Is everyone aware that Mumsnet are posting your threads on Facebook?

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If you knew that already then that's grand.
If you expected it and are fine with it, great!

What I feel deeply uncomfortable with is, is OP's having very specific and detailed stuff out out by MN on FB.

There seems to be little choice happening here.
Less anonymity.

I am now worried about posting on MN Inca we it's posted on fb.

AIBU!

It’s made clear when you sign up that there’s no expectation of privacy and Mumsnet can publish your posts where they like.

Any MN user has the option to share a thread or post directly from MN to FB. It's on the three little dots on the bottom of the post.

Why doesn't that surprise me

Gutter press

I didn't know that, OP. It's good to know, I will be careful/more careful what I post on here!

Wasn’t aware. Doesn’t seem to be in the privacy notice (www.mumsnet.com/i/privacy-policy) and fb is a different data regime

Thanks for raising this OP, I was not fully aware of this , tho of course did realize that certain amusing stories occasionally trickle though to other media. It is a bit disappointing that Mumsnet chooses to do this. If you're a woman who wants or needs to post or join in to support, hopefully you know where to come, the Mumsnet page. It feels like a special place and something of a sanctuary and spirit raiser in tough times.
I am guessing what happens is that some editor type is selecting what they consider the juicier morsels and pimping them out to Facebook. Feels exploitative and unnecessary.... and kind of cheapens the brand. Surely there is sufficient revenue from the adverts they run. I love Mumsnet, but I love it less for this.

I’m regularly name changing now due to this.

The post shared by OP as an example has a lot of identifying details. I did feel weird about seeing that posted on FB. And people saying it's not a closed group either? The chances of this being seen by someone involved is much higher on FB - it can be shared, pop up as 'sponsored' content. Very few people will type something specific like that into Google and find it that way.

I do think MN should tell you for each post that they might share it on FB - like Instagram asks to tick a box for permission when you're sharing a reel.

I bet it's in their Terms and conditions somewhere when you're signing up but that's not good enough imo.

They get posted on lots of different platforms.
Twitter, Tattle, Reddit etc.

Yes it doesn't sit right with me

I don’t understand the issue. Mumsnet gave Facebook, they’re going to use if. If you don’t want your life being online, don’t post a thread about your life. If you put something online, potentially anyone and everyone can see it on one platform or another. Mumsnet posts are discussed on tattle, Reddit, Facebook, tiktok, youtube, Twitter etc. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I never knew this. So MN have a fb account and pick random stories to appear on there?

I think something weird has happened with FB algorithms this week as all of a sudden, I've started seeing Mumsnet posts in my newsfeed. I hadn't changed any of my settings to follow their page. In fact I may have followed it years ago and then unfollowed. I think the same thing has happened to you OP but why I wonder?

Exactly.

Can someone please explain what the big drama is.

If you're a woman who wants or needs to post or join in to support, hopefully you know where to come, the Mumsnet page. It feels like a special place and something of a sanctuary and spirit raiser in tough times.

Really? Thsts actually a very dangerous way to think. It’s not private. Anyone can read it, you don’t even have to join to read mumsnet. It is not a sanctuary or a special place. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It is a public forum. If the pervs and trolls that post regularly aren’t enough to show you that, I don’t know what to say.

If women need help, they need to keep things very vague. This is the basics of being safe online.

I won't be posting a thread again, for sure.

SM accounts make links to other accounts registered with the same email address. I'd be too worried that my comments would be highlighted to my FB friends.

I'm struggling to understand.
Something posted on a public forum is also posted on another public forum.
Why is that a problem?

That’s literally not how it works

ffs

FB won’t link your email to your MN account, there isn’t a data sharing agreement for starters.

Anyone in the world can see what is posted on Mumsnet. Threads are frequently picked up by newspapers. Nobody should be posting anything they wouldn't want other people to read anyway. It being shared on Facebook doesn't make it less anonymous. I can't see a problem with it.

MN is a business which exists to make money. MN makes money from advertising. MN wants to drive traffic to the website so they will make money from clicks on adverts. This is why they use social media to drive traffic to the website, so any threads which are comment-provoking will be used on social media to drive traffic to the website.

MN is also probably the best known and largest forum for predominantly women to talk to other women. As we all know, men (and often a lot of women) think women chatting about stuff is both threatening and ridiculous in equal measures, so threads on MN are a goldmine for the media. It’s basically free content for journalists.

Because of MN’s reputation as a female-centric forum, it attracts a lot of trolls and incels.

MN is most definitely not somewhere you should expect to post anything sensitive or confidential and it is certainly not a soothing chamber of goddesses offering wise advice.

I probably wouldn't be using the same email address for different SM accounts

Have to say with some of the very identifiable ones I’m shocked they post on FB. I work in digital marketing so know the benefits of the posts and driving traffic to the site. But given how sensitive some of the information is Why can’t they just stick to the funny ones!

Also the picture on the post is always a screenshot of the OP - sometimes you can’t see it all and sometimes it’s so wordy it makes me think “who can be arsed reading it”

If you're not paying for it (and if you are with premium) you are the commodity

Seriously why is this a surprise, mn doesn't run on fairy dust, it's advertising that it needs, it shares on fb and media to get clicks and more advertising revenue

These threads crop up regularly and it astounds me that grown adults know so little about the internet, STILL. MN is not some small, private little corner where you have privacy and anonymity. It's absolutely massive, and not at all private, especially if you're in the UK. Don't put anything on here that you wouldn't want on a billboard in your local town with a picture of your face.

If you're a woman who wants or needs to post or join in to support, hopefully you know where to come, the Mumsnet page. It feels like a special place and something of a sanctuary and spirit raiser in tough times.

Well it doesn't really matter how it feels does it?

The fact is, it's a public forum and if you choose to post personal information on it, you're choosing to post it in public.

To you it may be a 'special place', but it's certainly not a private one and never has been.