These profiles that turn up on your fb people you may know, wtf?

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Tanaiso

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Oct 11, 2026

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• Nov 7, 2026

• #1

No I don't know any college students in indonesia, marketplace sellers in south africa, joiners in central africa or anyones fat fucking grandma.

How the heck do these algos work?

 

Monkey D. Luffy

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Jun 29, 2026

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• Nov 7, 2026

• #2

lol

 

Proxellor

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Apr 13, 2025

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• Sunday at 5:02 AM

• #3

facebook's suggestions can be pretty random because it's not just mutual friends. uploaded contact lists, shared groups and other connections can all play a part. someone having your number saved somewhere could create a connection you wouldn't even recognise.

 

Funiki

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Apr 23, 2024

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• Sunday at 7:53 AM

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Thread moved

 

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TZ Sammy

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Nov 4, 2026

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• Tuesday at 7:35 PM

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The algorithm suggested what’s on your mind for you that’s why you saw that grandma

 

Kietchau9623

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Nov 9, 2026

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• Wednesday at 5:36 AM

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Facebook might suggest strangers based on mutual friends, your contacts, or other related connections. But sometimes, these suggestions are truly baffling!

 

rery

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Oct 13, 2026

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• Wednesday at 8:04 AM

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Facebook may use mutual friends, approximate location, groups, and interactions to generate suggestions. Sometimes, however, the algorithm produces recommendations that are rather puzzling.