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908087 · 2019-01-29 23:27:06+00:00

FB employees and/or "reputation managers" abusing the flag button, I'm guessing.

james33 | karma 1002 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2013-01-18 19:49:33+00:00

Just came here to post the same thing. Someone pressed the wrong button at FB HQ...

rachelbythebay | karma 3881 | avg karma 4.25 · | 2020-01-13 23:07:49+00:00

It's an internal FB thing. But the post was about that, too.

(No, I don't work there... any more.)

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threesmegiste | karma 14 | avg karma 0.28 · | 2021-04-28 05:34:36

I think some paying fb haters out there. All Similar allegations are made much more often by other social media networks. someone is hiding something.

nikcub | karma 18169 | avg karma 7.31 · | 2012-05-05 20:49:28+00:00

I think that is just a coincidence, definitely not intentional - it would be insane for fb to do that

Ibethewalrus | karma 1103 | avg karma 7.35 · | 2018-10-19 23:26:08+00:00

What? Really? I don’t use FB but sounds like something anyone would do to game the system

adrianpike | karma 1055 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2017-09-07 02:41:12+00:00

It's almost as if this is actually intentional on the FB side of things.

emodendroket | karma 21781 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2021-08-15 12:17:06

Spite and/or sending a message/being seen to send a message to Facebook seem like likely factors.

pinewurst | karma 7743 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2022-08-09 12:48:22

I'm assuming this is being pushed/placed by Meta/FB PR.

tsycho | karma 2570 | avg karma 5.54 · | 2021-05-08 15:19:03+00:00

This is my #1 peeve. I have friends who work at FB, and the mental acrobatics they do to justify this would have been quite amusing, if it wasn't such a daily annoyance.

dustingetz | karma 7361 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2014-12-02 11:07:26

This link just clickjacked my facebook and posted to my feed as me. Flagged.

Rhino55 | karma 1 | avg karma 0.03 · | 2012-08-25 16:25:49

This is completely strange, HN should look into who up-voted this story and see if there is an upvote ring or rings involved.

I suspect foul play by members of FB executive team / board.

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nittanymount | karma 128 | avg karma 0.55 · | 2023-05-09 13:11:00

if this is real (seems it is a real screenshot)

how could/dare FB do this, hmm... interesting... like to learn more...

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traek | karma 1596 | avg karma 4.04 · | 2017-03-02 21:58:08+00:00

Facebook uses a `--clowntown` flag to let people do things without normal checks. [0]

[0] https://www.quora.com/When-people-who-work-at-Facebook-say-c...

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busterzzz | karma -12 | avg karma -1.33 · | 2013-10-02 16:23:18

This happens notoriously on a Facebook I own. Always popping shit up about promoting posts and running campaigns.

shpx | karma 2551 | avg karma 3.33 · | 2018-03-22 07:37:19

At this point I've hidden at least 10 threads relating to this. I'm starting to think that this is a coordinated PR "attack" on facebook.

botverse | karma 216 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2020-09-27 20:27:54+00:00

I would guess a FB employee is reading the thread

tkahn6 | karma 2234 | avg karma 2.84 · | 2013-03-20 20:30:52+00:00

Seems to be a Facebook thing.

billbel1chick | karma 7 | avg karma 3.5 · | 2015-09-14 15:11:39

What does Facebook have to do with this ? Weird post

AzzieElbab | karma 1950 | avg karma 1.32 · | 2021-05-05 13:53:24+00:00

I wonder if I am getting downvoted by the FB oversight board :)