[Linux-aus] Facebook removing Linux discussions as security threats

[Adam Nielsen]

>  >    I do confirm that i explicitly tested this with my super unused
>  >facebook account, just stating that i was testing restrictions   
> on talking about Linux, the text was: """I don't often (or ever) post
> anything on Facebook, but when I do, it's to check if they really, as
> announced on hckrnews, are restricting discussing Linux. So here's a
> few links to trigger
> that: https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/ … https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/""
> " and indeed within seconds I got the following warning: """ We
> removed your post The post may use misleading links or content to
> trick people to visit, or stay on, a website. """. This is one
> massive wow considering how much Facebook runs on Linux.

Just one more reason to keep staying away from Facebook I guess?

Interestingly your e-mail triggered some warnings on my spam filter:

  0.1 URIBL_SBL_A  Contains URL's A record listed in the Spamhaus SBL blocklist
                   [URI: www.qubes-os.org/185.199.109.153]
                   [URI: www.qubes-os.org/185.199.110.153]
                   [URI: www.qubes-os.org/185.199.108.153]
                   [URI: www.qubes-os.org/185.199.111.153]

I wonder whether this is why Facebook are blocking those URLs?  Not
because they have an issue with Linux, but rather one of their upstream
spam filters has started flagging certain URLs?

Would make the most sense about why it's suddenly happening, and seems
more likely than them suddenly taking issue with Linux itself.

Maybe Spamhaus has more detail on why those URLs have been flagged.

Cheers,
Adam.