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Facebook has a ton of hidden/private groups selling things. I know of several local to me, and I’m in a fairly rural area. All of them violate Facebook policy,

• swiley 6y ago
  I’m always surprised finding illegal stuff on facebook. It’s strange that 1) people think facebook is a good platform to do these things on 2) they don’t get shut down and handed over to the police People keep asking for online surveillance to prevent this but in the places we already have it (eg. facebook) crime often isn’t stopped.
  • alacombe 6y ago
    > 2) they don’t get shut down and handed over to the police Do you mean the same police defeated over and over in the war on drugs should be dispatched to put a 70 years old grand'ma trying to make a few $$ selling an apple pie on Facebook. People are not asking for online surveillance, elected (and non-elected) official are trying to put in place the level of surveillance you're mentioning to secure their power. But I totally understand that the barter economy is acting against their plan.
  • TeMPOraL 6y ago
    Re 2), Facebook has little incentive to care. These groups form on Facebook because that's where people are, and their existence keeps people on Facebook. It's a symbiotic relationship.
  • TuringNYC 6y ago
    >> It’s strange that...2) they don’t get shut down and handed over to the police Facebook and Twitter also have angry mobs sending tens of thousands of death threats to reporters, random people, people why disagree with, etc. They are doing it publicly, and as far as I can see, not even those criminal cases are handed over to police. Why would mom-and-pop food operations with potential civil offenses be handed over to police?