Facebook has recently lifted a temporary ban on posting links to Distrowatch, a popular OS comparison site. The site's editor, Jesse Smith, faced a locked account and reported the issue but was told that Linux content remains under a cybersecurity filter. This ban raised eyebrows as Meta, Facebook's parent company, relies heavily on Linux for its infrastructure. Despite the issue receiving some media attention, discussions continue among Linux communities on platforms like Reddit and Mastodon, underscoring broader concerns about content moderation on social media platforms.
In the latest installment of its weekly newsletter, the smaller site's editor, Jesse Smith, claimed his efforts to report the issue got him blocked.
Discussion of Linux being blocked under the site's cybersecurity rules is an oddity. As Smith notes, the rich irony of this is that Meta's servers run Linux.
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