If I make a comment on a public Facebook site will my friends get it come up in their feeds?

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That’s it really. I sometimes comment on newspaper articles etc. Nothing terrible but wondered if my friends see I’ve commented?

Yes sometimes I can see what other people comment on, but not always.

Yes, it will show up for some people sometimes.

Yep, it will come up.

They are much more likely to if they follow that particular group or page to as the algorithm works hard to provide opportunities for interaction and you commenting on a topic that your friend has demonstrated an interest in is more likely to generate this.

If they follow the page, yes

No, they don’t have to follow the page.

If you comment on public posts, others can see it.

Yes, I see things friends of mine have commented. I think it's annoying as sometimes I'd like to comment on something but don't want every one of my friends to know my opinion on the subject.

Yes, your comments on public posts (the ones with a little globe symbol next to them) are likely to appear in your friends' feeds.

Yes - even if they don't follow the page it may come up as a suggestion with your comment shown presumably to entice them in through peer power

Yes, it is one of the many reasons I don’t post on social media. I’m in a group for an illness I have and the settings make that group public so I also don’t post in there which is annoying as sometimes I would like to ask other sufferers particular questions without all and sundry reading it.

Yes, if you comment on something with open/public settings then others can see it in their feed. For example if you update your profile picture it usually has a public setting. Once I commented on a friend's new profile picture, and then my elderly aunt added a comment too - but she doesn't know my friend! It's exactly why I stopped interacting with anything that has public settings.

Yes.

Yes! I’m in a makeup group that is set to public but I never comment or like anymore because I did once and a random friend mentioned they saw my question on their feed.

Yes, I reconnected with a very old friend because I commented on a page regarding something we used to have a common interest in. He found me on FB as a result of seeing my post.

I also have a friend who works for the council and he posts on everything that ever criticises the council, usually comments on news pages.

Yes I see public comments friends make, makes me chuckle seeing them moan or make funny comments 😆

Yep. I only post on private groups for this reason.

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Yes it can do.. people saw mine from a private site! So just a heads up

I really dislike these sort of features, they always seem to be playing around with these sort of things, so you don’t know where you are.

Recently I have been seeing instagram posts that contacts have liked, from pages that I don’t follow.

I sometimes want to be able to go on insta and mindlessly scroll without worrying that someone I haven’t yet replied to can see I’m active online. All it means is that I stop liking and commenting on things. Can we not just have some privacy here and there.