I left Facebook in 2016 when they refused to addressed hundreds of scammers using my pictures on their fake pages. Was told today there are 30 “Hertling” pages on FB, all using my military photo in their avatars saying I’m a widow/divorced serving in Syria. It ain’t Sheryl’s fault. - ThreadSky

markhertling.bsky.social • 38 days ago

I left Facebook in 2016 when they refused to addressed hundreds of scammers using my pictures on their fake pages.

Was told today there are 30 “Hertling” pages on FB, all using my military photo in their avatars saying I’m a widow/divorced serving in Syria.

It ain’t Sheryl’s fault.

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emeyer888.bsky.social•38 days ago

Why can’t we stop this insanity? As a parent of kids struggling w tech and addition among peers, what can we do? We are I a world class where nothing will exist on paper only more, how can we understand reality, can history even exist?

emeyer888.bsky.social•38 days ago

*addiction, *in a world where

mikeilikemike.bsky.social•38 days ago

Meta could absolutely stop this. Instead, they are consumed with catering to people doing this very thing, as generates clicks, outrage, scams, etc. They profit on confrontation and outrage.

trachinus.bsky.social•38 days ago

It's truly baffling how scammers can run rampant on platforms while the focus stays elsewhere. Personal data, security, and truth all seem to take a backseat. The system’s blind eye to this is its own dark joke, and it’s getting old. Something’s gotta give.

timmay2.bsky.social•38 days ago

FB is in some ways going to be worse than X

harlanbelle.bsky.social•38 days ago

Everyone should leave the Metaverse and X excrement.

brma64.bsky.social•38 days ago

Really an outrage. Happens to me.

bklynnative.bsky.social•38 days ago

I gave it one more try and had to block multiple people. I only wish my relatives belonged to a non-Zuck site.

lynda73.bsky.social•38 days ago

I think your photo came up a couple times following me on Instagram! I knew it was fake profiles. 😁

lasophie.bsky.social•38 days ago

I know, I got a friend request from you !

eastwest65.bsky.social•38 days ago

FB has so many ads that are foreign scams. They vet nothing when it comes to quality control.
If it pays, it stays.

erwinquiachon.bsky.social•38 days ago

The tech industry war on democracy is a war between the ignorant and the intelligent. Only morons don't love democracy. Morons also like taking credit for the work of others. People who are genuinely intelligent don't have those insecurities and enjoy giving credit to people who help them.

erwinquiachon.bsky.social•38 days ago

The good news is that not every billionaire is a moron who likes to take credit for the work of others and wants to destroy our democracy. Some billionaires love and respect our democracy and like giving credit and fortunes to the people who help them the most.

erwinquiachon.bsky.social•38 days ago

I hope you do a podcast that invites computer scientists and engineers of every discipline to discuss the future of technology and how it affects our democracy. Voting by mail. Election hacking. Next Gen Nuclear Reactors.... Billionaires get their money by taking credit for the work of others.

dawnmajo.bsky.social•38 days ago

Wait a sec…, you are single? 😁

scootmaluke.bsky.social•38 days ago

I left Facebook on my 57th birthday in 2012 when suddenly there appeared an ad for adult diapers in my feed, and I thought, this was meant for Donald.

jeniferbartman.bsky.social•38 days ago

Can’t count the number of FB Friend requests I’ve received over the years from obviously fake profiles of widowed/divorced men claiming to be in the military, doctors, or military doctors (usually holding a baby or rifle🤦🏼‍♀️). Would be funny if it wasn’t indicative of FB’s pathetic level of inaccuracy.

cpanza.bsky.social•38 days ago

It's just very reassuring that Meta is running its plays through Steven Miller to make sure everything is A-OK. We wouldn't want the government coercing social media, so it's best that they just say before the need to apply pressure that they promise to be good.

mikeilikemike.bsky.social•38 days ago

Funny how they can manage to push all sorts of crap into your feed algorithmically, but yet they can’t manage to stay on top of scammers/spammers. And it’s only going to get worse, as apparently banning the fake General Hertling’s would be infringing on the scammers freedom of speech or something.

kccab.bsky.social•37 days ago

So much for MAGA masculinity: whine incessantly about how unfairly you’re treated, then blame women for anything you controlled that didn’t turn out as you liked….
Sheesh! We’re in trouble

ncbigsky.bsky.social•38 days ago

She deserves plenty of scorn for all her years of screwing our country to get rich.

dfkpgh.bsky.social•38 days ago

Oh, dear lord.....

chinajim.bsky.social•38 days ago

They may be rich, they may even be geniuses (though I doubt it), but one thing these tech titans all seem to have in common is a complete lack of moral integrity or intellectual probity.

xlaszlo.bsky.social•38 days ago

A dozen accounts were responsible for the majority of antivax content.

It's a choice to allow them to continue.

heingoemans.bsky.social•38 days ago

Well put.

gr8tweetnthesky.bsky.social•38 days ago

I can’t speak to then, but whenever I see a fake page, either in comments or just a like, I report then and those pages generally get taken down. I. One case, I think it was taken down within a minute. However, if you don’t have a page on FB, I don’t think they’ll do anything.

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