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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Mark Spoonauer

Facebook is now treating content links like malware — and that's not okay

Facebook logo on iPhone

Facebook has gone to new lengths in its push to keep users on its platform at all costs. And content publishers are now being treated as if they are peddling malware. 

I recently came across the below warning when trying to click out to an article on Tom's Guide's Facebook page, and the level of warning looks pretty dire. 

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