trade war that started 2 presidents ago.
    • Mark Zuckerberg wants to fellatio Donald Trump (hence dropping pretence of social responsibility)
    • Mark Zuckerberg wants to participate in this trade war somehow so he bans mentions of Chinese tech.
    • Distrowatch mentions OpenKylin, a Chinese Linux distribution, gets flagged
    • Facebook support (person making around $3.5 per month in some third world country) doesn’t know difference between specific Linux distro and Linux itself, tells Distrowatch that Linux is now banned.
    • Distrowatch doesn’t research anything and cries foul without second thought because Meta is evil.