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Slopwatch: Linux Journal, WebProNews, LinuxSecurity, and the Serial Slopper

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 23, 2025

Tonight's "Slopwatch" will be relatively short. When searching for "linux" (or Linux news) in Google News there's not much returned today (it's a weekend), but Linux Journal is shown with its latest LLM slop:

It seems like Linux Journal has entirely given up on real articles, which renders it a slopfarm like WebProNews: (also boosted in Google News today)

Other slopfarms that are active are LinuxSecurity, which has this LLM slop:

And the Serial Slopper with the usual slop about Calibre:

He's ripping off Marius Nestor and others.

The bubble needs to burst, but even then the Web will be left with residues of these slopfarms. █

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