Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#1

Post by kpocza » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 7:33 PM UTC

I'm not a hardcore Facebook user. There are some pages I visit regularly without logging in just navigating there via browser and reading the posts. Starting from today all pages require login, including many pages I tried from news sites to car manufacturers. Even facebook.com/facebook behaves this way. Does anyone know the reason, and whether it is a permanent or temporary change? Is the any relation with the design upgrade? I'm from Hungary. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#2

Post by CameronNemo » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 7:34 PM UTC

Because they own the network and they want to track you. Expect it to get progressively worse before Facebook finally implodes.

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#3

Post by illuminated » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 7:39 PM UTC

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Why+Facebook+requires+login+to+view+pu...

See the second link shown above: https://www.facebook.com/help/537592652938493

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#4

Post by kpocza » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 7:45 PM UTC

illuminated wrote: post #3

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Why+Facebook+requires+login+to+view+pu... See the second link shown above: https://www.facebook.com/help/537592652938493

Thank you for your valuable contribution.

Please read the question again. It's not about my page, it's about all pages.

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#5

Post by pestaa » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:06 PM UTC

CameronNemo wrote: post #2

Because they own the network and they want to track you. Expect it to get progressively worse before Facebook finally implodes.

Why do you think it has a finite lifespan?

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#6

Post by Finnucane » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:34 PM UTC

pestaa wrote: post #5

CameronNemo wrote: post #2

Because they own the network and they want to track you. Expect it to get progressively worse before Facebook finally implodes.

Why do you think it has a finite lifespan?

Everything does.

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#7

Post by Maha-pudma » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:36 PM UTC

illuminated wrote: post #3

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Why+Facebook+requires+login+to+view+pu... See the second link shown above: https://www.facebook.com/help/537592652938493

First link is this thread though so probably worth a better answer.

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#8

Post by avian » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:50 PM UTC

pestaa wrote: post #5

CameronNemo wrote: post #2

Because they own the network and they want to track you. Expect it to get progressively worse before Facebook finally implodes.

Why do you think it has a finite lifespan?

Because eventually the last black hole will evaporate into Hawking’s radiation and there will be no way to further increase entropy to run Facebook’s servers.

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#9

Post by null_deref » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:54 PM UTC

pestaa wrote: post #5

CameronNemo wrote: post #2

Because they own the network and they want to track you. Expect it to get progressively worse before Facebook finally implodes.

Why do you think it has a finite lifespan?

All empires fall eventually

Re: Ask HN: Why Facebook requires login to view public pages?

#10

Post by poormystic » Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 9:04 PM UTC

I alwayd thought its because fb wants to get power over me. I don't want that.