Consider this in conjunction with efforts to get people to join Facebook Groups: "If you’re diagnosed with a rare disease, you can join a group and connect with people with that condition all around the world so you’re not alone,” Zuckerberg said in 2017 https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1134444318712901634">https://twitter.com/drewharwe...

That quote was from here: https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-metoo-facebook-group-became-harassment-tool/">https://www.wired.com/story/how...

Facebook has exalted the use of Facebook groups for those struggling with drug addiction https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/999419835191709697?s=19">https://twitter.com/math_rach...

A Facebook group for sexual assault victims (which was highly ranked in search results) was later overrun by trolls. Facebook has promoted these types of groups, yet now says there is no expectation of privacy https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1022539859640999936?s=19">https://twitter.com/math_rach...

How a Facebook commercial turned a "Dads with Daughters" Facebook Group into a toxic mess of transphobia & misogyny: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/dads-with-daughters-facebook-groups">https://melmagazine.com/en-us/sto...

Facebook Groups:
- rely solely on users to moderate
- dominate the News Feed
- are common targets of misinformation campaigns
- new "badge" systems rewards more active users (even when they hold toxic views not shared by the majority)
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/dads-with-daughters-facebook-groups">https://melmagazine.com/en-us/sto...

An internal 2016 Facebook presentation states that “64% of all extremist group joins are due to our recommendation tools” and that most of the activity came from the platform’s “Groups You Should Join” and “Discover” algorithms

https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-it-encourages-division-top-executives-nixed-solutions-11590507499">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...