I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling. • Hacker News Board

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by dubfan » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:49 PM UTC

There was an article on a similar phenomenon, which I swear made it to the front page here but I can't find the discussion:

http://readwrite.com/2012/12/11/why-are-dead-people-liking-s...

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by PeterisP » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 11:06 PM UTC

AznHisoka wrote: post #8

Maybe you accidentally clicked on something in the internet, and that led to you liking it.

If so, then it's just as slimy as buying/selling likes, and anyone involved should be named, shamed and 'unliked'.

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by eastatx » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 12:27 AM UTC

I have a feeling the OP has a bot/toolbar on their machine and using that, 3rd parties will be able to simulate a like on their behalf.

Take a look at what software you have installed and you may discover the issue.

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by FamousWarrior » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 2:14 AM UTC

calbear81 wrote: post #10

FamousWarrior wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently you can because i saw her newsfeed and it said that I Liked his page when i never had been to his page before.

You can like from within your feed without visiting their page. I think this is what happens a lot (misclick or deception) within the in-feed ads.

You misunderstand. I never, in the history of ever, clicked Like on any political candidate's page, much less a guy i disagree and dislike.

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by FamousWarrior » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 2:15 AM UTC

jaredsohn wrote: post #7

SkyMarshal wrote: post #6

Change your password.

Exactly; the OP was likely phished and the people who did this are making money by having these accounts like on their behalf. I remember seeing in my feed that many of my liberal friends had "liked" Romney prior to the 2012 election. I saw this article come out around that time: http://thecentristword.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/mitt-romney-... and people in the comments described a similar issue.

Wow, thank you for this!

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by henriquea » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:21 PM UTC

This is why once a while I just go here to check my activity https://www.facebook.com/{{USER}}/allactivity?privacy_source...

Re: I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

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Post by Terretta » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:29 PM UTC

FamousWarrior wrote: post #14

calbear81 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can like from within your feed without visiting their page. I think this is what happens a lot (misclick or deception) within the in-feed ads.

You misunderstand. I never, in the history of ever, clicked Like on any political candidate's page, much less a guy i disagree and dislike.

They're not saying you ever went to a candidates page.

They're saying there was an ad in your own newsfeed you didn't know was an ad. Either a story you liked, or something one of your friends "posted" that you liked, but wasn't really a post, was an ad.