Stop Turning Private Facebook Groups Public

There is a trend on Facebook that drives me absolutely insane, and it seems to happen over and over again. A group starts out private. People join it because it is private. The privacy is literally part of the appeal. The group grows. The community develops. People become comfortable posting there. They share opinions, stories, frustrations, hobbies, interests, and sometimes personal experiences that they would never throw onto a fully public page. Then one day, out of nowhere, the admins […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/05/30/17/27/33/analysis/jaimedavid327/11030/stop-turning-private-facebook-groups-public/

FYI: Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed: Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue. https://ppc.land/meta-forum-app-quietly-launches-as-reddit-rival-with-ai-powered-groups-feed/ #MetaForum #RedditRival #AIFeatures #SocialMedia #FacebookGroups
Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed

Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue.

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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/24/meta-tests-forum-to-turn-facebook-groups-into-a-reddit-rival-xcxwbn/

Meta has released a new app called Forum that turns Facebook Groups into a dedicated space for questions, recommendations, and answer discovery.

#AI #MetaInc #Facebook #FacebookGroups Reddit #Apple #SocialMedia

ICYMI: Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed: Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue. https://ppc.land/meta-forum-app-quietly-launches-as-reddit-rival-with-ai-powered-groups-feed/ #MetaForum #RedditRival #FacebookGroups #AIFeatures #SocialMedia
Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed

Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue.

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#Meta launched a new app called #Forum, a dedicated space for #FacebookGroups conversations. The app, which requires a Facebook account, features a feed of conversations from various Groups and includes AI features like “Ask” for answering questions and an admin assistant for moderators. https://www.engadget.com/2179165/meta-forum-groups-app/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Meta quietly released a new Reddit-like app called Forum - Engadget

Meta is testing a new dedicated app for Facebook Groups called Forum.

Engadget
Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed: Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue. https://ppc.land/meta-forum-app-quietly-launches-as-reddit-rival-with-ai-powered-groups-feed/ #MetaForum #RedditRival #SocialMedia #AI #FacebookGroups
Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed

Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue.

PPC Land

Ars Technica: Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date. “An attempt to pressure Meta into removing a critical post from a Chicago Facebook group called ‘Are We Dating the Same Guy’ may end in sanctions for lawyers whose takedown arguments appeared to rely on fake AI citations to support doxing claims.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/19/legal-fail-dont-use-ai-to-sue-facebook-users-for-calling-you-a-bad-date-ars-technica/
Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date (Ars Technica)

Ars Technica: Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date. “An attempt to pressure Meta into removing a critical post from a Chicago Facebook group called &#8216…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

An actual conversation I just had:

Her:
there’s no news on it yet so I don’t know where you’re getting your information but it’s frog shit

Me:
The Guardian posted about it like 13 hours ago, it's also being reported via the ABC website, as well as 7, 9, 10 etc..

Her:
I don't watch any of those they're fake news

Me:
Just curious.. where do you get news from then?

Her:
I don't watch any news it's all lies
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THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW THERE'S NO NEWS ABOUT IT YOU FUCKING TOENAIL??!

#Facebook #SocialMedia #FacebookGroups #RegionalAustralia #Australia #MediaLiteracy #ItsTooFuckingEarlyForThisShit

Using the "do you watch MAFS" defence in the kink group chat to shut down awkward conversations before they begin..

Him:
Today makes me stop and think do I try for my second attempt at joining the defence force

Me:
So, does anyone in here watch MAFS?

Him:
No I don’t watch crap like that.

Me:
Oh, I do! I find it absolutely fascinating..

#dating #DatingGroups #Facebook #FacebookGroups #SocialMedia

Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

(also, I looked at the rest of their posts, it's not a joke)..

#tv #television #ThePitt #covid #covid19 #GetVaccinated #disability #WearAMask #Facebook #FacebookGroups #SocialMedia