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RussBLib

(9,971 posts)
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 04:33 PM Feb 2025

Facebook software is screwing up

...I wonder if it is intentional? But why scare away users?

Over the last few weeks, when I see a number by the "Notification" symbol, I have not been able to view the Notifications. Oh look, I have 5 Notifications, and yet, I cannot view them. This affects my Google Pixel phone, my iMac desktop and my HP desktop.

In addition, if I see a post I would like to comment on, I click the Comment link, and if there are already a lot of comments on the post, the software will not display any of the comments, and I can "post" a comment, but I cannot view it after I post it. This has also been going on for a few weeks now. If the post has only a couple of comments, I will be able to read them and contribute a comment, but if there are already a lot of comments, I can't view any of them.

Anyone else experiencing this? In these paranoid times, I assume maybe I have been flagged as a liberal, and they are fucking up my feed to make me, what, leave the platform?

I'd been thinking about leaving Facebook, and it feels like they are trying to push me out the door.


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diane in sf

(4,168 posts)
1. I've noticed that when I touch the icon at the top to see people's reactions to my post, FB opens a page to
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 04:41 PM
Feb 2025

whatever the commercial link is that they place just below it. Then I have to close that page and keep trying until I can see the list of people reacting. This never used to happen.

diane in sf

(4,168 posts)
2. We need a FB replacement. I repost a lot there from here to enlighten people. Bluesky is a great twitter replacement.
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 04:42 PM
Feb 2025

Mike Nelson

(10,675 posts)
3. About the "Comments"..
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 04:58 PM
Feb 2025

... I've noticed a change. Now, posts look like they have no "Comments" at first. But they show if you click on "Comments" and you have to choose "All Comments" to see them all. I understand when they did this for posts with hundreds of comments... but now they are doing it for posts with five comments! I do see the "Notifications" but sometimes have to scroll lower than the cloned friend requests.

doc03

(38,184 posts)
5. I spend most of my time anymore putting right wing posts to sleep. I take them off
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 05:31 PM
Feb 2025

the next time there are just more of them.

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