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Guardian Digital, Inc (linuxsecurity.com) is Again Spamming or Googlebombing "Linux" and "Security" Using LLM Slop

Unix Men (or UnixMen) Has Turned Into LLM Slop With Embedded Linkspam, Piggybacking "Linux" for SEO

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 10, 2025,
updated Jan 10, 2025

2023: The Site 'UNIXMen' (Janus Atienza) Has Begun Posting Sponsored Spam Disguised as 'Linux' Articles

2024: The Web Site 'UNIXMen' (Run by Janus Atienza) is Still Posting SPAM, But Typically Hides This Under the RSS Feeds

IT keeps getting worse. The latest fake article (adorning "Linux") says: "From system administration to enhancing user interfaces, using QR codes in Linux environments is both practical and innovative."

But is this a real article? Let's find out:

Classic linkspam, just like in past years (see links at the top).

But wait, aside from the spammy links, consider who 'wrote' this article. Was it Janus Atienza or....

Alright, so it's basically garbage text or LLM 'filler'.

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