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9 days later on January 28th, PCMAG posted A comment to them by Meta directly confirming this was an error following Distrowatch's account being reinstated and the blocking of any Linux related content being lifted.<ref>https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-accidentally-blocks-users-from-posting-about-linux</ref>

==== Tracking pixel ====

====Tracking pixel====

The [[Meta~~]]’s~~ tracking pixel can be added to websites to track user behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meta Pixel |url=https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/meta-pixel/ |website=Meta}}</ref> The tracking tool has faced several lawsuits for violations of privacy laws. The lawsuits range from websites failing to disclose the use of the tracking tool Meta pixel to outright declaring the tool illegal. In 2023, the Austrian DSB decided the technology is illegal, as it cannot guarantee data is not shared back to data centers located in US from the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal |url=https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316064216/https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |archive-date=16 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunoli |first=Joseph |date=17 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal |url=https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320095247/https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |archive-date=20 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=Techzine Europe}}</ref> At that time there was legal uncertainty regarding these data transfers, as the privacy framework for EU-US data transfers was annulled in 2020. This legal grey area was entered again in 2025, as [[The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff|the current privacy framework with the US faces uncertainty]].

The Meta tracking pixel can be added to websites to track user behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meta Pixel |url=https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/meta-pixel/ |website=Meta}}</ref> The tracking tool has faced several lawsuits for violations of privacy laws. The lawsuits range from websites failing to disclose the use of the tracking tool Meta pixel to outright declaring the tool illegal. In 2023, the Austrian DSB decided the technology is illegal, as it cannot guarantee data is not shared back to data centers located in US from the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal |url=https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316064216/https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |archive-date=16 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunoli |first=Joseph |date=17 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal |url=https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320095247/https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |archive-date=20 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=Techzine Europe}}</ref> At that time there was legal uncertainty regarding these data transfers, as the privacy framework for EU-US data transfers was annulled in 2020. This legal grey area was entered again in 2025, as [[The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff|the current privacy framework with the US faces uncertainty]].

===Meta Oculus VR===

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 days later on January 28th, PCMAG posted A comment to them by Meta directly confirming this was an error following Distrowatch's account being reinstated and the blocking of any Linux related content being lifted.<ref>https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-accidentally-blocks-users-from-posting-about-linux</ref>
-==== Tracking pixel ====
+====Tracking pixel====
-The [[Meta]]’s tracking pixel can be added to websites to track user behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meta Pixel |url=https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/meta-pixel/ |website=Meta}}</ref> The tracking tool has faced several lawsuits for violations of privacy laws. The lawsuits range from websites failing to disclose the use of the tracking tool Meta pixel to outright declaring the tool illegal. In 2023, the Austrian DSB decided the technology is illegal, as it cannot guarantee data is not shared back to data centers located in US from the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal |url=https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316064216/https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |archive-date=16 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunoli |first=Joseph |date=17 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal |url=https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320095247/https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |archive-date=20 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=Techzine Europe}}</ref> At that time there was legal uncertainty regarding these data transfers, as the privacy framework for EU-US data transfers was annulled in 2020. This legal grey area was entered again in 2025, as [[The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff|the current privacy framework with the US faces uncertainty]].
+The Meta tracking pixel can be added to websites to track user behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meta Pixel |url=https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/meta-pixel/ |website=Meta}}</ref> The tracking tool has faced several lawsuits for violations of privacy laws. The lawsuits range from websites failing to disclose the use of the tracking tool Meta pixel to outright declaring the tool illegal. In 2023, the Austrian DSB decided the technology is illegal, as it cannot guarantee data is not shared back to data centers located in US from the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal |url=https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316064216/https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-meta-tracking-tools-illegal |archive-date=16 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunoli |first=Joseph |date=17 Mar 2023 |title=Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal |url=https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320095247/https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/103329/austrian-regulators-declare-meta-tracking-tools-are-illegal/ |archive-date=20 Mar 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2025 |website=Techzine Europe}}</ref> At that time there was legal uncertainty regarding these data transfers, as the privacy framework for EU-US data transfers was annulled in 2020. This legal grey area was entered again in 2025, as [[The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff|the current privacy framework with the US faces uncertainty]].
 ===Meta Oculus VR===