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Tell HN: FB Is Broadcasting Posts from Young Women in Travel and Roommate Groups

5 points by idontwantthis ↗ HN
The latest bizarre “suggested post” trend I’m seeing is posts from attractive young women in groups like “Roommates in Boulder” or “Backpacking in New Zealand”. Predictably, the comments are full of creeps. I assume that since I’m seeing them and I have nothing to do with those places, they are being broadcasted all over the world. The posts have legitimate comments too, so I’m assuming these are real groups and not just sly OnlyFans ads.

I realize these aren’t private groups, but the gross thing is that they are being selectively pushed by the algorithm to people who otherwise would never see them. And it’s only young women.

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Terr_
The problem with this fatalistic approach is that refusing to participate hasn't been effective at preventing or stopping real world problems that come back and hit you anyway.

At a bare minimum, a portion of those social-media people are voting, and it's not practical for me to create my own nation or pocket universe.

idontwantthis
Why all of the aggression?

I use it for what I use it for and want to talk about what I see on there with other technically minded people.

talldayo
Well leave it there. HN is not the internet police, and I'd guarantee you that >95% of us don't use Facebook in the first place.
jrflowers
I like this post. Complaining about Facebook is pointless but complaining about people that complain about Facebook is a bottomless font of immense value