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!

Exactly, I see some much random stuff that I’ve never ‘followed’ also if a mutual friend has commented on a public post such as a Mumsnet one you can see the comment and thread.

Ok, but the chances of someone having a MN thread of someone they know put in front of them is so remote, that getting in a flap about it is ridiculous.

Meanwhile, they happily post to a forum that has hundreds of thousands - even millions - of users all round the world doesn’t faze them.

Honestly, it just makes me wonder at some people’s critical thinking skills.

It just feels weird, no need to be rude and insinuate people are stupid.

I didn't know that. Some of us have made a point to be off FB so would feel very awkward and uncomfortable having our thoughts publicised on a platform we have chosen to not engage in.

You don't have to go on facebook

You just need to be aware that anything anywhere you post online may end up out of your control

This is not the fault of mumsnet

But I mean, honestly….!

Yes you’ve been quite clear in what you mean.

Companies promote their business and product on social media all the time.

We and the threads we post are the product (something worth thinking about on any free service) it's not unreasonable they promote this on their social media.

The second paragraph in the mn terms of service outlines in very clear English that they can publish anything submitted for commercial purposes www.mumsnet.com/i/terms-of-use that combined with the social media share options everywhere makes it very easy for outside people to post to any social media of their choosing and screenshot is an option too.

I'm quite surprised by people being shocked at this, always remember if the product is free you are more than likely the product and info can always be shared on the Internet, there's mumsnet Screenshots on all sorts of areas of the internet, never share anything on the net you wouldn't be comfortable yelling on a street or change some details, mumsnet is not a tiny site anymore.

The press picked up one of my posts, I was mortified. Thank god I had changed some details. I’m very very careful what I post now.

Do they post threads from women trying to escape abusive relationships? Because that could be so dangerous. Facebook is much more widespread.

No, they post things that encourage people to engage, not sensitive or upsetting topics.

You know they do the same on twitter too? Mn own the posts they can do what they like with them.

Hi everyone - we share some threads to our social media channels that we think people will be interested in and/or find useful and engaging. We won't share threads that are sensitive, distressing or overly personal.

Mumsnet is a public forum, searchable by Google, legally linkable and quotable by all. On the upside, this openness means volume of users and volume of users means Mumsnet is available for free to anyone who needs advice 24-7. It also means fresh faces, a variety of points of view, and the wisdom that comes from a very sizeable crowd (which, as an aside, tends to mean that wrong or misguided advice doesn't stand unchallenged). But it's definitely worth being a bit circumspect with identifiable stuff when you are posting.

Please also bear in mind that we're an anonymous platform and MNers can change their username if they have privacy concerns.