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> Another one is the ability for someone to change privacy level of a post from private to public. So that risky like that you thought was a safe one among frie
by Brave-Steak 7y ago
> Another one is the ability for someone to change privacy level of a post from private to public. So that risky like that you thought was a safe one among friends could then be opened for everyone to see.
This seems like a difficult problem in general and reminds me of this episode of Hidden Brain (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend-how-a-social-media-scandal-unfolded-at-harvard https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend...). Where sharing shocking/"inappropriate" memes in a private WhatsApp led to everybody involved losing their spots in university.
- GhettoMaestro 7y agoWe’re the memes really that bad? I still differentiate between a tasteless joke said in private versus screaming for example the N word publicly. Private v public behavior still has meaning to me.
- beerandt 7y agoWhy difficult? Just put the same permissions on the "like" as the parent object being liked, and leave those permissions alone if the parent object updates.
- buran77 7y agoLikes could be counted on "what" they were given to. Liking a private post would only count when the post stays private while liking a public post would be counted/displayed either way.
- sundvor 7y agoYep. But the more responsible option (for FB engineers) would be to never allow opening up the privacy level - users should only be allowed to restrict it! If they really want to share same content with the whole world, then that should be a completely new post.