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You need to go through your friends list and look at which one has hundreds of strange friends then either get them to change their settings and unfriend these people or unfriend them yourself.I have only ever received a couple of weird friend requests.2
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When I get a friend's request, it shows any people that are mutual friends.
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OP has already said that they don't have any FB friends so it's not coming from there.molerat said:You need to go through your friends list and look at which one has hundreds of strange friends then either get them to change their settings and unfriend these people or unfriend them yourself.I have only ever received a couple of weird friend requests.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.1 -
I use it to contact companies who dont use emailmarcia_ said:
Then why bother being on Facebook? Its pi turpose is to stay connected to friends!MouldyOldDough said:
Why would anyone want to "share friends" anyway?cx6 said:Maybe it's just one particular friend that has all these friends.
This is what I hate about social media!!
If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.1 -
Facebook is useful for interest/hobbies groups, local area groups etc. I use it far more for these kind of things than i do keeping in touch with friendsmarcia_ said:
Then why bother being on Facebook? Its purpose is to stay connected to friends!MouldyOldDough said:
Why would anyone want to "share friends" anyway?cx6 said:Maybe it's just one particular friend that has all these friends.
This is what I hate about social media!!3 -
I tend to use Twitter for communicating and Facebook for investigating things ....
If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.1 -
You can try to search your profile on Google and see if someone has mentioned it somewhere and that could be the place where the request are coming from.
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That is what I hate about social mediakennse said:You can try to search your profile on Google and see if someone has mentioned it somewhere and that could be the place where are coming from.
Other people can influence what I see and do on line
Doesn't this break GDPR?
If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.0 -
MouldyOldDough said:
That is what I hate about social mediakennse said:You can try to search your profile on Google and see if someone has mentioned it somewhere and that could be the place where are coming from.
Other people can influence what I see and do on line
Doesn't this break GDPR?GDPR is European law.Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/whatever are not in Europe, they are US companies.1 -
Within settings you can turn off their ability to show your profile on googleMouldyOldDough said:
That is what I hate about social mediakennse said:You can try to search your profile on Google and see if someone has mentioned it somewhere and that could be the place where are coming from.
Other people can influence what I see and do on line
Doesn't this break GDPR?1
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