I think the confusion centers around the phrase "liking something gives them permission to write to your status feed." I first read that as "liking something gi

I think the confusion centers around the phrase "liking something gives them permission to write to your status feed." I first read that as "liking something gives them permission to publish updates as you." Which is similar to how some apps will get permission to publish as you, but what I believe the author means, is that liking will let the liked page publish their own updates, and you will see them in your personal feed.