Restrictions applied to my Facebook account.

[Chako]

Well looks like I got myself in a spot of trouble on Facebook. I was posting old photos of my Leatherman collection onto another Facebook group centered around Leatherman when I got a nasty response from Facebook in breech of their dangerous symbols rule. I posted a bunch of photos using some old German stamps as background. that I did a year ago. I didn't think much of it other then I did post a warning as there were some WW2 stamps in the dealer book I have. I was certainly not espousing Nazism, and am rather offended by it. Looks like my account now has restrictions arbitrarily put on it. 

[Chako]

Looks like they have now allowed me access to Marketplace. Still have restrictions in creating adds which I have never done, and no joining calls whatever that means. These restrictions will end exactly one month from now. 

[greenbear]

Unfortunately Facebook's 'decisions' are driven by algorithms rather than humans.  I know of a couple uf people here in the UK that had restrictions placed on them for quite innocent pictures. The restrictions don't last too long, but Facebook don't tend to tell you when they are lifted. Hope it gets sorted out soon for you.

[Chako]

I can imagine. They restricted things I do not even use. Being arbitrarily accused of an ideology I find abhorrent with no way to defend myself was a little insulting. 

[pfrsantos]

 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Facebook is a colossal smurfing parasite and I can’t wait until it joins MySpace.

Def

[zrxoa1]

Last year I was permanently banned from Market Place for listing 2 Spyderco knives. There are THOUSANDS of knives listed on there, but I got banned permanently.

Facebook is, indeed, stupid.  So I created an alternate account, just to use Marketplace.


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[lister]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6zkL91LzCMc&pp=ygUiaSBoZWFyIHlvdSBhcmUgYSByYWNpc3Qgbm93IGZhdGhlcg%3D%3D

 

[Chako]

I love that show. British humour is grand.

Yeah I like to post on Facebook because I get interactions with a wide group of people, and it is easier to post images on that platform. You guys are not wrong, Facebook is a mess.

[ThisAlarm7]

Facebook is a colossal smurfing parasite and I can’t wait until it joins MySpace.

Def

This

[lister]

I didn't actually watch that one, but yes, I like their style of humor. Guess where my alias is from? 

As for the facebook, I killed mine 2 years ago. May ot rot in hell... 

[AzteCypher]

I have almost killed FB twice.  Now that we have family across the world, we find it easier to keep in contact via FB.  I hardly post in there if at all because it is a mess.  I use it more to find stuff on marketplace or on rare occasions, sell something on marketplace.

[ThundahBeagle]

Facebook is a colossal smurfing parasite and I can’t wait until it joins MySpace.

Def

Agreed.  Alas, alak, while that may indeed happen, Facebook (and Microsoft and Google) has seen fit to do something that MySpace did not:  getting in bed with the government.  Not to make this political but they survive this way, selling or giving data not just to private companies, but to governments.  And as we know, nothing online truly goes away.  But my hopes are as your hopes

[nate j]

Don’t have a Facebook account.  Have never had one.  Have never regretted it.  YMMV

[Grant Lamontagne]

You aren't missing much.

It's a cesspool.

And I feel like I should apologize to cesspools everywhere for that comparison.

Def

[AzteCypher]

 

[Chako]

Oh it is messed up all right.

I logged into Facebook to check out the usual various multi-tool and photography groups when I come across a group I have never heard about. I clicked on it out of curiosity, something I have in abundance. It was eye opening to say the least. The group is some Daddy kink group.

What I would like to know is this...how the heck did that show up in my algorithm feed? 

[AzteCypher]

Half the junk that shows up is just stupid.  About a month ago my wife and I were talking about how tall our daughter was getting.  Apparently FB was listening because for several weeks it was showing videos of really tall girls and etc...   

I started talking more about SAKs and multitools but apparently it doesn't listen to me when I speak about those things.  At least it's not showing me any more posts about seductive tall girls.   

[Chako]

I can imagine.

I know Facebook restricted my account till the end of this month or is it next...

I feel there is a joke in here somewhere about the state of my account and what it is feeding me at the moment. 

[ThundahBeagle]

Don’t have a Facebook account.  Have never had one.  Have never regretted it.  YMMV

Never a personal FB account here either

[Grant Lamontagne]

Oh it is messed up all right.

I logged into Facebook to check out the usual various multi-tool and photography groups when I come across a group I have never heard about. I clicked on it out of curiosity, something I have in abundance. It was eye opening to say the least. The group is some Daddy kink group.

What I would like to know is this...how the heck did that show up in my algorithm feed? 

Keywords.

Years ago we had a similar issue with an ad service.  It would take keywords from the site, search eBay for them and then post ads showing listings that matched those keywords, which sounds great on paper... but....

A Leatherman is a term for the fine, upstanding gentlemen at the Blue Oyster Bar, and if you aren't familiar with that, or the biker from the Village People, then you will just have to Google it and deal with the consequences if anyone finds your browsing history.

A Bear is similar to the above, but with a little less leather and somewhat more... shall we say "naturally insulated" against the cold.

Gerber is a company that makes baby products, including bottles and the pliable, perforated items found on the tops of them, which simulate a natural, anatomical delivery item.

And then frequent uses of suggesting terms like the shaft on a screwdriver, tool in general and repeated discussion of varying levels of what Rockwell is famous for measuring didn't help matters.

Not that we here at MTO have any issues with any of that, it just didn't really result in accurate matches and didn't benefit this site or the advertisers significantly enough.  There is a term for an arrangement that was unsuitable for all parties involved, but I feel like we have had enough innuendos in this post already.

Def

[Chako]

I have no issues with it either...but your putting it like that, it may be a wonder why I never came across this before on Facebook. 

You just never know what you will come across social media. 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Well, keyword indexing has improved over the last 15-20 years, so the targeting is much better now.  Still, the occasional wild shot is to be expected. 

(He said, also blatantly ignoring the possible double entendre in your post.)

Def

[Chako]

I have been blocked from posting anything on Facebook being arbitrarily accused of spamming the MT.O Facebook page with content.  

[Chako]

Maybe my days on Facebook are numbered. Still can't post anything. 

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[Vidar]

I put restrictions on Facebook years ago, and have halfway succeded in doing to the same with Microsoft. The first one I don't trust, the other one I don't trust and they are more intrusive for every new OS they release.

[Grant Lamontagne]

How dare you post pictures of knives and tools in a knife and tool group?   

You should know better....

The forum isn't perfect, but it's ours.

Def

[Chako]

Yeah, no kidding.   

[Chako]

Wow! so far a 24 hour ban on posting anything with an image, or allowed to create a new post.

[Chako]

I think it will now be official.  As of now, I will rarely go on Facebook and will no longer participate in sharing my knowledge and images on that platform. I would eliminate my Facebook account if I didn't have a Meta Quest 3 headset. Frankly I am seriously worried they will tank my headset as they nuked my Facebook account.

That platform has no means to correct their heavy handed tactics. I was not notified for how long my restrictions for participating on Facebook would be curtailed. No way to phone them. They talk about a strike system but do not tell you how many of those are linked to your account. Frankly I am not impressed with the platform.