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Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by leesalminen »

dasil003 wrote: post #78
ReidZB wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I realize that the proper solution is to terminate my account and never attempt to log back in.... but I've had my account since 2006 and despite the company's terrible practices, I'm really not interested in disconnecting for good at this time Well, that's the real problem, isn't it? If users aren't punishing Facebook by leaving the platform in droves, then what incentive does Facebook have to stop its consistentl…

> If users aren't punishing Facebook by leaving the platform in droves, then what incentive does Facebook have to stop its consistently user-hostile business practices A huge GDPR face slap could definitely help. I'm really curious to see how this plays out.

While GDPR should be a privacy win for users, it is a giant pain for us as a small business. 1% of our customers are in the EU and the administrative overhead (as portrayed by our legal counsel) is unbearable at our price point. We decided to pull out of the EU, along with the other players in our niche.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by tomrod »

SamLevin88 wrote: post #4

Finally, somewhere I can appropriately vent about this. About TWO years ago I was constantly annoyed by the 'secure your account: add your phone number here' banner frequently displayed at the top of the page upon loading FB, so I input my number to make it disappear for good. (Also, they kept hiding the 'x' (close) icon in different spots, making the banner difficult to dismiss.) A few days later I got a text messag…

Why not play the two big TechCos off each other? Use a Google Voice phone number on an account whose backup is "user@facebook"

That way you've decoupled those particular services and annoyances from the rest of your life.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by dragonwriter »

tomrod wrote: post #142
SamLevin88 wrote: post #4

Finally, somewhere I can appropriately vent about this. About TWO years ago I was constantly annoyed by the 'secure your account: add your phone number here' banner frequently displayed at the top of the page upon loading FB, so I input my number to make it disappear for good. (Also, they kept hiding the 'x' (close) icon in different spots, making the banner difficult to dismiss.) A few days later I got a text messag…

Why not play the two big TechCos off each other? Use a Google Voice phone number on an account whose backup is "user@facebook" That way you've decoupled those particular services and annoyances from the rest of your life.

user@facebook.com email addresses were killed, even in their reduced, forwarding-only form, on May 1, 2016.

So that's not going to work.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by IncRnd »

slenk wrote: post #101
jedrek wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of events/organizations that organize almost exclusively through Facebook. Unfortunately, there effectively no other free platforms with a critical mass of sign ups big enough to be used in that way.

Google Calendar/Hangouts/Maybe even plus? Everyone has the gmail they probably created just to sign up for Facebook, since it seems this younger generation doesn't believe in email.

The younger generation seems to call Facebook by the name MomBook. Facebook is losing younger people by the millions.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by wand3r »

This is terrible and totally shit. FB had opt in by default spam notifications when I provided my number and as I stopped using the service regularly spammed my number. I turned off notifications and then the password reset link didnt work via phone. Also, the random intentional "security" interruption to force you to send a selfie to train their AI model.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by jmcgough »

I experienced this a few months ago and it was the last straw for me - it really feels like they're willing to do anything to drive engagement and ramp up addiction. This was after I'd removed messenger and facebook from my phone (having them really push hard for me to use messenger creeped me out; it's obviously in order for them to track my location). I've crippled facebook via chrome extensions to the point that it's only a place for me to check messages and keep in touch with local groups/events, and I'm slowly moving off of it entirely.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by tomrod »

dragonwriter wrote: post #143
tomrod wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not play the two big TechCos off each other? Use a Google Voice phone number on an account whose backup is "user@facebook" That way you've decoupled those particular services and annoyances from the rest of your life.

user@facebook.com email addresses were killed, even in their reduced, forwarding-only form, on May 1, 2016. So that's not going to work.

Well... drat.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by candlestables »

ReidZB wrote: post #22
SamLevin88 wrote: post #4

Finally, somewhere I can appropriately vent about this. About TWO years ago I was constantly annoyed by the 'secure your account: add your phone number here' banner frequently displayed at the top of the page upon loading FB, so I input my number to make it disappear for good. (Also, they kept hiding the 'x' (close) icon in different spots, making the banner difficult to dismiss.) A few days later I got a text messag…

> I realize that the proper solution is to terminate my account and never attempt to log back in.... but I've had my account since 2006 and despite the company's terrible practices, I'm really not interested in disconnecting for good at this time Well, that's the real problem, isn't it? If users aren't punishing Facebook by leaving the platform in droves, then what incentive does Facebook have to stop its consistentl…

Not really. Every user who experiences is going to accrue anger, resentment, distrust for the platform, and they'll treat it accordingly, and when an alternative arises, switch.

IMO Facebook should totally lay off security confirmations, account bans, and all that stuff because it just antagonizes people, unless the user actually does something significantly harmful to other users experience, ie largescale spamming (not just regular sharing), actual fake news propaganda (not just sharing a political story), actually abusing an account (not just using untrue details to protect their own privacy but otherwise using Facebook in an OK way).

Otherwise, yeah, I think everyone's going to jump ship at first opportunity, because they don't get treated that well as users.

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by ValentineC »

akvadrako wrote: post #100
jedrek wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of events/organizations that organize almost exclusively through Facebook. Unfortunately, there effectively no other free platforms with a critical mass of sign ups big enough to be used in that way.

Of course there is Meetup which is certainly large enough for everything except the most niche event.

It isn't free to set up a meetup on Meetup.com though (which arguably helps keep the spam away).

Re: Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers

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Post by LeviEster »

SamLevin88 wrote: post #4

Finally, somewhere I can appropriately vent about this. About TWO years ago I was constantly annoyed by the 'secure your account: add your phone number here' banner frequently displayed at the top of the page upon loading FB, so I input my number to make it disappear for good. (Also, they kept hiding the 'x' (close) icon in different spots, making the banner difficult to dismiss.) A few days later I got a text messag…

>I was constantly annoyed by the 'secure your account: add your phone number here' banner frequently displayed at the top of the page

Use uBlockOrigin, it's good at fixing these type of shit.

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