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The irony of all this being, when I use Facebook marketplace with a specially-created public profile that has no discernible photos I get accused of being a spa

The irony of all this being, when I use Facebook marketplace with a specially-created public profile that has no discernible photos I get accused of being a spammer. Maybe Facebook could implement some kind of trustworthy algorithm that says "we believe this account is not a scammer". And I don't have to deal with not being able to fully use online systems that assume a photograph==trust.

tapland 8y ago
Add some nice pictures of what could be a hobby?
Mediterraneo10 8y ago
Even if you upload a photo, FB will block the account if the photo doesn’t show your entire face. I set up a Facebook account where, after a holiday in Morocco, my profile photo was me in a turban where my mouth was obscured by part of the turban. I got a message from FB saying that this was not sufficient and I would have to upload another photo where no part of my face was covered.
- doovd 8y ago
  This sounds like bs to me. There is a significant number of users with profile photos that don't contain a face and this is the first time I'm hearing this...
  - Mediterraneo10 8y ago
    Those users probably have performed various other actions that reassured FB they had not signed up to spam (joining groups, adding many friends, etc.). It was the combination of being a new signup with an emptyish profile and having no clearly identifiable face that led to my account being blocked, with a message that specifically said I would not be able to regain access to my account until I uploaded a photo where my face was fully visible.
    - doovd 8y ago
      Fair enough
underwater 8y ago
Who is accusing you? Facebook or other users? Facebook don't want you to create separate accounts for different purposes (i.e. one just for marketplace). So they aren't going to optimise the product around your use case.
- telesilla 8y ago
  Other users: if I post something in the marketplace for sale, invariably I get a comment from someone in the community "watch out, might be a spammer because they don't have any photos"

tapland 8y ago

Add some nice pictures of what could be a hobby?

Mediterraneo10 8y ago

Even if you upload a photo, FB will block the account if the photo doesn’t show your entire face. I set up a Facebook account where, after a holiday in Morocco, my profile photo was me in a turban where my mouth was obscured by part of the turban. I got a message from FB saying that this was not sufficient and I would have to upload another photo where no part of my face was covered.

doovd 8y ago
This sounds like bs to me. There is a significant number of users with profile photos that don't contain a face and this is the first time I'm hearing this...
- Mediterraneo10 8y ago
  Those users probably have performed various other actions that reassured FB they had not signed up to spam (joining groups, adding many friends, etc.). It was the combination of being a new signup with an emptyish profile and having no clearly identifiable face that led to my account being blocked, with a message that specifically said I would not be able to regain access to my account until I uploaded a photo where my face was fully visible.
  - doovd 8y ago
    Fair enough

underwater 8y ago

Who is accusing you? Facebook or other users? Facebook don't want you to create separate accounts for different purposes (i.e. one just for marketplace). So they aren't going to optimise the product around your use case.

telesilla 8y ago
Other users: if I post something in the marketplace for sale, invariably I get a comment from someone in the community "watch out, might be a spammer because they don't have any photos"