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I'm not sure why the author thinks Facebook should let her know who flagged the account. After going on about how stalking and protection from stalkers is impo
by imron 11y ago
I'm not sure why the author thinks Facebook should let her know who flagged the account.
After going on about how stalking and protection from stalkers is important, surely she should be able to realise that protecting the reporter's privacy is important to prevent any sort of retaliation (not saying the author would do this, however it should be a cornerstone of any reporting/flagging policy to keep the flagger/reporter confidential).
Besides, it might not have even been anyone she knows or knows well. 'Nads' is a pretty common slang term for male genitals so I can see why some random person might flag it as a fake name.
- darkarmani 11y ago> I'm not sure why the author thinks Facebook should let her know who flagged the account. Isn't that Facebook's whole argument thought? You should be accountable for your actions in real life by using your real name on facebook? If pseudonyms are against their philosophy, being fully anonymous should be even worse.
- mc32 11y agoI dont think so. Just like when you contact the feds to report something, they know who you are but you re sin anonymous to the person you're reporting. And in any event, like it or not, anyone with tos can pretty much establish whatever tos they want within the bounds of the law. But again, I don't see a discrepancy. On the other hand, as others will say, treat everything you say and do on fb as if it's broadcast and permanent.
- caf 11y agoBecause leaving the snitch anonymous leaves the process wide open to be abused as a method of harassment?
- imron 11y agoNo, it protects people from abuse/retaliation for flagging the account. It's also not really wide open for abuse either because at most it can happen once to one person, and then their details are on file and any future reports/flagging can be automated away/ignored.