Facebook "People You May Know" vs Friends of Friends: Which Gets Flagged Less?

Quick question for those doing Facebook growth:

Does adding from "People You May Know" (the recommended friends) look more natural to Facebook's algorithm than pulling from friends of friends lists?

I've heard suggested friends might have higher acceptance and lower ban risk, but no solid tests. Anyone run experiments on limits or rates between the two? Thanks.

And any other ways of directly sending requests to your ICA, if i know who it is and where to find them?

MMkay said:

Quick question for those doing Facebook growth:

Does adding from "People You May Know" (the recommended friends) look more natural to Facebook's algorithm than pulling from friends of friends lists?

I've heard suggested friends might have higher acceptance and lower ban risk, but no solid tests. Anyone run experiments on limits or rates between the two? Thanks.

And any other ways of directly sending requests to your ICA, if i know who it is and where to find them?

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from my exp yeah, people u may know feels more natural to fb. those recs are already algo-approved so acceptance rate is higher and ban risk is lower if u dont go crazy.

friends of friends also works but if u add too fast it looks spammy real quick. limits matter more than source tbh. slow n steady always wins.

for ICA, best is still groups, comments, mutual interactions first. add after some engagement. cold adds work but only at low volume or u’ll get clipped.

Facebook views adding friends from "Friend Suggestions" as more natural because there are already relevant signals (interactions, network, behavior), so the acceptance rate is usually higher and the risk is lower compared to adding randomly from someone else's friend list. However, the deciding factor is still the speed and frequency of adding, not the source of the addition.

There is no publicly available "standard" rate, but a safe approach is to combine both: adding slowly, consistently, and with prior interaction.
Regarding submitting a direct request to ICA: there is no official way other than finding the correct profile and sending an invitation like a normal user. Any form of bypass carries inherent risks.

Exactly, based on my experience, People You May Know is friendlier and also comes with lower risk

Safer ways to reach your ICA: engage in relevant groups/pages, post valuable content, use compliant ads

People recommended by Facebook are less risky and safer.

MMkay said:

Quick question for those doing Facebook growth:

Does adding from "People You May Know" (the recommended friends) look more natural to Facebook's algorithm than pulling from friends of friends lists?

I've heard suggested friends might have higher acceptance and lower ban risk, but no solid tests. Anyone run experiments on limits or rates between the two? Thanks.

And any other ways of directly sending requests to your ICA, if i know who it is and where to find them?

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yes, I think adding friend from "People You May Know" will be safer.
to have access to ICA, you can try to interact with them in advance (like/comment their post). then you can send friend request.

In my experience, focusing on genuine connections and meaningful interactions often yields more sustainable results than simply relying on the sheer number of friend requests.

honestly, it's hard to confirm that adding from "People You May Know" look more natural.
you shouldn't send request to a lot of people, it will be considered spam easily.