Facebook... how can they do this?

spookycat

spookycat

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If I see someone who was a friend in an older account, FB tends to tell me "we don't think you know this person. (Really?...)
Someone I don't know can send me messages without my permission- guess what, I don't believe they know me either.
Why is this double standard allowed?
If someone I don't know, posts on my FB, I have to go in settings and block them. Why?
Who died and made this platform our social leaders?
 

Not my words here, but I looked it up:

"When Facebook shows "We don't think you know this person", it usually means a non-friend has sent a message to you or a friend request has been sent. Facebook's algorithm is suggesting you're not likely connected to this person. You can choose to accept or ignore the request, and if you have concerns about the message, you can also report it to Facebook"
 
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If I see someone who was a friend in an older account, FB tends to tell me "we don't think you know this person. (Really?...)
Someone I don't know can send me messages without my permission- guess what, I don't believe they know me either.
Why is this double standard allowed?
If someone I don't know, posts on my FB, I have to go in settings and block them. Why?
Who died and made this platform our social leaders?
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You are just a pawn in Facebook’s algorithms, designed to monetise your visibility within the greater Facebook arena. Are your privacy settings still set to default, letting anyone see you and post to your profile?

I don't think Facebook has ever been a social leader. They are social followers and are more of an opportunistic middleman -- bringing people together whether they like it or not, and making money from it via advertisements and things you don't want to see. There is nothing noble about Facebook.
 
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When Facebook rolled out in 2004 many were excited..."oh good, a social media site for adults", as MySpace pretty much targeted to the teenage user demographic, which attracted the child sexual predators.
 
I did, I've gone into settings several times. But then I think a lot of those settings are open ended and don't really do that much. Pretty sure they are the only ones who control most of the settings.
 
I use it quite frequently - and find it useful ; doesn't seem to affect my privacies in any great way - don't you think sometimes we get too sensitive - we can't go back to the privacy we once had before any internet you realize??
 
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I use it quite frequently - and find it useful ; doesn't seem to affect my privacies in any great way - don't you think sometimes we get too sensitive - we can't go back to the privacy we once had before any internet you realize??
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Yes, like everything in life- we don't have to be enslaved but instead can shape our existence as we see fit. Facebook is no exception, but does require hands-on modification in order to create the environment to your liking.
 
yes let's face it we are all being manipulated now much more than we ever were once and just have to take safeguards and talk to others and learn how to protect ourselves - sons and daughters should be able to help or nieces and nephews etc friends etc. we are using it right now to our advantage!
 
CallMeKate said:
Not my words here, but I looked it up:

"When Facebook shows "We don't think you know this person", it usually means a non-friend has sent a message to you or a friend request has been sent. Facebook's algorithm is suggesting you're not likely connected to this person. You can choose to accept or ignore the request, and if you have concerns about the message, you can also report it to Facebook"
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I never joined facebook, but that makes sense to me.
 
I don't use Facebook. The only time I read Facebook is when some companies have promotional products on their official Facebook and I need to get the discount code there.
Same with X, IG. But I never check out TikTok yet.
 
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You can make your facebook setting public, friends only, or totally private. This will control who can see anything you post or who can write on it.
However, if you share something (like a cute picture) that you saw on Facebook, and it is not your original posting, then other people you do not know will sometimes comment or put a like on that shared post, and I don’t know if the settings affect that or not.

Facebook is probably still going to suggest people that it thinks you might know, even if your settings are set to private. I have not found any way to stop that, and they always seem to find people or groups that they think I might be interested in. Sometimes, I am interested, so I am okay with this.

Facebook is how I keep in touch with extended family and friends who do not live close, so I really like that part of facebook, and I belong to several groups from the PNW, where I grew up and lived most of my life. I also belong to some history groups , as well as low-carb health groups.
So, facebook works fine for what I want it for.
 
I'm definitely an outlier in this group, because I use Facebook a lot....to keep up with family and friends and watch interesting videos (I love cat and dog videos).

What I won't do is buy anything that's offered on Facebook. I've made that mistake and won't do it again. Facebook makes no effort to be sure their advertisers are reputable businesses.
 
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